{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":39957,"auction_id":61,"set_id":89,"lot_number":"51","artist":"Joven Mansit (b. 1984)","title":"Market Scene","starting_price":400000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 2007 (lower right)","medium":"mixed media","size":"24” x 36” (61 cm x 91 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"There is a clever interplay of ideas and themes in the works of Joven Mansit.  His scenes, often set around the turn of the 20th Century, are juxtaposed with allegorical elements that complete his anecdotal, at times acerbic, visual display.  The subtle, almost subliminal use of his choice elements has hidden some themes in plain sight — while some of his more discernible intent draws attention away from the subliminal.\nIn this striking 2007 work by the contemporary genius, there are numerous motifs that are subject to our interpretation.  The composition features a market scene, where vendors — notably Filipino — are gathered to peddle their goods.  A surreal figure stands front and center, juxtaposed into the work, strongly contrasting the otherwise mundane setting. \nAmong the most dominant motifs present in this piece is the artist’s use of food.  Food, in context, would relate to a vast array of ideas; from sustenance and the physiological, to class and the socio-cultural.  The differences in cultures shine through, as can be seen in the disparity between the vendors and the odd figure — beyond their differences in clothing, their difference in their food.\nThe cultural divide in the work is strongly emphasized further by the satirical depiction of the odd-figure-out; his hefty physique, television head, even his modern-American ensemble with the comical clown shoes.\nAllegorically, the once persecuted American lifestyle has been crucified (subliminally) only to be martyred (as emphasized by the nimbus glowing behind the figure), and eventually sought.  The addition of the scales denote justice, balanced by ‘American food’ on both sides.  The onlookers watch, as the commercial ‘American standard’ prevails.  Powerful social commentary  on commercialism, heritage, socio-cultural issues, and consumerism. \nIn the end, the Filipino identity is forgotten, buried beneath decades of social programming — all of which rooted from the bizarre figure-turned-icon’s crucifixion.","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"<p><strong>Joven Mansit</strong> (b.1984)<br /><em>Market Scene</em><br />signed and dated 2007 (lower right)<br />mixed media<br />24&rdquo; x 36&rdquo; (61 cm x 91 cm)</p>","alias":null,"hp":1000000,"bp":0.168,"isWithdrawn":0,"accounting_hp":1000000,"userBid":null,"isPaid":0,"userId":22,"lot_status":"SOLD","isDone":1,"bid_history_id":null,"reserve_price":null,"hammer_price":1168000,"fav":0},"image":[{"id":38453,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/61/89/lot/51.jpg","isFeatured":1}]},"increment":[900000,1000000,1100000,1200000,1300000,1400000,1500000,1600000,1700000,1800000,1900000,2000000,2200000,2400000,2600000,2800000,3000000,3200000,3400000,3600000,3800000,4000000,4200000,4400000,4600000,4800000,5000000,5500000,6000000,6500000,7000000,7500000,8000000,8500000,9000000,9500000,10000000,11000000,12000000,13000000,14000000,15000000,16000000,17000000,18000000,19000000,20000000],"prev":50,"next":52,"count_bid":0,"bid_history":[],"tokenExpired":1}