Mauro Malang Santos (1928 - 2017)
Abstraction
signed and dated 18.VIII.05 (lower right)
gouache on paper
13 1/2" x 11" (34 cm x 28 cm)


Accompanied by a certificate issued by West Galleryand signed by the artist confirming the authenticity of this lot




Abstraction is one of the abstract paintings by the late Filipino artist Mauro “Malang” Santos that portrays a vibrant spirit of Philippine culture and society. Although the bright and charming depictions of rural life were archetypal in the early period of his career, this piece can be seen as a representation of that Malang era owing to the fact that he evolved to a melancholic and somber tone for his distinctive abstract style. An icon in the local art scene, Santos was an award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, and fine arts painter, well-known in Cubism and abstract art. Malang hopes that the next generation of Filipino artists will “seek more guidance from Oriental rather than Western painting traditions” and, as an artist who started his craft at the age of ten, he encourages young Filipino artists to hone their skill beyond school and books. (P.I.R.