Troy Ignacio, "All Mine"

Troy Ignacio considers himself a social realist.  His distorted, caricature-like portrayals of the people he encounters daily belie the seriousness with which he views issues such as poverty and injustice.  He has adopted a stark, black and white palette to underscore how ordinary and matter-of-fact we look at situations that should cause outrage.  A little girl allowed by her parents to dress as scantily as the dancers on a daily television variety show, or an old man forced to eke out a living hawking cigarettes, have been some of the subjects rendered in his oil on paper paintings. Continue reading →