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    Jose Joya was a Filipino artist born in 1931 who worked as a printmaker, painter, and mixed media artist. In 1958, he created his most notable work called "Granadean Arabesque", a large-scale yellow mural featuring clusters of sand and thick paint. The abstract painting showcases various shades of yellow through broad strokes and layers of textured paint mixed with sand. It demonstrates Joya's skill in mixed media and his role in advancing modern art in the Philippines.

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    Jose Joya was a Filipino artist born in 1931 who worked as a printmaker, painter, and mixed media artist. In 1958, he created his most notable work called "Granadean Arabesque", a large-scale yellow mural featuring clusters of sand and thick paint. The abstract painting showcases various shades of yellow through broad strokes and layers of textured paint mixed with sand. It demonstrates Joya's skill in mixed media and his role in advancing modern art in the Philippines.

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    ‘Granadean Arabesque’

    BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
    Born: 3rd June 1931
    Died: 11th May 1995, Manila, Philippines
    Known for: Printmaker, painter, mixed media artist, and a former dean of the
    university of the Philippine’s College of Fine Arts

    Joya influenced younger artists to explore other mediums such as pottery and
    printmaking while he served as the Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University
    of the Philippines. In 1964, Joya represented the country in the Venice Biennial,
    showcasing the advancement of modern art in the Philippines.

    His most notable painting from 1958, called Granadean Arabesque, is a large scale
    yellow hued mural that features clusters of sand and impasto. It can be viewed at
    the Ateneo Art Gallery in Manila.

    ARTWORK:

    The “Granadean Arabesque,” a masterpiece by National Artist


    Jose Joya, is a horizontal abstract painting which showcases
    different shades of yellow, and features broad strokes and swipes
    of impasto mixed with sand. It is a masterful execution of texture
    and composition, an embodiment of Joya’s talent as a mixed-
    media artist and pioneer of modern art in the Philippines.

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