Ronald Ventura, Over D fence , 2017

We would like to introduce here the painting Over D fence (2017) in Room 5.

This painting is based on the composition of a famous French painting from the 19th century. Yes, it is Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People. The motif depicted is a baseball brawl scene, but if you look closely, you can see the chaos of animals, humans, and even anthropomorphic ball characters. The artist’s response as a modern artist seems to be to pay homage and respect to classical paintings.

The character of the baseball is a caricature of Mr. Mets, the mascot of the New York Mets, a big league baseball team. The uniform has “Pets” instead of Mets. There is also a news photographer in the upper left corner and a policeman of Manila Police Department in the lower corner. The picture seems to be a caricature of modern human conflict.



Over D fence 2017, Oil on canvas, 182.9×274.3 cm