Renowned Filipino Chinese contemporary artist Seb Chua has created a brass sculpture of Lady Justice measuring 24 inches in height (including the base). Chua’s latest work shows Lady Justice holding a balanced scale in one hand and a sword that is kept low, on the other. The placement of the scale and sword signifies that that justice does not inherently favor one side nor the other, and that justice must be fought for, should the need arise.
Chua’s Lady Justice masterpiece is the first foray of book publisher San Anselmo Publication’s Inc. into art pieces; the company also publishes art monographs. This new venture is part of their mission to offer their readers with new and exciting works and to provide a venue for Filipino artists. “Whether the artist is a writer, a poet, a painter, a sculptor, or performer, we in San Anselmo Publications, Inc., would like to collaborate with them and help them grow their market and their audience,” says executive publisher Marvin Aceron.
The release of Chua’s Lady Justice in Brass underscores San Anselmo Publication’s advocacy to also promote Filipino visual arts. In 2020, Aceron initiated an art competition for the youth based on the poems in Jim Pascual Agustin’s books How to Make a Salagubang Helicopter and other poems and Crocodiles in Belfast and other poems.
There are only 12 pieces of Chua’s Lady Justice in Brass. “It’s an exclusive offer,” declares Aceron. He hopes that these will find homes in lawyers’ and crusaders’ offices and residences. “And it’s the perfect gift for a lawyer, or anyone for that matter, who is doing justice amidst the dangerous times,” he quips.
For orders and inquiries, send a message to the San Anselmo Publications, Inc. Facebook page.
