Filipino Sculptures
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BONIFACIO MONUMENT
Filipino sculptors came to be known in the middle of the 19th century. Classical Philippine sculpture reached its peak in the works of Guillermo Tolentino (1890-1976). His best known masterpiece is the Bonifacio Monument, which is a group sculpture composed of numerous figures massed around a central obelisk. The principal figure is Andres Bonifacio, leader of the revolution against Spain in 1896. Behind him stands Emilio Jacinto, the brains of the Katipunan. The Bonifacio Monumen t - completed in 1933 -- marked the apex of Tolentino'’s career.
Guillermo Estrella Tolentino (1890-1976), a teacher and sculptor, is a National Artist in sculpture of the Philippines . Reflected in his works being patriotic because he was a fan also of Rizal.
Tolentino was born on July 24, 1890 in Malolos, Bulacan and offset by Isidro Estrella Tolentino and Balbina. Mrs. HA Bordner first taught him to draw in Malolos Intermediate School.
He graduated from City High School and earned his Bachelor of Arts in fine arts at the University of the Philippines (UP) in 1915. He went to the United States in 1919 and there, he studied under ascholarship at Beaux Arts School in New York. After he completed his course in Beaux Arts, he also fly to Europe where he attended the Instituto di Belle Arti Regge.
He became a professor at UP School of Fine Arts in 1926 and later became secretary and director of the university.
The Bon ▪ Bonifacio Monument, 1930 ▪ UP Oblation ▪ statue of President Ramon Magsaysay in GSIS Lobby ▪ Alma Mater the University of the East ▪ Philippines ▪ Immaculate Conception ▪ Madonna and Child
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Allegorical Harpoon
Napoleon Abueva (born 1930), one of Tolentino'’s pupils, is one of the pioneering modernists in sculpture. He used various media. And his stylization bordered on the abstract as in Allegorical Harpoon, in which the dominant horizantal thrust of the figure evokes the vitality of primitive forms.
Napoleón Isabelo Veloso-Abueva
BONIFACIO MONUMENT
Filipino sculptors came to be known in the middle of the 19th century. Classical Philippine sculpture reached its peak in the works of Guillermo Tolentino (1890-1976). His best known masterpiece is the Bonifacio Monument, which is a group sculpture composed of numerous figures massed around a central obelisk. The principal figure is Andres Bonifacio, leader of the revolution against Spain in 1896. Behind him stands Emilio Jacinto, the brains of the Katipunan. The Bonifacio Monumen t - completed in 1933 -- marked the apex of Tolentino'’s career.
Guillermo Estrella Tolentino (1890-1976), a teacher and sculptor, is a National Artist in sculpture of the Philippines . Reflected in his works being patriotic because he was a fan also of Rizal.
Tolentino was born on July 24, 1890 in Malolos, Bulacan and offset by Isidro Estrella Tolentino and Balbina. Mrs. HA Bordner first taught him to draw in Malolos Intermediate School.
He graduated from City High School and earned his Bachelor of Arts in fine arts at the University of the Philippines (UP) in 1915. He went to the United States in 1919 and there, he studied under ascholarship at Beaux Arts School in New York. After he completed his course in Beaux Arts, he also fly to Europe where he attended the Instituto di Belle Arti Regge.
He became a professor at UP School of Fine Arts in 1926 and later became secretary and director of the university.
The Bon ▪ Bonifacio Monument, 1930 ▪ UP Oblation ▪ statue of President Ramon Magsaysay in GSIS Lobby ▪ Alma Mater the University of the East ▪ Philippines ▪ Immaculate Conception ▪ Madonna and Child
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Allegorical Harpoon
Napoleon Abueva (born 1930), one of Tolentino'’s pupils, is one of the pioneering modernists in sculpture. He used various media. And his stylization bordered on the abstract as in Allegorical Harpoon, in which the dominant horizantal thrust of the figure evokes the vitality of primitive forms.
Napoleón Isabelo Veloso-Abueva