José Joya (Filipino, 1931-1995)Quiet Harbour
1987

signed and dated 87; signed, titled and dated 87 on the reverse
collage and acrylic on canvas

80 x 98.5 cm (31 1/2 x 38 3/4 in)注脚Provenance
Private Collection, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner

荷西‧荷雅
寧靜港灣
拼貼 壓克力畫布
1987年作

簽名: joya 87
背面簽名： josé joya quiet harbor 1987

來源
法國私人收藏
現藏家購自上述收藏

Best known for his expressionist works which utilised a variety of techniques, including controlled drips, impasto strokes, and transparent layering, Jose Joya is acknowledged as one of the leading Philppine modern artists whose approach to abstraction was consistent, probing and distinct. During the late 1950's, as he became involved in the Philippine Art Gallery, he became one of the new wave of artists who developed abstract paintings. In 2003, eight years after his death in 1995, Joya was conferred the title of National Artist for his pioneering efforts in developing Filipino abstract art. A retrospective of his work was held in August 2011 at the National Museum in Manila.

The present lot, Quiet Harbour, is a significant work from a mature phase of Joya's lifetime exploration in abstraction. He used rice paper collage particularly in the 1980s, indicative of an interest in achieving a greater sense of depth and transparency in his works. Characterized by calligraphic gestures and linear forces, and a sense of color vibrancy emanating from an Oriental sensibility, the present lot is a bold and vivid effort to expunge images deeply lodged in the vistas of the imagination.

以採用多元技法如滴流、厚重筆觸與透明層次的表現性作品聞名，荷西．荷雅一生專注、明確、且深入地投身抽象藝術的追尋，被視為引領菲律賓現代藝術的代表人物之一。當他在1950年代後期開始與菲律賓畫廊有所來往，他成為發展抽象繪畫的新潮流藝術家之一。荷西．荷雅於1995年過世，八年後的2003年，他獲頒「國家藝術家」的榮譽，以表彰其開展菲律賓抽象藝術的先鋒成就。位於馬尼拉的國家博物館於2011年8月為他舉辦了一場回顧展。

本拍品《寧靜港灣》是荷西．荷雅追尋抽象藝術的生涯中，成熟時期的作品。出自於追求繪畫中更遠大的深度與透明感，他在1980年代大量使用宣紙作畫。充滿書法性與線性力量，以及源自於東方感悟力的色彩律動，本拍品無畏且大器地去除根植於想像的圖像。