ABOUT THE WORK

Working on the motifs of Muslim Mindanao from the 60s onward, Abdulmari Asia Imao has achieved reknown as the foremost designer of the sarimanok motif, especially during the 70s. He has integrated the form of the sarimanok and the fish on its beak or claws as integral elements. He re-explored and cultivated his aesthetic, coupled with an intellectual rigor and experience with modernism, he began a production of wonderfully Filipino fusion of eastern and ornamental design with the Western technique as seen in this Sarimanok Series masterpiece — a testament to Imao’s artistic precocity.