Abdulmari Imao

National Artist, is popularly known for his monumental geometric sculpture and sarimanok paintings. Draws inspiration from the Tausug and Maranao artistic of southern Philippine, particularly the art of the okir wood carving design, which he reinterpreted in a contemporary manner. Has four distinct and interrelated themes; Islamic calligraphy, the sari manok (a mythical bird with fish), the sari mosque (a sarimanok and the form of the mosque, and the sari-okir. Has executed these themes in different sculptural processes, mainly metal casting, welding, embossing or repousse, as well as painting, Has made use of different mediums, but mainly brass and bronze in both paintings and sculpture. Has highly developed technological basis in his moulds of dolomite or white carbide stone, ignited or fossilized coal, or raw marble dust, technologies widely adapted in the Southeast Asian region.

SARIMANOK Wood 32" x 3.5 x 25" 2010 HAC Code: 10-106	SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 48" 2010 HAC Code: 78386	SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 36" 2010 HAC Code: 78070
SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas --" x --" ---- HAC Code: Imao001	SARIMANOK SERIES (SOLD) Acrylic on Canvas --" x --" --- HAC Code: Imao002	SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas 12" x 12" 2009 HAC Code: 78066
SARIMANOK SERIES (SOLD) Acrylic on Canvas 12" x 12" 2008 HAC Code: 78065	SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas 12" x 12" -- HAC Code: Imao005	SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas --" x --" -- HAC Code: Imao006
SARIMANOK SERIES Oil on Canvas 24" x 24" -- HAC Code: 79257	SARIMANOK SERIES (SOLD) Acrylic on Canvas --" x --" -- HAC Code: 79256	SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" 2009 HAC Code: 79252
SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" -- HAC Code: 79251	SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" -- HAC Code: Imao002	SARIMANOK SERIES (SOLD) Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" 2009 HAC GBA Code: 79253
SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" 2010 GBA Code: 79263	SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" -- GBA Code: 79264	SARIMANOK SERIES (SOLD) Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" 2010 GBA Code: 79262
BIRDS & FISH (SOLD) Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 24" 2011 GBA Code: 79644	BIRDS & FISH Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 24" 2012 GBA Code: 79643	KING FISHER (SOLD) Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 18" 2011 GBA Code: 79648
FISHES Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 24" 2012 GBA Code: 79645	KING FISHER (SOLD) Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 18" 2012 GBA Code: 79649	KING FISHER Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 24" 2011 GBA Code: 79650
BIRDS & FISH (SOLD) Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" 2012 GBA Code: 79647	FISHES Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" 2011 GBA Code: 79646	SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 18" 2010 GBA Code: 79670
KING FISHER Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" 2012 ALB Code: 79667	SARIMANOK SERIES Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" 2011 GBA Code: 79668

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