National Arts Month Feature- Lilok, Hulma, at Tipon: Modern Sculptures in the Philippines

Halina’t maki-Sining!

The #NationalMuseumPh joins the nation in celebrating National Arts Month this February. This year’s theme, “Sining ng Pag-asa,” aims to recognize the arts “as a source and expression of hope as shown in the creative ways we respond to the effects of the pandemic, natural calamities, and other social realities, as well as the arts’ role in improving our community life as Filipinos”. 

The #NationalMuseumPH, a trust of the Government, is an educational, scientific, and cultural institution that acquires, documents, preserves, and exhibits.  It fosters the scholarly study, and public appreciation of works of art, specimens, and cultural and historical artifacts representative of the unique cultural heritage of the Filipino people and the natural history of the Philippines.

One of the latest fine arts exhibitions that we upgraded and improved at the National Museum of Fine Arts is the “Lilok, Hulma, at Tipon: Modern Sculptures in the Philippines.” This exhibition located in Gallery XXIX, highlights the sculptures ranging from carvings (lilok) to assemblages (tipon) from the National Fine Arts Collection, and those of other partner government institutions. The gallery features works in various media by notable Filipino sculptors who have had significant contributions and influences in the development of modern arts in the Philippines. These include works by National Artists Arturo Luz, Abdulmari Asia Imao, and Jerry Elizalde Navarro, and works by modern masters including Eduardo Castrillo, Solomon Saprid, Renato Rocha, Lamberto Hechanova, and Ramon Orlina. Also featured are the works by female artists, namely Julie Lluch, Agnes Arellano, Rosario Bitanga-Peralta, and Virginia Ty-Navarro, who showcase their mastery and expertise in their chosen medium. 

This exhibition is a testimony to the ingenuity and excellence of Filipino sculptors who chose to break free from the confines of the artistic tradition of sculpture and made innovations in media, form, and subject.

The National Museum of the Philippines commits to continually create exhibitions and corollary activities amid the pandemic. This is our way of fulfilling our mandate and honoring our Filipino artists and the masterpieces they created which inspires and is a “source and expression and hope” in these difficult times.

We invite you to this exhibition at the National Museum of Fine Arts! Book a slot through this website.

Happy National Arts Month!

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Text and poster by NMP-FAD

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