Arturo Luz died on the night of the great lunar eclipse. I read somewhere that when the moon passes the Earth’s shadow and appears darkened, it impacts human sleep. I don’t know if this was why I didn’t fall asleep easily as I normally do, but I was awake after Impy Pilapil sent me a message that our friend, the National Artist for Visual Arts, was gone. He was 94.
I had been meaning to call on him but because of the pandemic, decided to wait till safer times. I now rued the missed opportunity and sat on my bed with recollections of a man who lived life with discipline, perception and an appreciation for substance and form.
When I first visited Arturo and Tessie Luz i…
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