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ARTIST ARMM
 ABDULMARI ASIA IMAO

THE WHO?
• He is a sculptor, painter, photographer, ceramist, documentary filmmaker,
cultural researcher, writer, and articulator of Philippine Muslim art and culture.
• Dr. Imao’s works and motifs are deeply rooted in his Muslim upbringing, but
he also embraced a healthy relationship and respectful dialogue with other
faiths. His wife, the late Grace Bondoc De Leon was a devout Catholic from
whom she bore four sons, Toym (Abdulmari Jr.) , Josemari, Sajid, and Kim.
This strong inter-faith relationship is reflected in his paintings and sculptures
and the attitude of his children towards art and society.
• For his contribution to Philippine culture and the arts, he was inducted into the
Order of National Artists in 2006 and awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit
in 2005, the Gawad CCP para sa Sining in 1990, and the Gawad Patnubay ng
Sining by the City of Manila in 1985, and the Ten Outstanding Young Men of
the Philippines (TOYM) in 1968.
 INDUSTRY HIS ARTWORKS MURAL RELIEF
BRASS MURAL ON
FILMMAKING

The colors that grace the

works of Imao are bright,
vivid, and arresting. It is the
color of festivity and
celebration, the bluest of the
Most of the artworks of
blue, the reddest of the red,
Imao, used the idea of the greenest of the green and
Sarimanok. Brass PHILIPPINE NATIONAL so forth. His palette tickles the
sarimanok on top of a MANILA CITY
BANK, SAN FERNANDO, LA eyes, each block of color
HALL
beautifully carved UNION commanding attention,
woodenst and, a reminder seducing the senses, yet all
of the dexterity and elements balancing each other,
expertise of the artist on a the epitome of harmony and
wide variety of materials. unity.
 HIS ARTWORKS
INDUSTRIAL SULU
MURAL WARRIORS

After studying his skills in

abroad, he went back to
Philippines to built
monuments of regional
heroes and large sculptures.

CENTRAL BANK OF THE

STATUES OF
PHILIPPINES, SAN
PANGLIMAUNAID
FERNANDO, LA UNION
AND CAPTAIN
ABDURAHIM
IMAO), 6 FT.,
As one of the skills of Mari is SULU PROVINCIAL
painting, he also created murals. CAPITOL
QUESTIONS:

• What Maranao art did Abdulmari

Asia Imao got the idea for his
artwork?
• In what region and province that
Imao came from?
THANK YOU!