Ang Kiukok

Ang Kiukok

Ang Kiukok (Chinese: 洪救國, March 1, 1931- May 9, 2005) was a leading Filipino painter and a National Artist for Visual Arts.

Profile of the Artist

He was born in Davao City, Philippines to Chinese-Filipino parents who had emigrated from Fukien. He pursued Art Studies at the University of Santo Tomas, where he was taught by Filipino art masters, most notably Vicente Manansala who was to become a lifelong friend and mentor.

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. 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". [ The National Artists of the Philippines 1999-2003, p. 20 ]

It did not escape attention that many of Ang Kiukok'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. In 2001, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo named him a National Artist for Visual Arts.

In the end, Ang Kiukok 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. [http://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=36629]

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* [http://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=36629 Zulueta, Lito B. "Visionary National Artist Ang Kiukok Dies; 74", The Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 11, 2005] , retrieved on January 1, 2007 and [http://filipinolibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/05/fo-paintings.html, 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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