Winner Takes All!
Winner Takes All ! June 29, 2009, 9:15 am ***05 31 2009 Last night was damn inconvenient. Stranded by rain and cornered by friends… It was a scenario I never expected to happen last night. Ha ha ha ha. It was one of those evenings you want to go home, forget about the issues and avoid all confrontations. I am still in relapse as I write this article though. Short of getting pneumonia, I stayed put and tried to avoid answering the questions thrown at me. The food is always great at Dr. Cuanang’s functions and I was just happy to have my fill. The exhibit at Pinto Gallery was a good show. It was enough for collectors to go crazy again for Antonio Leaño’s paintings after a few years of almost ignoring him. He returned to his figurative works for the collections and incorporated his textural drippings of late. A guest asked me frankly what the technique was and I thought about the word “appropriation.” He did combine his two inclinations as assemblages with this new series of drawing...