SCULPTURE is the

art of craving or
otherwise forming a
three-dimensional
work of art
Latin word
SCULPERE: to carve
  National Artist of the
Philippine for Visual Arts
(Sculpture) in 1976, Abueva is
the “Father of Modern
Philippine Sculpture.”
 He studied at the University of the
Philippines where one of his mentors
was another Philippine Guillermo
Tolentino, National artist, who
required him to replicate the Oblation
for UP campus in Los Banos.
 Adept in both academic
representational style and modern
abstract, he used almost all kinds of
materials from hard wood to adobe,
metal, stainless steel, cement, marble,
bronze, iron, alabaster, coral and brass.
 Born in Tagbiliran, Bohol, he
studied at the Tagbiliran
Elementary School and later at
University of Southern
Philippines, Holy Name College
(now Holy Name University
 Rafael Palma College (now The
University of Bohol), and University
of the Philippines where he took up a
Bachelor’s degree in Fine arts
through a Pura Villanueva-Kalaw
scholarship.
 He finished his Master’s degree
in Fine Arts at the Cranbrook
Academy of Arts, US in 1955
and attended Harvard University
for another scholarship in 1956
 The youngest recipient of the
National Artist Award in Visual
Arts, he was given such title by
President Ferdinand Marcos at
the age of 46.
 He introduced in 1951 “buoyant
sculpture”-“sculpture meant to
be appreciated from the surface
of a placid pool (NCCA).”
 “Kaganapan” (1953), “Kiss of
Judas” (1955), “Thirty Pieces of
Silver” (1979) and “The
Transfiguration” (1979) in
Eternal Gardens Memorial Park
 “UP Gateway” (1967), “Nine Muses”
(1994), “Sunburst” (1994) in Up
Faculty Center, “Philippine Ballet
Dancers,” and the bronze figure of
Teodora M. Kalaw in front of the
National Library, are among his major
works
 National Arts of the Philippines for
Visual Arts (Sculpture) in 2006,
Imao is a sculptor, painter,
photographer, ceramist,
documentary, film maker, cultural
researcher, writer and articulator of
Philippine Muslim Art and Culture.
 A native of Sulu, he acquired his art
education in UP with Filipino Masters,
Guillermo Tolentino and Napoleon
Abueva, who taught him now to do
large-scale sculpture of Muslim and
regional heroes and leaders gracing
selected sites from Batanes to Tawi-
Tawi.
 "Through his work, the indigenous
ukkil, Sarimanok and Naga
Motifs have been popularized and
instilled in the consciousness of the
Filipino Nation and other people as
original Filipino Creations (NCCA).
 Among his work are Industry Brass
Mural of Philippine National Bank in
San Fernando La Union, Mural Relief in
film making of Manila City Hall,
Industrial Mural of Central Bank of the
Philippines also in San Fernando, and
"Sulu Warriors" in Sulu Provincial
Capitol.
 National Artist of the
Phil. For Visual arts
(Sculpture) in 1997
 Born in Manila
Painter, sculptor, and
designer who studied in
Painting at the UST of
School of fine arts, the Art
School of Brooklyn Museum
in NY and the Academic
Grade Chaumiere in Paris
 In 1994, he received a
diploma from the
California College of Arts
and Crafts in Oakland
 Lavandera (1946
 Awit (1943)
 City (1959)
Anito Sculpture(1960)
 Printed Steel (1979)
 Bagong Taon (1997)
 Man with Guitar (1997)
National Artist of the
Philippines for Visual Arts
(Sculpture) in 1999
Antique- born versatile artist,
proficient sculptor, painter, printmaker,
and graphic designer.
His masks carved in hardwood merge the
human and the animal;
 his paintings consist of abstracts and
figures in oil and water color
 his assemblages fuse found
objects and metal parts. Devoted
to the visual arts or more than 40
years, he produced a large
number of works, including a
series of figurative works drawing
inspiration from Balinese art and
culture.
 Some of his works are “I’m Sorry,
Jesus, I Can’t Attend Christmas Year”
(1965), “Homage to Dodgie Laurel”
(1969), “A Flying Contraption for Mr.
Icarus” (1984), and “The Seasons”
(1992).
National Artist of the Phlippines for
Visual Arts (Sculpture) in 1973,
Tolentino, an adherent of the old
school, studied at the Royal Academy
of Fine Arts in Rome.
In 1925, upon his return to the
Philippines from Europe, he joined
the faculty o UP School of Fine Arts
and became its fourth derictor from
1952 to 1955.
 There he was a mentor to
building sculptors, among them
Napoleon Abueva. The
“Bonifacio Monument” (1933) in
Caloocan City,
 the “Oblation” (1935) in the
University of the Philippines, Venus”
(1951), and “Luwalhati”, the alma
mater statue of te University of the
East were some of his major works.
 He was born in Manila, Philippines
 After completing his architectural
degree at the University of Santo
Thomas in Manila, he practiced
architecture until 1974. He then
began his career in art painting,
eventually turning to sculpture
 For last three decades, Orlina
has been transfiguring glass
into art. “Father of Philippines
Glass Sculpture”
 Orlina chose to create
sculptures from glass which he
felt at that time had most
potential in expressing his
 his work is meant to
create entire opuses. He
builds them through
months of bricolage,
sketching and painting,
elevating his sculptures to
nearly theatrical lengths ,
immersive for the viewer,
featuring numerous pieces
both large and small, some of
them simple drawings, others
motorised
, along with object-led side-
narratives- with all of it
accompanied by sound and
light. The highly reclusive
artist has pioneered kinetic
sculpture in the Phil. And his
work is included in many
important collections.
 Sought to portray the
contrast between the rich
and the poor using
realistic figurism by
painting landlords and
tenants
The illustrados as
represented by Maria
Claras in their Fineries,
the poor and the deprived
as typified by Sisa and
ragged and bent sacada
He was still in the light of
social justice even when
he later shifted his themes
from class struggle to the
role of religion and
tradition.
She took her Bachelor of
arts in English with a focus
on Philippine Folklore at the
Mindanao State University’s
Iligan Institute of Technology
Today, Michelle is a
sculptor, musician and
multi-media artist- a
“scavenger” artist likely to
be speaking about social
issues and realms, and
women empowerment.
 is the fourth generation
of the Cagayat family
which is known for their
world-class wooden
carvings.
Graduate of Hotel and
Restaurant Management
 Top Gear Phil. Feature
Franco Cagayat
27 year old (who is also
autistic) from Paete who
carves detailed replicas of
cars from a single block of
wood. He is starting his
own name by wooden
model cars.
 Franco’s family owns
several Isuzu vehicles
which they use to deliver
religious woodcarving to
customers
 He expand the
company’s product lineup
by imagining a concept
van. He calls it Bavada.
Is a prominent Filipino
sculptor working with
urban refuse and
environmental materials
as artistic media.
 He is inspired by the
indigenous Filipino culture
and creates visual forms
of contemporary images
that explore a distinct
Filipino aesthetics.
 He is also pioneering
spirit in the development
of community-based
people’s art.
 He has conducted
workshops in the
provinces and has
organized self-sustaining
community craft-based art
groups such as Cadaclan
carvers in Pantabangan,
 Nueva Ecija, Malasiqui
Carvers in Pangasinan
and more recently the
Banglos Art group in
Quezon Province
 he has taught
woodcarving on other
provinces such as Capiz,
Rizal and Abra