National Artist In Painting In 1976 Father Of Modern Painting Is. Edades traveled to the united states and enrolled at the university of washington in seattle, taking up architecture and later earned a master of fine arts in painting. In the same year, in the shell national art competition, my oil painting vista por la noche won a special prize.
The “father of modern philippine sculpture”. Edades was the pioneer in modernism in the philippine art scene. She was one of the most important modern artists at the age of 18 only.
He also used many forms of materials in his craft.
Born in bohol, he is also the youngest national artist awardee appointed by then president marcos, at the age of 46. Edades emerged as the “father of modern philippine painting”. The order of national artists of the philippines (filipino: The youngest recipient of national artist awards in the visual art, he.