09 September, 2010

The Horn Altar

When I was still in my school days...not even yet becoming a professional artist...Jose Joya s Abstract had penetrated my soul of creation "

You can search & check on Joya s work = he used oil and acrylic..a Master of Abstract in his era !!!

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Jose T. Joya is a famous Filipino artist who was born in 1931 and died in 1995 Jose Joya was a Filipino abstract artist and a National Artist of the Philippines awardee

Jose T. Joya works were strongly influenced by the tropical landscapes of the Philippine Islands Among his masterpieces are the Nanking (a collage rendered with Asian calligraphy and forms and patterns resembling rice paddies), the Granadean Arabesque (1958) and Venice Biennial (1964)

Jose Joya was a mixed media artist, printmaker, and a former dean of the University of the Philippines' College of Fine Art His canvases were characterized by "dynamic spontaneity" and "quick gestures" of action painting Joya pioneered abstract expressionism in the Philippines He is the creator of compositions that were described as "vigorous compositions" of heavy impastoes, bold brushstrokes, controlled dips, and diagonal swipes"

* Photo of Jose T. Joya

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kiddolucas lee 09 Sep 2010

I learned much the abstraction overlapping by observing Joya s work

Joya s mastery helps my abstract digitalworks !

* The Horn Altar ( sept 2010 ) - Kiddolucaslee

kiddolucas lee 10 Sep 2010

* 'Granadien arabesque' ...art by Jose Joya

kiddolucas lee 10 Sep 2010

* Tivali Compenhagen 1964 '..art by Jose Joya

kiddolucas lee 10 Sep 2010

* Lunar Landscape -art by Jose Joya

jim boehmer 25 Sep 2010

wow kid.thats original.jim

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