Abdulmari Asia Imao was a Filipino painter and sculptor.
24 Facts About Abdulmari Imao
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Abdulmari Imao spent most of his childhood in the town of Pata, in Sulu.
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Abdulmari Imao's family came from a generation of or boat makers dating back to the precolonial era.
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At the age of nine, Abdulmari Imao began to show interest for the arts.
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Abdulmari Imao etched trophies with the shape of a swimmer atop a pedestal for the swimmers in Sulu.
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Abdulmari Imao conversed with Tomas Bernardo, who was in-charge of the exhibit, about painting and asked if Abdulmari Imao was into the discipline.
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Abdulmari Imao presented Bernardo some of his works who later took Abdulmari Imao to Manila.
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Abdulmari Imao wrote to then President Ramon Magsaysay to seek a study grant.
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Jose Maria Ansaldo, aide to the President, helped Abdulmari Imao enter college at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.
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Abdulmari Imao entered as a pensionado of the Commission on National Integration.
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Abdulmari Imao graduated from the university with the degree Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture.
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In 1960, Abdulmari Imao entered the University of Kansas in the United States as a Smith Mundt and Fulbright Scholar.
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Abdulmari Imao was able to qualify for the top 20 slots of the scholarship.
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In 1962, Abdulmari Imao earned his Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture, major in Metal Brass Casting.
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Abdulmari Imao entered the Columbia University in New York City under the Columbia Faculty Scholarship in the tuition of Dr Lloyd Burden.
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Abdulmari Imao studied documentary motion picture and photography at the university.
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In 1963, Abdulmari Imao received the New York Museum of Modern Art Grant to Europe and Scandinavia becoming the first Asian recipient of the grant.
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On 9 June 2006, Abdulmari Imao was named with the National Artist of the Philippines for Sculpture.
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Abdulmari Imao was recognized as a brass-making consultant of the United Nations.
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Abdulmari Imao is known for using the okir, sarimanok and the naga as motifs in his artworks and is credited for popularizing the motifs to the Filipino national consciousness.
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Abdulmari Imao's Islamic faith is a source of inspiration in his art as evidenced in his sculptures composed of elements of Allah's name through Arabic calligraphy.
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Abdulmari Imao was married to Grace Bondoc de Leon, an art dealer from Santo Tomas, Pampanga.
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Abdulmari Imao died on 16 December 2014 at the age of 78 at his home in Marikina.
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Abdulmari Imao was later interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani at noon.