Napoleon Galamiton Abueva

1.) What is their inspiration/s?

- Abueva is inspired by a variety of things, including popular mythology, history, and everyday
life. This element of his work reveals a continuing connection with Guillermo Tolentino's work
and style, which was colossal in its regard for the classical school and ancient Greek
sculpture. But, while polishing his stones to produce works that resembled Tolentino's at first,
Abueva also polished his own vision of sculpture and fine-tuned a style that leaps from
abstraction to representation.

2.) What is the reason why they pursue creating art?

- Back when Abueva was still a schoolboy, he first noticed a sculptural quality of a clay and he
mold it into a shape of a carabao. That earned him his success, including being granted a
scholarship at Harvard University. What guided him then, and still drives him today, are his
unwavering convictions that art should be available to everyone and that a fundamental
education must be complemented with a cultural education: ‘being educated about art at a
young age is the finest thing in life.'

Abdulmari Asia Imao

1.) What is their inspiration/s?
- His ancestors were tokang, or boat builders, who lived in the precolonial period. Imao began
to exhibit an interest in the arts when he was nine years old. Since then, Imao is heavily
inspired by his Islamic faith and Arabic calligraphy to produce colorful works that we see
today.

2.) What is the reason why they purse creating art?

- After bad luck deaths in the family, A floating art show anchored in Sulu in 1954. Abdulmari
was enthusiastic about the display, according to artist Tomas Bernardo. Bernardo encouraged
Imao to visit Manila after seeing his art. Abdul traveled to Manila with very little money and only a
few clothing, and first resided with Bernardo in Balut, Tondo. He then applied to scholarships and
asked for President Magsaysay’s help, who gave him money and helped to send him to UP. Imao
studied sculpture under Guillermo Tolentino, Anastacio Caedo, and Napoleon Abueva. With paintings
on Moro themes, like as "Muslim Prayer," he began winning art prizes. Works he displayed at the
Contemporary Art Showroom after completing his studies and early in his career were described as
"amazing works in wood, adobe stone, and plastilene" by a "talented young sculptor."

References:
https://theculturetrip.com/asia/philippines/articles/napoleon-abueva-the-artist-who-created-modern-
filipino-sculpture/
https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/247310/abdulmari-asia-imao-stalwart-artist/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulmari_Imao