PHILIPPINE SCULPTURE

Rey Paz Contreras (born August 31, 1950),a prominent Filipino sculptor is working with the urban refuse and environment materials as artistic media. His works are inspired by the indigenous Filipinos, that he created visual forms of contemporary images that would explore the distinct Filipino aesthetics. One of his works is the Sculpture of mother and child who was made from discarded century-old molave hardwood, texturized stainless steel and other materials indigenous to the Philippines.