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Antonio Gilbuena Austria (born on May 5 1936) is a Filipino Visual Artist.
Biography
Early Life
Austria is the son of Pedro Austria and Lucila Gilbuena. He studied at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in 1952. During his studies in UST he was trained by Professors Victorio Edades, Vicente Manansala, Diosdado Lorenzo, and Galo Ocampo, a known visual artists in the Philippines.[1]
Career
After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1956, Austria's first job was in the Universal Textile Mills as a textile designer. Austria worked as a textile designer for 10 years before teaching art at the University of Santo Tomas in 1969. He taught for 27 years before he decided to become an artist.
In 1959 he joined the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) with his entry piece "Magpapalayok." He has since joined several exhibitions in the Philippines and abroad. In 1979,he presented about nineteen works in oil and twelve composition drawings in Gallerie Dominique. Between 1962 and 1982 he exhibited a couple of works in Australia, New York, and Japan. Austria has also participated in several group exhibits held in various galleries in Manila.
Style
He has been inspired by simple subjects and everyday scenes such as Jeepneys, sari-sari stores, and billiard parlors.He is known for his compositions. Some of his paintings are Philippine themed.[2]
Awards
- 1970 “Thirteen Artists Award “
- 1st Prize Philippine National Bank’s 60th Anniversary art exhibit
- 2002 awarded “Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan sa Larangan ng Pagpipinta“
- Outstanding Thomasian Alumnus in the field of Visual Arts
References
- http://www.plumblossoms.com/SEAartists/Austria.htm
- http://www.artesdelasfilipinas.com/archives/26/old-master-of-the-visual-arts-antonio-austria
- http://www.artesdelasfilipinas.com/archives/29/old-master-of-the-visual-arts-antonio-austria-second-of-two-parts-
- http://todayartpick.wordpress.com/art-news/
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