Edward Del Rosario

Vices I and Vices II, 2007

16 x 16

Oil on Linen

Edward Del Rosario grew up in St. Louis, a Filipino-American in a sea of suburban whiteness. All of his works are self-portraits and therefore appear to be introspective and self-reflecting. I think when you grow up in a place where you feel outside the mainstream, you tend toward introspection, which appeals to me as a collector and as a human.

The artist's statement:

"Edward Del Rosario brings a Eur-Asian sensibility combined with a hip American take on pop culture to his paintings and drawings. A strictly figurative artist of impeccable technique and style, Del Rosario's finely detailed and carefully designed works portray contemporary figures in quirky and psychologically provocative situations. The artist isolates his figures, rendered in oil on canvas, against blank backgrounds where they command the viewer's full attention. His drawings have the simplicity and purity of a Japanese haiku, his paintings the jewel-like finish and intensity of a Memling altarpiece."