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Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," [2] he was the first-ever to be recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines. [3]
Rey Mudjahid Ponce Millan (born 8 July 1974), better known as Kublai Millan or Kublai, is a Filipino painter, sculptor, curator, and cultural mover from Mindanao.He is known for his monumental sculptures, his colorful paintings, and his culture and arts community engagements.
LOVE sculpture Arts Park in New Castle, Indiana In New York City, New York In John F. Kennedy Plaza, Philadelphia with Museum of Art in the far background At the Scottsdale, Arizona Civic Center. Robert Indiana's pop art Love design was originally produced as a print for a Museum of Modern Art Christmas card in 1965.
His deliberate contribution to Philippine Public Art and aim of making art available outside of galleries and museums paved the way for modern public art in the country. Eduardo de los Santos Castrillo (October 31, 1942 – May 18, 2016) was a renowned Filipino sculptor.
He experimented with different kinds of art media such as oil, acrylic, and watercolor. He also tried making sculpture and mixed media. He uses the "incision painting" this method is applied on the stop surface by carving out the artist’s desired pattern on the stone materials and layering paint or plaster on the stone surface. [2] [3] [4]
Sculpture is popular in the Philippines. [243] Notable sculptures include Oblation, the Rizal Monument to nationalist José Rizal, [244] the Tandang Sora National Shrine commemorating Melchora Aquino, [245] the Mactan Shrine to Lapulapu, [246] the People Power Monument, [247] Filipina Comfort Women, [248] and the Bonifacio Monument ...
Caedo's son, Florante Caedo, also learned sculpture from him, and became a noted sculptor in his own right. Professor Caedo is also known as a meticulous portrait sculptor. His clients included Presidents Aguinaldo, Quezon, Osmeña, Quirino, Aquino, and Marcos. He also created several portrait busts of famous movie stars, politicians, and ...
Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva (January 26, 1930 – February 16, 2018) was known as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture" Through Proclamation No. 1539. He was proclaimed National Artist for Sculpture in 1976 when he was 46, making him the youngest recipient of the award to date.