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Napoleon Abueva

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  NAPOLEON ABUEVA National Artist for Sculpture (1976) (January 26, 1930 – February 16, 2018) At 46 then,  Napoleon V. Abueva , a native of Bohol, was the youngest National Artist awardee. Considered as the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture, Abueva helped shape the local sculpture scene to what it is now. Being adept in either academic representational style or modern abstract, he has utilized almost all kinds of materials from hardwood (molave, acacia, langka wood, ipil, kamagong, palm wood and bamboo) to adobe, metal, stainless steel, cement, marble, bronze, iron, alabaster, coral and brass. Among the early innovations, Abueva introduced in 1951 was what he referred to as “buoyant sculpture” — sculpture meant to be appreciated from the surface of a placid pool. In the ’80s, Abueva put up a one-man show at the Philippine Center, New York. His works have been installed in different museums here and abroad, such as  The Sculpture  at the United Nations headquart...
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Carlos "Botong" Francisco (1973)

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  CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO National Artist for Painting (1973) (November 4, 1912 – March 31, 1969) Carlos “Botong” Francisco , the poet of Angono , single-handedly revived the forgotten art of mural and remained its most distinguished practitioner for nearly three decades. In panels such as those that grace the City Hall of Manila, Francisco turned fragments of the historic past into vivid records of the legendary courage of the ancestors of his race. He was invariably linked with the “modernist” artists, forming with Victorio C. Edades and Galo Ocampo what was then known in the local art circles as “The Triumvirate” . Botong’s unerring eye for composition, the lush tropical sense of color and abiding faith in the folk values typified by the townspeople of Angono became the hallmark of his art.                             Harana, 1957 (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Collection) His other major works include th...
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