Star Gatherer by Mark Justiniani - Framed Puzzle Edition

THE HARAYA FRAMED EDITION

This artwork began as a Haraya puzzle. By special request, our team carefully assembles each puzzle before framing it for display. Piece by piece, between projects, meetings, and the rhythms of daily work, every completed artwork carries not only the image itself but also the time and care invested in bringing it together.

Created for those who love the artwork but may not have the time to complete the puzzle themselves, these framed editions make it possible to enjoy the piece immediately in homes, offices, and meaningful spaces.

Because each piece is assembled by our small team, only a limited number can be prepared at any given time. Please allow several days to a few weeks for assembly and framing.

FEATURES

• Completed by hand by the Looking for Juan team and framed as a finished artwork
• Finished artwork size: 55.45 cm × 74 cm (21.83 in x 29.13 in)
• Premium puzzle with standard black frame and matting
• A collectible piece celebrating Philippine contemporary art

FRAMING

Each artwork comes professionally framed in our standard black gallery frame with archival matting, ready to display upon arrival.

For those seeking a different aesthetic, alternative frame colors and finishes are available upon request. Our team would be happy to recommend framing options that best complement both the artwork and your space. Additional framing fees apply for custom frame selections.

THE ARTWORK

In Star Gatherer (oil on canvas, 2021), a man drifts through a glowing sky, clutching a sack of collected light. He looks as if he’s been wandering a long time: searching and gathering fragments of brightness in an endless expanse. The work recalls Mark Justiniani’s early explorations with human stories and symbols, merged with his later studies of light, depth, and reflection.

The man becomes all of us in this artwork: moving through darkness, reaching for light, trying to make sense of the space between what is real and imagined. In this quiet suspension, Justiniani reminds us that wonder is never still: it flickers, disappears, and returns again, as infinite as the stars themselves.

THE ARTIST

Born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Mark Justiniani emerged in the late 1980s as an artist-activist and member of artist collectives ABAY, Salingpusa, Sanggawa, and Sakay. His early works depicted everyday Filipino life with empathy and humor, a gradual pivot from the social realism of the nineteen-seventies Marcos era.

By the late 1990s, Justiniani began exploring beyond painting, experimenting with mirrors, glass, steel, and light to create immersive constructions that examined perception, depth, and infinity. His five-year stay in the United States in the 2000s further deepened this inquiry, shifting his focus toward the intersection of the virtual and the real. While rooted in narrative and magical realism, his art continues to probe how light, reflection, and perspective shape human experience.

Justiniani has exhibited widely in the Philippines and abroad and received the prestigious Thirteen Artists Award from the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1994.

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Every purchase of this puzzle is matched with book donations to children from disadvantaged communities in the Philippines in support of CANVAS’ 1 Million Books for 1 Million Filipino Children Campaign.