{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":50136,"auction_id":99,"set_id":131,"lot_number":"48","artist":"Michael Cacnio (b. 1969)","title":"3 Musikeros","starting_price":300000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 2006 (base)","medium":"brass","size":"16\" x 21\" x 18\" (41 cm x 53 cm x 46 cm)","property":null,"coa":"Accompanied by a certificate signed by the artist \nconfirming the authenticity of this lot","provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"The streets of Metro Manila, albeit brash and chaotic at times, are filled with the effervescence of the Filipino masses. From these familiar scenes and people came a wellspring of creative inspiration for acclaimed brass sculptor Michael Cacnio. Growing up in Malabon during the 1970s, Cacnio enjoyed observing the sprawling view of the then-municipality from the rooftop of his grandmother’s house, from which he would catch panoramic glimpses of typical scenarios that almost every Filipino had grown accustomed to.
In a 2014 Inquirer article titled “The Cacnio Legacy,” Cacnio reveals the foremost thing influencing his art. “I draw inspiration from my childhood,” Cacnio says. “As the youngest of the family, I was very carefree and playful. I was always out on the streets of Malabon playing the latest popular games.” Therefore, Cacnio’s foremost luminary and mentor is the spirit and temperament of his environs.
In this particular piece, Cacnio depicts three kinds of musicians: a guitarist, a flutist, and a violinist. Like the typical Cacnio sculpture, their faces are deliberately left blank. Cacnio’s practice of blurring the line between familiarity and anonymity builds rapport between the subject of the artwork and the viewer. Even though we may not recognize the faces or expressions of the subjects, Cacnio’s end goal is to establish rapport with the people we encounter daily, effectively bringing out our innate humanity. In his distinct take on social realism, Cacnio effectively makes the audience find affinity even in the most mundane and ordinary. (A.M.)","lot_group":"SCULPTURE","lot_details_html":"
Michael Cacnio (b. 1969) 3 Musikeros signed and dated 2006 (base) brass 16\" x 21\" x 18\" (41 cm x 53 cm x 46 cm)