Juvenal Sanso “Icaro y los Papalotes” 1970 on Giclee Size: 30″ x 20.5″
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Spanish-born painter Juvenal Sansò grew up and studied in Manila. His surreal landscapes transport the viewer to a strange, desolate place that feels familiar but not quite–like hazy memories from another life. Icaro y los Papalotes (1970) translates to “Icarus and the Kites.” The rubble stones on the foreground of the painting is stylistically similar to Sansò’s more popular works such as the “Brittany” and “Barong-barong” series. A small form of a man on the upper right of the painting, suggesting the mythological figure, Icarus, flying above a desolate landscape. It symbolizes the insistence of hope and resilience of man against natural forces.
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