All Blue
signed and dated 1992 (verso)
acrylic on marine plywood
29" x 19" (74 cm x 48 cm)

PROVENANCE: A gift from the artist to the present owner


As per Lee Aguinaldo, color possesses a radiant presence that, when blended in planar compositions, would engage its perceiver in an objective and analytical state. The color field sensibility of the visual artist allows him to paint surfaces that are ethereal — revealing at the edges, under layers of the same color, a rich density and hue that seems to allow the painting to glow from within.His luminous canvas is deceptively direct, yet it provides an extraordinary impact on the viewer. There is no attempt to create more than the bare essentials of picture space; the geometric quality of the frame, with its right angles, makes for order, hence, conscious rationality.For Aguinaldo, an elaborate spatial framework or excessive use of color, decoration, or narrative could detract from the picture’s power. As evident in this particular piece, All Blue, the approach lets the audience to freely and fully engage with pure form, pure color, and pure arrangement because they are less diverted by incidental interests. (P.I.R.)