작품 상세

Internationally acclaimed Filipino contemporary artist, Winner Jumalon produces intriguing portraits in his string of creative pursuits. In this work, Buddha is rendered with a serene facial expression. The artist takes portraiture onto a different level infusing painterly element into this poetic piece. The eyes of Buddha are half closed in a meditative state enriched with a spiritual aura. Winner Jumalon graduated with a Painting Major from the College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, the Philippines in 2005. Prior to his tertiary education, he attended the Philippines High School for the Arts at Mt. Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna, the Philippines and graduated with a Visual Arts Major (1997 – 2001). Solo exhibitions under his belt include I Come In Peace, Tiroche DeLeon Collection, Jaffa, Israel (2016), Juramento, Yavuz Gallery, Gillman Barracks, Singapore (2015), Against The Tide, HK Art Basel, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (2013), One In Mind at Ayala Museum, the Philippines (2012); A Part at Pinto Art Gallery, the Philippines (2010); an untitled show at Eslite Gallery in Taipei, Taiwan (2008), Destroyed Images at Ark Galerie in Jakarta, Indonesia (2007), Face Values at Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur (2006) and About Face at The Drawing Room, Makati, the Philippines (2005). He has participated in over 20 group exhibitions in the Philippines and abroad since 2000 namely Hong Kong International Art Fair (2008); Bridge Art Fair New York, USA (2008); Scope Miami, The Drawing Room, Miami, Florida, USA (2007); Dubai Art Fair, The Drawing Room, United Arab Emirates (2006); Art Taipei, Taiwan (2005), to name a few. International shows include Unseen Connection, G13 Gallery, Malaysia (2020), #SKULL, G13 Gallery, Malaysia (2019), Art Fair Philippines, The Link, Makati City, Philippines (2018).