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Larry Tronco (1929 - 1985) - Untitled

Larry Tronco (1929 - 1985) Untitled signed and dated 1972 (lower right) acrylic on canvas One of the Philippine Art Gallery artists, Larry Tronco hails from Kabankalan in Negros Occidental who first went to the University of the Philippines to study fine arts but moved to the University of Sto. Tomas in his second year. He was part of the illustrious class of ’52 in the UP Fine Arts, and among his classmates were Juvenal Sansó, Larry Alcala, and Celia Laurel. In UST, he was the art director of the Varsitarian and, later on, sent to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, along with Cesar Legaspi and Arturo Luz, earning a Certificate in Color and Composition. Upon returning to the campus, he took a teaching post, under the Director of Fine Arts and National Artist Victorio Edades. Tronco was also an art director in a leading ad agency while teaching in the UST. Distinctions include Primer Premio, Semana Filipina Art Exhibit in Madrid, and he had one-man shows at the Casino Español and Hidalgo Gallery. The beloved artist-professor’s abstract works are notable contributions in the Philippine nonrepresentational art. This piece is a testament of his artistic genius in using the airbrush and how he has influenced his students such as Oscar Salita, Raul Isidro, Tiny Nuyda, and many others with his attention to expressive qualities of color and his abstractionist eye. Lloyd Tronco, his son who is also an artist, describes his father’s abstract techniques as “more gentle and calculated” which is highly apparent in this particular work. Estimate in USD $3600-$4680