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Seated Figure #3 signed and dated 1985 (upper left) tempera 18" x 12" (46 cm x 30 cm) Accompanied by a certificate issued by Finale Art File confirming the authenticity of this lot PROVENANCE Finale Art File Ang Kiukok’s 1985 Seated Figure #3 is a superb example of the artist's exemplary figurative works that highlight his vigorous experimentation with abstraction. Greatly influenced by his mentor Vicente Manansala, he developed his own distinctive art style that elevates Cubist aesthetic and powerful visual allegories. Here, Ang depicts a lone figure. He is sitting on the floor, knees pulled up to his chest, and his head resting on his hand. His body is an angular collection of bony body parts in shades of blue and yellow. He seems like the very image of dejection, made flesh and blood. In his work, one can see Ang’s spin on the academic nude study. Instead of conforming to the pictorial composition of the body, he abstracts the human form, distorting its composition in favor of emphasizing its emotional power. Seated Figure #3 possesses a unique and undeniable charisma, with Ang synthesizing elements of surrealism, cubism, and expressionism into his brand of artistic language, cutting an expressive work marked by sharp angles and alienated worldviews. (Hannah Valiente)