Edison the Magician
signed and dated 2001 (lower left)
pastel on paper
20" x 13" (51 cm x 33 cm)
LeoÌn Gallery wishes to thank the artist for confirming the authenticity of this lotAccompanied by a certificate signed by the artist confirming the authenticity of this lot

EXHIBITEDPintô Art Museum, Bestiary, Antipolo, 2001

Before Elmer Borlongan became based in Zambales, his paintings showed a brooding, expressionistic sensibility that projects the forlorn feeling of life in a desolate urban vacuum usually set against dark backgrounds. Brooding social commentary was a constant thread in Borlongan’s paintings. For Elmer Borlongan, the move also meant an expansion in terms of figurative subjects — where once his work featured people in mostly urban settings, his works from this later period began to feature people from the countryside as well. While his characteristic figurative distortions remain, the theme is more relaxed.