Sculpture and Trade History

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Fernando Amorsolo is a renowned figure in the field of ______

painting

The Jorge B. Vargas Museum in UP houses Amorsolo's romantic paintings of ______ landscapes

bucolic

Tolentino's works can be viewed at the ______ Museum

National

Abdulmari Asia Imao's calligraphic work can be seen at the sculpture garden of the ______ Museum

Vargas

Napoleon Abueva, a National Artist, was known for his ______ sculptures

public

Without rendering human forms, the solid color palette establishes links to the legend, referencing the trade between Datu Puti and King Marikudo, the former bearing gold accessories to purchase the lowlands of Panay from the ______.

latter

Benedicto Cabrera's iconic Variations of Sabel is made of ______ sheets

aluminum

Abueva’s abstract sculpture Spirit of Business (1979) seems to be drawn from science fiction, composed of a metal disk with sharp-looking poles jutting through it. Abueva has produced a significant number of public sculptures for the University using various materials from wood, to stone and ______; with themes ranging from figurative tableaus to abstract sculptures that embody the spirit of the academic unit.

metal

Both Joya and Abueva served as faculty and deans of the UP College of Fine Arts and taught in UP. Gaining further art studies in the United States, the two were influenced by ______ sensibilities of the period.

modernist

It is also worth noting that in 1964, Abueva and Joya represented the Philippines in the Venice Art Biennale, one of the ______.

oldest

Inaugurated in 1955, the Church of the Holy Sacrifice in UP Diliman is credited as the first Catholic Church in the country to employ a circular architecture with a thin shell dome. Complex mathematical computations along with the rising popularity of concrete as building material enabled the sleek rounded church construction. It departed from the rectangular configuration of most churches consisting of structures with a transept and ______.

nave

Abueva has produced a significant number of public sculptures for the University using various materials from wood, to stone and metal; with themes ranging from figurative tableaus to abstract sculptures that embody the spirit of the academic unit. Both Joya and Abueva served as faculty and deans of the UP College of Fine Arts and taught in UP. Gaining further art studies in the United States, the two were influenced by modernist sensibilities of the period. It is also worth noting that in 1964, Abueva and Joya represented the Philippines in the Venice Art Biennale, one of the oldest. Inaugurated in 1955, the Church of the Holy Sacrifice in UP Diliman is credited as the first Catholic Church in the country to employ a circular architecture with a thin shell dome. Complex mathematical computations along with the rising popularity of concrete as building material enabled the sleek rounded church construction. It departed from the rectangular configuration of most churches consisting of structures with a transept and nave.

column

Leandro Locsin’s architectural vision drew inspiration from the spirit of the times, reminiscent of a ______

flying saucer

The Church of the Holy Sacrifice is recognized as a National Historical Landmark as well as a Cultural Treasure by the National Historical Institute and by the National Museum, respectively. It consolidates the works of five National Artists: Locsin for architecture and four other modernists in the visual arts, whose works are found inside the ______

chapel

Hanging above the circular altar positioned at the center is a double-sided crucifix carved in hardwood by ______

Abueva

A terrazzo floor work by Arturo Luz suggests flowing rivers that terminate in the altar as a whirling pattern of planar forms. Stylistically, the use of flat and angular shapes finds resonance in the 15 Stations of the Cross, which are murals painted by Vicente Manansala with the assistance of Ang Kiukok. The Church of the Holy Sacrifice is recognized as a Cultural Treasure by the ______

National Museum

The Church of the Holy Sacrifice is recognized as a National Historical Landmark as well as a Cultural Treasure by the National Historical Institute and by the National Museum, respectively. It consolidates the works of five National Artists: Locsin for architecture and four other modernists in the visual arts, whose works are found inside the chapel. The circular altar positioned at the center features a double-sided crucifix carved in hardwood by ______

Abueva

The Church of the Holy Sacrifice in UP Diliman consolidates the works of five National Artists: Locsin for architecture and four other modernists in the visual arts, whose works are found inside the chapel. Hanging above the circular altar is a double-sided crucifix carved in hardwood by Abueva. A terrazzo floor work by Arturo Luz suggests flowing rivers that terminate in the altar as a whirling pattern of planar forms. The use of flat and angular shapes finds resonance in the 15 Stations of the Cross, which are murals painted by Vicente Manansala with the assistance of Ang Kiukok. The Church is recognized as a ______

National Historical Landmark

Explore the connection between abstract sculpture and historical trade relationships through the works of Filipino artists such as Abueva. Learn about the symbolism and storytelling conveyed through solid colors and abstract forms.

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