Arturo Luz
Arturo Luz | |
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| Born | Arturo Rogerio Luz November 26, 1926 Philippines |
| Died | May 26, 2021 (aged 94) Philippines |
| Occupation | Artist, Art administrator |
| Spouse(s) | Teresita Ojeda
(m. 1962; died 2019) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Order of National Artists of the Philippines |
Arturo Rogerio Luz (November 26, 1926 – May 26, 2021[1]) was a Filipino visual artist. He was also a known printmaker, sculptor, designer and art administrator.
A founding member of the modern Neo-realist school in Philippine art, he received the Philippine National Artist Award, the country's highest accolade in the arts, in 1997.[2]
Education[]
Luz attended the School of Fine Arts at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. He also went abroad to study at Brooklyn Museum Art School in New York, and the Académie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris. Luz also attended the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland in 1994.[1]
Early career[]
While Luz was pursuing college, he began exhibiting his works. At the 1962 International Art Salon in Saigon, South Vietnam, Luz won first prize for his work. He also garnered an award from the California Art Association, and was a recipient of the Republic Cultural Heritage Award for Painting of the Philippine Republic in 1966. He was also recognized as the Outstanding Young Man In Art by The Manila Times.[1]
Later career[]
Luz produced art pieces through a disciplined economy of means. His early drawings were described as "playful linear works" influenced by Paul Klee. His best masterpieces were minimalist, geometric abstracts, alluding to the modernist "virtues" of competence, order and elegance; and had been further described as evoking universal reality and mirrors an aspiration for an acme of true Asian modernity.[3]
From 1976 to 1986, Luz served as the first director of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila and is a frequent participant of exhibits held at the museum.[1] He owns the Luz Gallery, which according to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts "professionalized the art gallery as an institution".[4]
Personal life[]
Arturo was married to Teresita Ojeda, with whom he had 4 daughters, including the late singer Paola Luz, who died in 1991 at age 27, and former actress and model Angela Luz.[5][6] He has a granddaughter named Paulina Sotto, the daughter of Angela Luz.[citation needed]
Death[]
He died in May 26, 2021 at the age of 94.[4]
Further reading[]
- Reyes, Cid. Arturo Luz. Manila: Ayala Foundation and The Crucible Workshop, 1999.
See also[]
- Arts of the Philippines
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "In Memoriam: The Legacy of National Artist Arturo Luz". Tatler Philippines. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Film sketches National Artist Arturo Luz - Good News Pilipinas -". Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "UST mourns death of National Artist Arturo Luz – Manila Bulletin". Manila Bulletin. May 29, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Caruncho, Eric (April 30, 2019). "Tessie Ojeda Luz passes away at 89". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "Paola's story". The Philippine Star. August 21, 2016.
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- Filipino designers
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- University of Santo Tomas alumni
- Brooklyn Museum Art School alumni