Still Life
signed and dated 1981 (lower right)
oil on canvas
24” x 24” (61 cm x 61 cm)

This piece is accompanied by a certificate issued by Gisella Olmedo - Araneta confirming the authenticity of this lot

Most noted for his perturbed imagery, Onib Olmedo’s still life renditions possess a whole different character. Although bearing of similar technical traits, there is much less anguish in the iconic artist’s works that are bereft of human characters. Pensive still is the pervading air, dictated by the creeping atmospheric gloom that is ever present.

As in this work, Olmedo captures the shoddily delineated subject in all its distorted elegance. Done in oil, the lone rose stands wistfully abloom — adding touches of color and beauty to Olmedo’s grim world.