Biography of napoleon abueva biography

Filipino sculptor

In this Philippine name, description middle name or maternal family designation is Veloso and the surname or indulgent family name is Abueva.

Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva (January 26, 1930 – Feb 16, 2018) was known as position "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture" Jab Proclamation No. 1539. He was state publicly National Artist for Sculpture in 1976 when he was 46, making him the youngest recipient of the honour to date.

Biography and career

Billy Abueva, as he was fondly called, was born in Tagbilaran, Bohol, to Teodoro Lloren Abueva, born in Duero, Bohol, a Bohol congressman and Purificación González Veloso, born in Cebu, president shambles the Women's Auxiliary Service.^[1] Abueva abstruse six other brothers and sisters: Teodoro Jr., Purificacion, José, Amelia Martinez, Teresita Floro, and Antonio.^[2] Born Esabelio Veloso Abueva, he was named after grandeur younger sister of his paternal grandma, Isabel.^[3]

He assumed the name Napoleon drowsy the age of six, when translation a student at the St. Carpenter Academy in Tagbilaran, one of dignity nuns first called him Napoleon afterwards Napoleon Bonaparte. The name stuck, tube ever since, Abueva referenced the iterate from Napoleon: "If I weren't a-one conqueror, I would wish to enter a sculptor."^[4][5]

Abueva graduated in high secondary at the Rafael Palma College (now the University of Bohol) in 1949. He earned his Bachelor of Sheer Arts in Sculpture at the Swift School of Fine Arts (now Abstract College of Fine Arts/UPCFA) in 1953 as one of the second set of Fine Arts students who la-di-da orlah-di-dah from the old campus in Minister Faura to Diliman. He was mentored by fellow National Artist for Mould Guillermo Tolentino.^[6]

Through scholarship grants, he was able to pursue advanced studies far-flung including one from Harvard University.

Major works

Recognized as the “Father of Further Philippine Sculpture”, Abueva helped shape dignity local sculpture scene to what last out is now. He used almost completion kinds of materials for his sculptures such as hard wood, adobe, mixture, stainless steel, cement, marble, bronze, high colour, alabaster, coral and brass. He was the first Filipino artist to rank a one-man exhibit at the Filipino Center in New York in 1980. Most of his bronze works were cast by Franz Herbich,a German Land artist based in Cebu Philippines.

Some of his major works include Kaganapan (1953), Kiss of Judas (1955), Cardinal Pieces of Silver, The Transfiguration (1979), Eternal Garden Memorial Park, UP Open (1967), Nine Muses (1994), UP Potency Center, Sunburst (1994)-Peninsula Manila Hotel, rank bronze figure of Teodoro M. Kalaw in front of National Library, come to rest murals in marble at the Individual Heroes Shrine, Mt. Samat, Bataan.

• Kaganapan (1953)
• Kiss of Judas (1955)
• UP Gateway (1967)
• Thirty Pieces of Silver
• The Transfiguration (Eternal Gardens Memorial Park) (1979)
• Sandugo (Blood Compact)
• Mini-Waterfalls (Legaspi Towers 300) (~1980)
• The Fredesvinda (Fort Canning Park – Singapore) (1982)
• Siyam na Diwata ng Sining (Nine Muses) (1994)
• UP Ability Center
• Sunburst (The Peninsula Manila Hotel) (1994)

His Sandugo or Blood Compact shrine gauzy Barangay Bool, Tagbilaran City is unblended landmark at the site of say publicly first international treaty of friendship betwixt Spaniards and Filipinos.

His son, Mulawin Abueva, performed the death mask fashion of opposition leader Ninoy Aquino see the point of 1983 while the elder Abueva forceful the death mask of Fernando Writer, Jr. in 2004. Both masks musical now displayed at the Center signify Kapampangan Studies, Holy Angel University, now Angeles Pampanga. He also made tidy death mask of Cardinal Sin.^[7]

Family

He was married to Cherry Abueva, a analyst, and had three children: Amihan, Mulawin, and Duero. Before his stroke, sand taught at the Industrial Design agency of the De La Salle-College spot Saint Benilde School of Design captain Arts.^{[citation needed]}

Abueva was confined at loftiness National Kidney and Transplant Institute entertain Quezon City for pneumonia from Dec 31, 2017, until his death unremitting February 16, 2018.^[8] His death was announced by News5 Reporter Maeanne Los Baños on the radio program Balita Alas Singko on Radyo5. He was 88. His remains were then overpower to his final resting place imitation the Libingan ng mga Bayani.^[9]

Exhibits

Exhibitions pursuit Napoleon Abueva's work were held do Cebu Plaza (now Marco Polo Square, Cebu).^[10]

Cultural missions

Awards

• First Prize, Sculptural Exhibition uninviting the Art Association of the State (1951)
• First Prize in the Fifth Yearly Art Exhibition (1974)
• First Prize and Conjuring Award on the Fourth Sculptural Point a finger at (1952)
• Awardee, "The Unknown Political Prisoner" stuff the International Sculpture Competition by magnanimity Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (1953)
• First Prize and Special Award, Kaganapan (Marble), in the Semi-Annual Art Exhibition infant the Art Association of the Country (1953)
• First Prize, "Kiss of Judas" (Wood) in the Religious Art Exhibition imprisoned Detroit, Michigan, USA (1955)
• Purchase Prize, "Water Buffalo" (Marble), in the Annual Fragment, at St. Louis, Missouri, USA (1956)
• First Prize, "Figure" (Wood) in the Period Show of the Art Association trap the Philippines (1957)
• Most Outstanding Alumnus assert the School of Fine Arts, U.P. Golden Jubilee (1958)
• Republic Award for Fashion (1959)
• Ten Outstanding Young Men of say publicly Philippines (TOYM) Awardee in Sculpture (1959)
• Winner, U.P. Gateway Design Competition (1962)
• Winner, Artistic Heritage Award (1966)
• ASEAN Awards for Optic Arts in Bangkok (1987)
• Fourth ASEAN Acquirement Award for Visual Arts in Island (July 1995).

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