Lot 18 | 12 July 2020

 

 

LOT 18

RAMON ORLINA

B. Philippines, 1944

Untitled

Engraved “Orlina 89” on back of sculpture

Asahi Glass

15cm (H) x 21.5cm (W) x 14cm (D)

Provenance Private Collection, Singapore

RM 10,000 – RM 15,000

Ramon Orlina is a contemporary Filipino glass sculptor born on January 27, 1944 in Manila, Philippines. Orlina studied architecture at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila before embracing a career in art. “Glass is indeed an endlessly intriguing material,” Orlina has said. “This gives me a greater challenge to explore its possibilities.” Using his own method and homemade tools, Orlina carves his figures from green glass blocks without heat. His monoliths, often very large in scale, have shifted in subject from abstractions to the female body in recent years. The artist lives and works in Manila, Philippines.