 Born: May 22, 1924

San Jose, Antique

 Died: June 10, 1999
(aged 79) (cause: bone cancer)
 Wife: Virginia Ty Navarro
(sculptor)
 came to Manila after winning
a one-year scholarship at the
School of Fine Arts in UP,
year 1947
(Ramon Roces Publication Scholarship)
 transferred to the University
of Santo Tomas to study fine
arts majoring in painting
 an art editor for the
University newspaper The
Varsitarian
 graduated with a bachelor of
arts in 1951
 1954 – first solo exhibit in the Philippine Art
Gallery
 1957 – invited by the Japanese Chapter of
the Youth Association of Asia to visit Japan
- this visit exposed him to traditional
Japanese art which greatly influenced him
 1967 – presented the Philippines at the Sao
Paolo Biennale in Brazil in the category of
sculpture
 1969 - taught advance advertising design at
the National Art School in Randwick, Sydney
 early 1970s – headed the creative
department of the Design Center of the
Philippines and was responsible for the
Philippine exhibits in key cities around the
world
 1989 - became the first Filipino artist to be
represented at the Yayasan Dharma Seni
Museum Neka in Bali, Indonesia
1995 - held his retrospective exhibition at
the Metropolitan Museum of Manila
 spent 10 years at Ace Compton Advertising
as a graphic designer in New York
 60's were the heyday of Pop Art, when
images from mass media, movies,
advertising, and comic books dominated the
scene
 his advertising work influenced his art
 Balinese art and culture
 discerning vision created avenues for
intensity and powerful images
 The sensual grasp of his images reaches far
into the soul, drawing the viewer into the
very recesses of his own reasoning.
 his works mirror parts of himself
 his work evokes power and deep thought
 Art forms associated with are:
- drawing - painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor)
- printmaking - sculpting (masks carved in wood
w/ human and animal features)

- graphic designing
 abstract, expressionism or both and figure
painting
 free flowing, bold strokes, swift and short dabs
and swirls
 bright, bold colors
Date: 1950
Medium:
casein
Size: 74 x 41
cm. (29.1 x
16.1 in.)
Date: 1975
Medium: oil on
wood
Size: 59.5 x 69
cm. (23.4 x
27.2 in.)
Date: 1970
Medium: oil on
canvas
Size: 57 x 100
cm. (22.4 x
39.4 in.)
Date: 1979
Medium:
watercolor on
paper
Size: 32.5 x 22
cm. (12.8 x 8.7
in.)
Date: 1992
Medium: oil on
canvas
Size: 89 x 135
cm. (35 x 53.1
in.)
Date: 1993
Medium: oil on
canvas
Size: 110 x 138
cm. (43.3 x
54.3 in.)
Date: 1994
Medium: oil on
canvas
Size: 119 x 91
cm. (46.9 x
35.8 in.)
Date: 1996
Medium:
acrylic on
canvas
Size: 152 x 122
cm. (59.8 x 48
in.)
Date: 1998
Medium:
graphite on
paper
Size: 42 x 55.8
cm. (16.5 x 22
in.)
Date: -
Medium: wood
Size: -
Date: 1970
Medium: brass
Size: 83.8 x 86
cm. (33 x 33.9
in.)
Date: -
Medium: -
Size: -