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1972
Begins works on REDEMPTION and installs
APOSTLES, Loyola Memorial Park; NUESTRA
Señora DE GUIA, Plaza Ferguson,
Malate.
Cited as one of the Philippines' best
in the visual arts category in the
Fookien Times Yearbook. He is the
subject of a cover story for the Asia
Magazine, and the Singapore Sunday
Times.
Appointed as Cultural Adviser to the
City of Manila. He represents the
Visual Arts in ALYANSA, concerned
artists of the Philippines. Joins
a group of thirty artists on a protest
march to Malacañang against
Martial Law on the day of its declaration
and is picked up by the police for
questioning.
Group Show: Gallery Artists Exhibit,
Soledaridad Galleries; Linggo ng Kalinangan,
Sining Kayumanggi, Manila.
1973
Installs THE RISE OF KNITTED SOCIETY,
Goldhill Plaza, Singapore; THE FORCE
OF THE WEST, L'Enfant Plaza Hotel,
Washington D.C.; OUR LADY OF REMEDIOS,
Malate, Manila. Prepares trophy for
the Singapore Malaysia Racing Rallies.
Solo Exhibitions: Agra Gallery, Washington
D.C.; Plaza Hotel, New York City;
Via de Parigi, Palm Beach; Gallery
99, Rome. Sculpture Couture Show with
couturier Dante Ramirez, Solidaridad
Galleries, Manila.
Receives front-page critical reviews
from leading critic Benjamin Forgey,
of the Evening Star and the Washington
Post. Cover story for Free World Magazine
("International Primitive: Herald
of Renaissance in Sculpture").
Personally satisfied by results of
his international shows, and despite
major offers abroad decides to come
back to the Philippines feeling that
what he achieved did not carry his
country's name along.
Begins his "Catharsis" series,
which reflects social ills of the
Martial Law period.
1974
Unveils THE REDEMPTION at the Loyola
Memorial Park in Marikina, Metro Manila;
THE SPIRIT OF PINAGLABANAN Monument,
Barrio Paraiso, San Juan, Metro Manila;
CHROME, GLASS AND PLEXIGLASS artwork,
Philippine Trade Center, New York
City. Prepares the Presidential Cup
for the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes.
Donates EDUCATION mural to the Philippine
College of Commerce.
Receives the Outstanding Sta. Ana
Resident Award.
Solo Exhibits: Chrome, Glass and Plexiglass,
Impressions Gallery, Makati, Metro
Manila (14 pieces Reflection 1-XIV
Series). Environmental in Yellow,
The Sanctuary Gallery, San Andres,
Manila.
Visits Germany as cultural visitor
and guest lecturer upon the invitation
of the Federal Republic of Germany.
He is the first Filipino sculptor
to be given this grant.
Launch of BEYOND ART, a critical and
documentary monograph on THE REDEMPTION
Monument sculpture project, written
by art critic-historian Dr. Rod Paras-Perez,
and published by the Loyola Group
of Companies.
Becomes a faculty member of the College
of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines,
Manila. He holds the post for a year.
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