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Federico Aguilar Alcuaz (June 6, 1932 – February 2, 2011)
Federico Aguilar Alcuaz was an award winning Filipino artist. who exhibited extensively Internationally and whose work earned him recognition both in the Philippines and abroad. Best known for his early landscapes, including panoramic views of the Manila skyline seen from elevated points of view, Alcuaz also designed tapestries, sculpted, made ceramics, and created small works of art using paper scraps and cigarette wrappers: he called these “Alcuazaics.” Alcuaz was also known as a “bon-vivant” known who loved music and fine dining.
The art historian Dr. Rod Paras-Perez once called Alcuaz the “epic troubadour of the urban landscape.” Alcuaz belongs to the second generation of Filipino modernists after the Thirteen Moderns, credited along with Jose Joya, Constancio Bernardo, Fernando Zobel and Arturo Luz, for building a significant and highly-developed oeuvre of modernist painting.
Alcuaz was born on June 6, 1932 in Santa Cruz, Manila, the 6th of 11
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Federico Aguilar Alcuaz
Filipino painter
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguilar and the second or maternal family name is Alcuaz.
Federico Aguilar Alcuaz (Filipino: Federico Alcuaz Aguilar, June 6, 1932 – February 2, 2011)[1] was a Filipino painter who exhibited extensively Internationally and whose work earned him recognition both in the Philippines and abroad.
Alcuaz was conferred the title of National Artist for Visual Arts, Painting, Sculpture and Mixed Media in 2009. However, four nominees for the award other than Alcuaz became embroiled in the 2009 National Artist of the Philippines Controversy, which led the Supreme Court of the Philippines to temporarily issue a status quo order on August 25, 2009, blocking the conferment of the awards on all seven nominees - despite the fact that no objections were ever raised regarding the conferment of the award to Alcuaz and two other nominees.[1]
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Federico Aguilar Alcuaz was born on June 6, 1932, in Santa Cruz, Manila. He was the
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2009 National Artist for Visual Art
Federico Aguilar y Alcuaz (b.1932 - d.2011) is a Filipino artist known for his diverse body of work, with gestural paintings, watercolor works, abstract sculpture and textile art. Born in Santa Cruz, Manila, he took up fine arts courses at San Beda College and the University of the Philippines Diliman, then went on to study law at the Ateneo de Manila University. After graduating in 1955, a scholarship offered by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs allowed Alcuaz to move to Madrid to pursue his studies at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Throughout his career, Alcuaz’ works became recognized locally and abroad, with his works included in collections of prestigious institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona, the Museum of Contemporary Art Madrid, and the Museum of Modern Art Warsaw, among many others. He is a recipient of numerous illustrious awards such as the Spanish Premio Moncada
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