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Feb 16, 2018 · Found in UP Diliman’s Hardin ng mga Diwata, Abueva’s “Siyam na Diwata ng Sining” represents the 9 muses: architecture, dance, film, literature, music, painting, photography, sculpture, and ...
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Oct 4, 2016 · Read about the life and work of modern sculptor Napoleon Abueva the National Artist of the Philippines and the father of contemporary Filipino sculpture.
Feb 17, 2018 · MANILA, Philippines — Napoleon Isabelo Abueva, whose contribution to Philippine visual arts spans more than six decades and is characterized by his unceasing curiosity of sculptural material...
Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva (January 26, 1930 – February 16, 2018) was known as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture" Through Proclamation No. 1539. He was proclaimed National Artist for Sculpture in 1976 when he was 46, making him the youngest recipient of the award to date.
Some of Abueva’s iconic works include “Dambana ng Kagitingan” in Bataan (1966); the UP Gateway (1967); “The Transfiguration” at Eternal Gardens Memorial Park (1979); “The Nine Muses” (1994) at the UP Faculty Center; “Sunburst” (1994) at the Peninsula Manila Hotel; the bronze figure of Teodoro M. Kalaw in front of the National Library.
1 day ago · Napoleon Veloso Abueva is an artist of unquestioned power and seriousness. Massive abstraction of incredible variety and diversity an unfailing inventiveness, a prodigious energy and inexhaustible inspiration firmly imprint his signature in the art of our time.
Apr 18, 2021 · English: The Siyam na Diwata ng Sining (Nine Muses of the Arts) by Filipino sculptor Napoleon Abueva, a recipient of the National Artist of the Philippines award for sculpture.
