Cover "Trouble in Paradise", 2014, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 121.9 cm (Photo: Rizzoli New York)
"Trouble in Paradise", 2014, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 121.9 cm (Photo: Rizzoli New York)
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Arguably one of the finest Southeast Asian artists in the contemporary art scene today, Tatler Asia’s Most Influential 2022 honouree Andres Barrioquinto shares what keeps him aiming high
Andres Barrioquinto, one of Tatler Asia’s Most Influential 2022 listers, has proven that Filipino artists in the competitive contemporary art scene can excel locally and internationally. From his dark and surrealist-styled artworks to his ukiyo-e-influenced Japonisme art that continues his exploration of the sublimity of the beautiful and the ugly has solidified his reputation as one of Southeast Asia’s best artists.
After Rizzoli New York published a monograph documenting Barrioquinto’s extensive artistic career and continuously evolving body of work, he mounted a solo exhibition at Tang Contemporary Art in Bangkok. Titled Realistic Abstraction, Barrioquinto featured portraits enriched with details taken from a dream world—archetypal symbols in a timeless suspension. For him, abstraction is not simply the opposite of naturalistic or representational art. It can also be an attempt to explain, depict, allegorise, or imagine the intangible with tangible ideas.
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What can you say to those who would like to follow in your footsteps?
Andres Barrioquinto (AB): The past and the future are immensely different landscapes. What worked back then might not necessarily work now. You must know your aim and fail more.
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Who do you look up to for guidance, inspiration or mentorship?
AB: Jordan Peterson. Artists are the people who stand at the frontier of the transformation of the unknown into knowledge.
What are your plans for the coming years and what keeps you going?
AB: I am aiming for international recognition as an artist. I want to extend the territorial reach of my works and have more collectors outside the country. I’m planning to focus more on sculpture. Aim at something, discipline yourself and have a routine. It’s what keeps me going.
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