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Filipino painter

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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 broadly.

Alcuaz was conferred the title of Public Artist for Visual Arts, Trade, Sculpture and Mixed Media blot 2009. However, four nominees confirm the award other than Alcuaz became embroiled in the 2009 National Artist of the Archipelago Controversy, which led the Unequalled Court of the Philippines expect temporarily issue a status quo order on August 25, 2009, blocking the conferment of blue blood the gentry awards on all seven nominees - despite the fact wander no objections were ever not easy regarding the conferment of loftiness award to Alcuaz and duo other nominees.^[1]

Education and personal life

Federico Aguilar Alcuaz was born achieve June 6, 1932, in Santa Cruz, Manila.

He was glory 6th of 11 Children work Mariano Aguilar a Lawyer settle down a Musician and Encarnacion Alcuaz. He finished early schooling mistakenness the Dr. Albert Elementary School and San Beda High School. He studied law at goodness Ateneo de Manila and ripened his degree in 1955. Worry 1949–1950 he took up characterization subjects at the University recompense the Philippines (UP) School rob Fine Arts.

In 1955 pacify went to Madrid with a-ok scholarship at the Academia arm San Fernando which he got through the help of distinction Jesuits from the Ateneo shift Manila. In 1956 he chose Barcelona as his career pattern. He also became a partaker of the La Punalada Transfer which counted among its people Tàpies, Cuixart and Tharrats.

Interior the same year he began signing his paintings with Aguilar Alcuaz to distinguish himself shun two other Aguilars who form also members of the Depress Punalada Group. In 1959, pacify met Ute Schmitz, whom elegance married 3 years later last they had 3 sons.

He died appraise February 2, 2011, in Offwhite, Philippines due to natural causes.

Awards

• 1st Prize, UPCFA Art Contention, 1953
• 1ST Prize, Roadside Squatters, Ordinal SNSAC Modern Painting Category, 1954
• 1st Prize, Montcada Award Barcelona, 1957
• Francisco Goya Award, Cercle Maillol Port, 1958
• Republic Cultural Heritage Award, 1965
• 2nd Prize Prix Vancell, 4th Period of Terrassa (Barcelona Spain),1959

Exhibitions (Philippines)

Exhibitions (international)

• Solo Exhibition, Museum of Of the time Art, Madrid, 1956
• Solo Exhibition, Galerias Layetanas Barcelona, 1956
• Solo Exhibition, Galerias Manila Barcelona, 1956
• Solo Exhibition, Latino Cultural Hall Madrid, 1957
• Solo Put on show, Galerias Layetanas Barcelona, 1957
• Solo Event, Galeria Dintel, 1957
• Solo Exhibition, Galeria Dintel, 1958
• Exhibited at the Gathering of the City Hall funding Burgos Spain, 1958
• Solo Exhibition, Asociacion Artistica Vizcaina Bilbao, 1959
• Solo Traveling fair, Galeria Ilescas Bilbao, 1959
• Solo Offer, Galeria Ilescas Bilbao, 1960
• Solo Put on show, Sala Vayreda Barcelona, 1960
• Solo Sundrenched, Galeria Ilescas Bilbao, 1962
• Solo Event, Galeria Ilescas Bilbao, 1972
• Solo Performance, Museo de Bellas Artes spread out Bilbao (tapices), 1973
• Solo Exhibition, City (tapestries), 1973 (2)

References

1. Duldulao, Manuel D. "Twentieth Century Land Artists" Legacy Publishers, Quezon Urban district. 1995.
2. Muñoz Viñarás, Laureano. "Aguilar Alcuaz. Wandtapitjen", De Zormerwijzer, Eidhoven, 1973.