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Sculpture of mother and child by Contreras made from discarded century-old molave hardwood, texturized stainless steel and other materials indigenous to the Philippines Rey Paz Contreras (August 31, 1950-March 23, 2021) is a prominent Filipino sculptor working with urban refuse and environmental materials as artistic media.
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.
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 ...
The monument consists of a standing bronze sculpture of Rizal, with an obelisk, set on a stone base within which his remains are interred, holding his 2 famous novels "El Filibusterismo and Noli Me Tangere". A plaque on the pedestal's front reads: "To the memory of José Rizal, patriot and martyr, executed on Bagumbayan Field December 30 1896.
The colossal stainless steel art installation measures a total height of 60 m (197 ft) including the five-meter podium on which it stands. The artwork, sculpted by Orlando-based Filipino-American visual artist Jefrë, weighs 300 t (661,387 lb) and surpassed the height of Statue of Liberty, at 55 meters [3] [4] [5
Wooden sculptures in the Philippines (2 P) This page was last edited on 22 January 2023, at 17:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The Oblation statue in UP Diliman Oblation Plaza The original Oblation located at the U.P. Diliman Main Library Building At UP Los Baños. The Oblation (Filipino: Pahinungod, Oblasyon) is a concrete statue by Philippine National Artist Guillermo Tolentino that serves as one of the symbols of the University of the Philippines.
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