{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":4085,"auction_id":7,"set_id":9,"lot_number":"506","artist":"Marcel Antonio (b. 1965)","title":"History of the World was Written in the Stars","starting_price":160000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 2017 (lower left)","medium":"mixed media on canvas","size":"24” x 30” (61 cm x 76 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"Marcel Antonio explored several transitions in search of a signature art within the field of figuration, the human figuration above all. His paintings exhibit some artistic mannerisms from his artist parents, Angelito Antonio and Norma Belleza. He recalled in an article, “I remember the times when my father would teach me how to draw a muscled man. I guess, my passion for figures and storytelling comes from that.”<br /><br />For the piece titled Menage a Trois, Marcel was inspired by the French phrase that means a “household of three.” In other words, a polyamorous relationship. As seen in the canvas, a couple is sitting on a chair and below them, beside the man, is another woman. The women are both lovers of the man, as he is shaded with both of their distinct hues.<br /><br />In an interview with Artes de las Filipinas, Marcel was asked about the adulterous acts his figures engage in. “I have no further comment,” he answered with a laugh. Although his paintings seem to tell a story, Marcel denied the thought, “in hindsight, yes, maybe. Nowadays, I put them straight on the canvas.”<br /><br /> On the other hand, the second lot is titled Lupus in Fabula. From Latin, it means “the wolf in the story” and can be interpreted as “speak of the wolf, and he shall come.” The proverbial expression came from “Adelphoe” written by Roman playwright Terence.<br /><br /> When Marcel paints, he paints it for people who can appreciate a work of art, the ones who are “sophisticated enough to understand a painting in itself without having the artist to explain what it’s about.” (P.I.R.)","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":null,"alias":null,"hp":220000,"bp":0.168,"isWithdrawn":0,"accounting_hp":220000,"userBid":8586,"isPaid":0,"userId":22,"lot_status":"SOLD","isDone":1,"bid_history_id":null,"reserve_price":null,"hammer_price":256960,"fav":0},"image":[{"id":4355,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/7/9/lot/506.jpg","isFeatured":1}]},"increment":[220000,240000,260000,280000,300000,320000,340000,360000,380000,400000,450000,500000,550000,600000,650000,700000,750000,800000,900000,1000000,1100000,1200000,1300000,1400000,1500000,1600000,1700000,1800000,1900000,2000000,2200000,2400000,2600000,2800000,3000000,3200000,3400000,3600000,3800000,4000000,4200000,4400000,4600000,4800000,5000000,5500000,6000000,6500000,7000000,7500000,8000000,8500000,9000000,9500000,10000000,11000000,12000000,13000000,14000000,15000000,16000000,17000000,18000000,19000000,20000000],"prev":505,"next":507,"count_bid":0,"bid_history":[],"tokenExpired":1}