Napoleon Abueva

            Napoleon V. Abueva, a Bohol native, was the youngest National Artist awardee at the time, at the age of 46. Abueva called the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture," was instrumental in shaping the local sculpture landscape into what it is today. He has worked with a wide range of materials, including hardwood (molave, acacia, langka wood, ipil, kamagong, palm wood, and bamboo) as well as adobe, metal, stainless steel, cement, marble, bronze, iron, alabaster, coral, and brass. Abueva developed "buoyant sculpture" - art designed to be viewed from the surface of a tranquil pool — as one of his early ideas in 1951. Abueva had a one-man performance at the Philippine Center in New York in the 1980s. His sculptures have been displayed in a variety of institutions both domestically and internationally, including The Sculpture at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

            He is called the father of modern Philippine Sculpture for a reason; his works are breathtaking. Some of his major artworks include Kaganapan (1953), Thirty Pieces of Silver, The Transfiguration (1979), Kiss of Judas (1955), Eternal Garden Memorial Park, Nine Muses (1994), UP Faculty Center, Sunburst (1994)-Peninsula Manila Hotel, UP Gateway (1967), the bronze figure of Teodoro M. Kalaw in front of National Library, and murals in marble at the National Heroes Shrine, Mt. Samat, Bataan.

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

            Based on the picture of his artworks, most of it applied the elements and principles of contemporary arts that is perspective. Most of it is a portrait and he works with the real space surrounding the artwork itself. It may also change how his viewers perceived the artwork.

Nine Muses (1994)


Sunburst (1994)

UP Gateway (1967)

Kaganapan (1953)

Kiss of Judas (1955)

The Transfiguration (1979)




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