Chinese-Filipino artist ANG KIUKOK 1931-2005

Painter
• Ang Kiukok (save the country)
• an ethnic Chinese –Filipino painter
• Born in Davao City
• March 1, 1931 – May 9, 2005
• Education: University of Santo Tomas (from 1952-1954)
• Artworks: Angry Figures, Fighting Figures, Fishermen w/ catch, Clowns,
Crucifixions
• Awards: National Artist of the Philippines
• Influenced: Vicente Manansala
Born to immigrant Chinese parents Vicente Ang and Chin Lim, Ang
Kiukok is one of the most vital and dynamic figures who emerged during
the 60s. As one of those who came at the heels of the pioneering
modernists during that decade, Ang Kiukok blazed a formal and
iconographic path of his own.
• Ang Kiukok was a Filipino painter
• known for his expressive, Cubist-like works. View Ang Kiukok's
artworks on artnet.
• Buying Ang Kiukok paintings – Highest Prices Paid: Artist Bio & images
follow: ANG KIUKOK (b. Davao City, March 1, 1931 d. May 9, 2005). Ang
Kiukok, an ethnic Chinese painter who studied under Vincente
Manansala, attained prominence for an Expressionist style that fused
Cubist, Surrealist and Expressionist aspects ...
Ang Kiukok,
Buying Ang Kiukok paintings – Highest Prices Paid:  Artist Bio

"Thinking Man," 1979, Watercolor on Paper

“Cockerel,” 1976, Watercolor on Paper
fishermen
Man on fire
Rosary queen
• Towards the end of his life Ang Kiukok became internationally known,
and his works appeared in exhibits in Manila, Japan, Taiwan,
Singapore, as well as in the Netherlands, Canada and the United
States. His works are displayed in various collections, such as the
Philippine National Museum, the Ateneo Art Gallery, the Cultural
Center of the Philippines and the National Historical Commission in
Taipei.
• In 2001 President Gloria Macapaganal-Arroyo named him a National
Artist for visual arts.
Source:www.painter.com.ph
retrieved: 05-01-2018