Bernardo Pacquing (b. 1967)
Blue Wall
signed and dated 2005 (verso)
oil on canvas
60" x 48" (152 cm x 122 cm)







Abstractionist Bernardo Pacquing is vocal about his fascination with modern abstraction's expressive potential. That being said, it is best to view a Pacquing artwork with consideration to his raw and gritty creativity, free from filters. Unlike most abstract artworks that give importance to the collective unconscious, the contemporary artist draws inspiration from the forms and figures that are familiar in everyday life. As a result, his artworks are filled with subjectivity that its audience can relate with their own experience and come up with their own meaning. In this piece titled Blue Wall, a vibrant shade of blue paint that stands out in the middle of a monotonous canvas captures a chaotic yet calm and minimalistic feel, a signature Pacquing art style that showcases his aforementioned creativity. Already a big name in the local scene of abstract art, Bernardo Pacquing who graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts in 1989 is a recipient of numerous awards. In 1992 and 1999, he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Art Association of the Philippines Open Art Competition for Painting (Non-Representation). A year after, he received the Cultural Center of the Philippines Thirteen Artists Award (2000) which earned him recognition as an exemplary artist in the field of contemporary visual art. (P.I.R.)