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    Ang Kiukok was a Filipino painter of Chinese descent who was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts. He was born in 1931 in Davao and studied at the University of Santo Tomas. Ang Kiukok developed a unique style that fused cubism, surrealism and expressionism, often depicting violent or agonizing subjects. Some of his most famous works included paintings of fighting cocks, dogs, and crucified Christs. Ang Kiukok received numerous prizes and recognition over his career, and was conferred the honor of National Artist in 2001 before passing away from cancer in 2005.

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    Ang Kiukok was a Filipino painter of Chinese descent who was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts. He was born in 1931 in Davao and studied at the University of Santo Tomas. Ang Kiukok developed a unique style that fused cubism, surrealism and expressionism, often depicting violent or agonizing subjects. Some of his most famous works included paintings of fighting cocks, dogs, and crucified Christs. Ang Kiukok received numerous prizes and recognition over his career, and was conferred the honor of National Artist in 2001 before passing away from cancer in 2005.

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    Ang Kiukok

    Ang Kiukok (March 1, 1931 – May 9, 2005)


    was a Filipino painter of Chinese descent
    and was a National Artist for Visual Arts.[2]
    Ang Kiukok
    Born Ang Kiukok
    March 1, 1931
    Davao, Davao Province,
    Philippine Islands

    Died May 9, 2005 (aged 74)


    Quezon City,
    Philippines[1]

    Nationality Filipino

    Education University of Santo


    Tomas
    Vicente Manansala

    Known for Painting

    Movement Cubism
    Surrealism
    Expressionism
    Awards

    National Artist of the


    Philippines
    Chinese name

    Traditional Chinese 洪救國

    Simplified Chinese 洪救国

    Transcriptions

    Standard Mandarin

    Hanyu Pinyin Hóng


    Jiùguó

    Southern Min

    Hokkien POJ Âng Kiù-kok

    Early life and training


    Ang was born on March 1, 1931 in Davao,
    Davao Province, Philippines and Chin
    Lim[1] who were immigrants from Xiamen,
    China.[3] Ang was the only son in his family
    and he had four sisters. He was originally
    intended to be named Ang Hua Shing
    ("Hua Shing" literally means "Chinese-
    born") but did not push through with the
    plan upon learning that his cousin was
    given the name by his uncle.[1]

    Ang was taught by a commercial artist at a


    young age on how to make charcoal
    portrait.[3] His influence at the time was
    the artworks of Qi Baishi.[1] After World
    War II, the family moved to Cotabato. Ang
    made movie billboards here and later his
    family moved to Manila, where he
    attended the University of Santo Tomas
    where one of his mentors was Vicente
    Manansala.[3] He studied in the university
    from 1952 to 1954.[1]

    Career
    Ang's first formal recognition in his career
    as an artist was when his work Calesa
    garnered third place at the Shell National
    Students Art Competition in 1953. In 1954,
    he launched his first one-man show at the
    Contemporary Arts Gallery after he was
    urged by his mentor Manansala.[1] Within a
    few years his works such as garnered him
    more recognition such as Still Life (1951,
    Honorable mention), The Bird (1959, First
    Prize), Still Life in Red (1963, Third Prize),
    Fish (1963, Second Prize), and Geometric
    Still-Life Fish (1963, Second Prize). All of
    these recognition was from the Art
    Association of the Philippines.[1]

    He first attained prominence in the


    Philippine arts scene in the 1960s with a
    distinct style that fused influences from
    cubism, surrealism and expressionism.
    Some classified his style as "figurative
    expressionism", others merely called it
    ugly. What could not be doubted was the
    violence in his imagery, a factor that
    slighted the commercial viability of his
    works until the 1980s. He favored such
    subjects as fighting cocks, rabid dogs, and
    people enraptured by rage or bound in
    chains. As someone who has a Catholic
    background, he painted multiple
    depictions of the crucified Christ that did
    not shirk from portraying the agonies
    normally associated with the crucifixion.
    When asked why he was so angry, he
    replied, "Why not? Open your eyes. Look
    around you. So much anger, sorrow,
    ugliness. And also madness." The intensity
    of his works stood in contrast to his own
    personality, described as "placid and
    affable".[3][4]

    The grave of Ang Kiukok at the Libingan ng mga


    Bayani.

    It did not escape attention that many of


    Ang's most violent or gruesome imagery
    was painted during the martial law rule of
    Ferdinand Marcos, though he did not build
    a reputation for himself as a prominent
    critic of the Marcos regime.
    Ang was conferred the honor of being a
    National Artist for Visual Arts in 2001, by
    virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 32,
    s. 2001, which was signed on April 20,
    2001.[5] The ceremonial conferment of the
    honor to Ang and three other artists - F.
    Sionil Jose (literature), Ishmael Bernal
    (film) and Severino Montano (theater arts)
    - was held on June 11, 2001.[6]

    Legacy and death


    In the end, Ang emerged not only as a
    critical favorite, but a commercially
    popular artist as well. Upon his death from
    cancer on May 9, 2005, it was reported
    that he and fellow National Artist
    Fernando Amorsolo were the most widely
    bidded after Filipino painters in auctions.[7]

    References
    Specific

    1. "ANG KIUKOK" . Geringer Art, Ltd.


    Retrieved 8 October 2016.
    2. Cultural Center of the Philippines
    (2008). The National Artists of the
    Philippines 1999-2003. Pasig City:
    Anvil Publishing, Inc. ISBN 971-27-
    1412-8.
    3. "Ang Kiukok: From Xiamen to Davao
    to National Artist" . Inquirer.net.
    Philippine Daily Inquirer. 29 February
    2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
    4. (Cultural Center of the Philippines
    2008, p. 20)
    5. "Proclamation No. 32, s. 2001 |
    Official Gazette of the Republic of the
    Philippines" . gov.ph. Retrieved
    2014-01-29.
    6. Vanzi, Sol Jose (May 21, 2001). "4
    NATIONAL ARTISTS HONORED ON
    INDEPENDENCE DAY" . PHILIPPINE
    HEADLINE NEWS ONLINE. Manila.
    Retrieved February 5, 2013.
    7. "inq7.net" . news.inq7.net. Retrieved
    2014-04-03.

    General

    Torres, Emmanuel (2003). "Ang Kiukok's


    Icons of Pain and Struggle". The
    National Artists of the Philippines 1999-
    2003. Philippines: Cultural Center of the
    Philippines & Anvil Publishing, Inc.
    pp. 15–29. ISBN 971-27-1411-X.
    Zulueta, Lito B. Visionary National Artist
    Ang Kiukok Dies; 74, The Philippine Daily
    Inquirer, May 11, 2005 , retrieved on
    January 1, 2007 and
    FilipinioLibrarian.Blogspot.com ,
    retrieved on, July 6, 2007
    Endaya, Imelda Cajipe (artist and
    independent curator) and Cecilia B.
    Rebong (Philippine Consul-General).
    "Pamana: Modernong Sining" (A
    Heritage of Modern Art), An Art Exhibit
    from the Collection of the Philippine
    Center in New York, Printed Catalogue,
    The Consulate General of the
    Philippines, Philippine Center
    Management Board, and PCGNY.net,
    June 11, 2007, 12 pages.

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