- Martino Abellana
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Martino Abellana (1914–1988), known as "Noy Tinong", was a renowned Cebuano painter from Carcar. Dubbed "The Dean of Cebuano Painters", he was born to an artistic family. His main influence was his father, who was a school principal and a sculptor. Martino, along with his four brothers, including renowned sculptor and composer Dr. Ramon Abellana, were exposed to art early, and they helped their father with his sculptures.[1]
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Career
Martino pursued a career in the arts, finishing his formal art education at the School of Fine Arts of the University of the Philippines Manila. Among his teachers were the famous masters Fernando Amorsolo and Guillermo Tolentino. As an undergraduate, he helped his brother Ramon conceptualized the famous Carcar landmark, "Rotunda," by making sketches.[1]
Martino Abellana lived, worked and taught in Cebu, despite graduating with his degree in the fine arts in Manila. He facilitated the local development of art in Cebu together with his contemporary painter and friend Professor Julian Jumalon, and helped found the fine arts program at University of the Philippines College Cebu, where he left his greatest legacy by influencing an entire generation of Cebuano painters.[1][2]
Works
His lifetime of works includes portraits, landscapes, and still life glowing in oil, vibrant in pastels, vivid in charcoal, they practically pulsated with life.[2]
See also
- Dr. Ramon Abellana
- Carcar, Cebu
References
External links
Filipino painters
Pacita Abad · Martino Abellana · Federico Aguilar Alcuaz · Fernando Amorsolo · Pablo Amorsolo · Isidro Ancheta · Marcel Antonio · Luis Eduardo Aute · Benedicto Cabrera · Fabian de la Rosa · Victorio C. Edades · Botong Francisco · Paco Gorospe · Félix Resurrección Hidalgo · José T. Joya · Ang Kiukok · Cesar Legaspi · Nestor Leynes · Juan Luna · Arturo R. Luz · Malang · Vicente Manansala · Jao Mapa · Maningning Miclat · Hernando R. Ocampo · Onib Olmedo · Alfonso A. Ossorio · Mario Parial · José Rizal · Danny Sillada · Romeo Villalva Tabuena · Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo
Category:Filipino painters
Categories:- 1914 births
- 1986 deaths
- University of the Philippines alumni
- Filipino painters
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