10 Facts About Ang Kiukok

Ang Kiukok was a Filipino painter of Chinese descent and was a National Artist for Visual Arts.

Ang Kiukok was the only son in his family and he had four sisters.

Ang Kiukok was originally intended to be named Ang Hua Shing but did not push through with the plan upon learning that his cousin was given the name by his uncle.

Ang Kiukok was taught by a commercial artist at a young age on how to make charcoal portrait.

Ang Kiukok attended a Chinese high school where he learned Chinese calligraphy.

Ang Kiukok moved to Manila and attended the University of Santo Tomas where one of his mentors was Vicente Manansala.

Ang Kiukok studied in the university from 1952 to 1954.

Ang Kiukok was forced to stop his studies due to financial constraints.

Ang Kiukok first attained prominence in the Philippine arts scene in the 1960s with a distinct style that fused influences from cubism, surrealism and expressionism.

Ang Kiukok favored such subjects as fighting cocks, rabid dogs, and people enraptured by rage or bound in chains.