Si MAGDANGAL ay isang bagong rebulto na likha ni Napoleon Abueva, ang ating Pambansang Alagad ng Sining para sa Eskultura para sa pagdiriwang ng sentenaryo ng ating unibersidad Ang rebulto ay isang diwatang pinakikinang ng naisalbang dangal, na umusbong mula sa mapanganib na dagat ng kasakiman at kurapsiyon Ang isang kamay niya ay nakahanda upang harapin ang anumang panganib at ang isa naman ay nakabukas, handang umalalay at mag!alay ng pagmamahal at pag!aaruga Ang kanyang mga mata ay mulat na mulat " nakatingin nakatingin sa isang magandang bukas Ang militanteng hubog ng rebulto ni Abueva ay isang alegorikong oposisyon sa mater dolorosa at sa tradisyonal na dalagang bukid Ang pangalan ng rebulto, na isang pandiwa ay nagsasaad sa patuloy na pagtuklas at pagbuo ng isang pambansang dangal S# Magdangal ay unang ipinakilala sa kolehiyo nung ika!$% ng April $&&' Magdangal (Magdangal,) another o* Abueva+s work is dubbed as ble+s muse -he s.ulpture is among the latest additions on .ampus, keeping keeping vigil in*ront o* the Arts and Letters building /0AL1 During its publi. inauguration in $&&', *ormer 0AL dean 2irgilio Almario said the s.ulpture stands *or our .ountry+s (great national will to *ree itsel* *rom the sha.kles o* history and .reate a new hori3on o* hope) A pla4ue on Magdangal+s pedestal was .ontained the words *rom Almario+s poem bearing her name as title “Magbangon ka, aking Mutya, Mula dagat ng dalita; Pairalin mo sa lupa Ang tarong, ragsak, ragsak, at laya." Almario said, in the poem, the speaker .alls on his beloved Mutya5a native name *or a pre.ious pearl5(to rise *rom the sea o* sorrows and bless the land anew) -he last three three words .ome *rom three three language language in the Philippines Philippines des.ribing des.ribing the poet+s poet+s hope *or the .ountry+s *uture (-arong) is 6isaya *or straight, the root!word o* (katarungan) /7usti.e1 (8agsak) is #lo.ano *or 7oy, and (laya) is the -agalog root!word o* (kalayaan) /independen.e1
On August 8, National Artist for the Visual Arts Napoleon V. V. Abueva’s latest creation, “Magdangal,” was unveiled at the ollege of Arts and !etters "A!# grounds. $ubbed b% Abueva hi&self as the “Oblation’s co&panion,” the new statue is located in front of the A! New 'uilding. A..ompanied by a troupe o* dan.ers, 9P President Emerlinda 8 8oman led the dramati. unveiling o* the statue, while 9P Diliman 0han.ellor Sergio S 0ao parti.ipated in the o:ering o* ;owers Abueva spoke brie;y during the .eremony about the genesis o* (Magdangal,) revealing revealing that it was National Artist and 0AL Dean 2irgilio S Almario, who suggested to him that he might
.reate a *emale .ompanion to the blation
The concrete fgure o Magdangal (-he blation has gone too long without a .ompanion,) Abueva said, adding that while (Magdangal) is lo.ated *ar *rom the 0AL Se.retary+s ?.e, otherwise known to students as 0AL @&@, whi.h was relo.ated *rom Palma =all to the basement o* the a.ulty 0enter, and the newly!renovated Pulungang 0laro M 8e.to (culptures of Napoleon Abueva Napoleon V. Abueva is known as the Bather o* Modern Philippine S.ulptureB and re.ipient o* the most prestigious award, National Artist o* the Philippines in @C% in the elds o* 2isual Arts /s.ulpture1 =e is known also as master o* both a.ademi. representational style and modern abstra.t Abueva was born in -agbilaran, 6ohol in Fanuary $%, @C& #n @CH@, he won the Pura 2illanueva!Ialaw s.holarship and nished 6a.helor o* Arts in S.ulpture in 9niversity o* the Philippines in @CH =e was mentored by another National Artist, Guillermo -olentino, who is *amous in blation and 6oni*a.io Monument =e won several .ompetition in Art Asso.iation o* the Philippines su.h as BIaganapanB in @CH #n @CHJ he re.ieved the ullbright!Smith Mundt S.holarship and nished Master o* ine Arts in 0ranbrook A.ademy =e later took graduate units in 0erami.s at the 9niversity o* Iansas and Art =istory at =arvard 9niversity #n @C%, he re.eived the National Artist award and .onsider as the youngest who re.eived this prestigious award at age o* J% #n @C', he was appointed Dean o* the 0ollege o* ine Arts at the 9niversity o* the Philippines, a position he held until @C'C#n @CC, he was given an honorary do.torate in humanities and was promoted to 9niversity Pro*essor =e retired *rom the 9niversity in Fune @CCH, and was given the status o* Pro*essor Emeritus in April $&& Abueva utili3ed almost all kinds o* materials *rom hard wood /molave, a.a.ia, langka wood, ipil, kamagong, palm wood and bamboo1 to adobe, metal, stainless steel, .ement, marble, bron3e, iron, alabaster, .oral and brass Among the ma7or works o* Abueva are as *ollows> Iaganapan /@CH1, Iiss o* Fudas /@CHH1K -he -ransguration at the Eternal Garden Memorial Park /@CC1K redesvinda in ort 0anning, Singapore /@C'@1K Nine Muses at the 9P a.ulty 0enter /@CCJ1K Sunburst at the Peninsula Manila =otel /@CCJ1K the bron3e gure o* -eodoro M Ialaw in *ront o* National LibraryK Murals in Marble at the National =eroes Shrine, Mt Samat, 6ataanK @J Stations o* the 0ross at the EDSA ShrineK Sandugo or 6lood 0ompa.t shrine in -agbilaran, 6ohol =e also per*ormed the death mask pro.edures to the late 0ardinal Sin and ernando Poe Fr Some o* his honors and awards are> Awardee, -he 9nknown Politi.al Prisoner, in the #nternational S.ulpture 0ompetition by the #nstitute o* 0ontemporary Arts, London /@CH1K irst Pri3e and Spe.ial Award, Iaganapan /Marble1, in the Semi!Annual Art Ehibition by the Art Asso.iation o* the Philippines /@CH1K irst Pri3e, Iiss o* Fudas /ood1, in the 8eligious Art Ehibition in Detroit, Mi.higan, 9SA /@CHH1K irst Pri3e, ater 6u:alo /Marble1, in the Annual Show, at St Louis , Missouri, 9SA /@CH%1K irst Pri3e, igure /ood1, in the Annual Show o* the Art Asso.iation o* the Philippines /@CH1K Most utstanding Alumnus o* the S.hool o* ine
Arts, 9P Golden Fubilee /@CH'1K 8epubli. Award *or S.ulpture /@CHC1K -en utstanding oung Men o* the Philippines /-M1 Awardee in S.ulpture /@CHC1K inner, 0ultural =eritage Award /@C%%1K ASEAN Awards *or 2isual Arts in 6angkok /@C'1K ourth ASEAN A.hievement Award *or 2isual Arts in Singapore /Fuly @CCH1
