Erwin Leaño depicts a sea of abstract imagery in Untitled Lands. While still using subdued colors, Leaño’s current palette is now wider in spectrum, playfully rendering both warm and cool hues. With acrylic, he leans on the medium’s quick drying times and the opportunity to explore different textures through layering.” I can play with it,” says Leaño, on letting the paints dictate their textures on the canvas. Leaño, while he has a general concept in mind and translates that mental image into the canvas, still likes to be surprised by the end-results, seeing what appear to be “welcome” accidents in the final product. Each of the works is much as a play on composition as much as it is an exploration of different emotions and moods, giving the viewer free rein to interpret what he sees. Leaño took up visual communications and studio arts at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts.
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