Life and Works of

Federico Aguilar
Alcuaz
ELIZA BULAUITAN
XII - KINDNESS
 Federico
Aguilar
Alcuaz
(June 6, 1932
– February 2,
2011)
- 6th of 11 children of Mariano Aguilar
- Born in Santa Cruz, Manila.
- a 20th-century Filipino painter
- known for his modern abstract works,
visual arts, painting, sculpture and mixed
media.
- National Artist in 2009
Educational Background

He pursued Associate of Arts degree at San Beda College in

the evenings and a Fine Arts degree at the University of the
Philippines (UP) in the mornings. Among his professors at
UP were National Artist Fernando Amorsolo (painting) and
National Artist Guillermo Tolentino (sculpture) as well as
other pillars of Philippine art, such as Toribio Herrera,
Ireneo Miranda and Constancio Bernardo.
After his undergraduate courses, he took up studies in law at
the Ateneo de Manila University where he graduated with a
Diploma in Law in 1955.
Experience
Alcuaz’s works are included in the collection of some 20
museums and major cultural institutions in the world
today including the Museum of Contemporary Art in
Barcelona, the Museum of Contemporary Art in
Madrid, the Gulvenkian Foundation Museum of
London, the Museum of Modern Art of Warsaw,
the Musem of Modern Art of Krakow, and the
Philips Cultural Museum of the Netherlands. In
his 55 year career Federico Aguilar Alcuaz has
exhibited in leading galleries in Spain, the Philippines,
Portugal, Poland, the United States and Germany.
AWARDS

• 1st Prize, Montcada Award Barcelona, 1957

• Republic Cultural Heritage Award, 1965
• 1st Prize at the Pintura Sant Pol del Mar in
1961
• 1st Prize, UPCFA Art Competition, 1953
STYLE

• known for his Cubist-inspired paintings.

• Most often depicting nude women, interiors, still lifes, and landscapes,
Alcuaz’s work is characterized by its soft blurred edges coupled with bold lines
and shapes.
• This contact between forms creates distinctively dynamic spatial overlaps
throughout his compositions, resulting in lively and memorable images.
 Works of
Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz
Still Life
Panoramic view of Manila, 1977
Reveries of Love, 1985
 Quatro Marias (Tres Marias Series),
1986
Still Life with Landscape