CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

First semester-Learning 9 and 10

PREPARED BY: TAMAYO JIRAH L.

CONTEMPORARY ARTIST
WHO USED INDIGENOUS
MATERIALS
 ABDULMARI ASIA
IMAO

Mariano Anoy Amor

Catague
ABDULMARI ASIA
IMAO
•Imao was born on 14 January 1936 in
Siasi,Sulu.
•National artist for visual arts in the year
2006
•He is the first muslim recipient of the
Philippine National Artist (for
sculpture)Award.
•He is considered as the most asian national
artist
•He is a sculptor and painter who used
traditional Islamic design.
Imao is also a Photographer
A ceramist
A cultural researcher
A documentary film maker
A writer
A patron of Phillipine art and culture
Imao known for his unique adaptation of
traditional muslim mindanaon motifs such as the;

•OKIR
•NAGA
•PAKO RABONG
•SARIMANOK
 •SARIMANOK
-his most famous sarimanok
sculpture which features brass
and wood assemblage and the
use of indigenous brass
casting techniques.
-The bird is depicted
flying away with a fish to
reiterate the sarimanok
being a messenger and
the fish being messages to
sultans from allah.
•OKIR

An art motif depicting

the indigenous
originality and skill of
the Maranaos.
•NAGA
A divine entity in
which can be found in
bodies of water or the
underworld often
times depicted as
helpful creatures.
•PAKO RABONG
Or growing fern is
woven into the fabric
in a discontinuous
supplementary weft
weave.