Hanga Public Arts and Literature

#hangawednesdays of the 2019 UP Lakad Gunita is all about art pieces housed between the replica oblation sculpture in front of the Quezon Hall at the West side to the original piece of artist Guillermo Tolentino at the 4/F of the Gonzales Hall towards the East. Tour also cites the buildings around the university oval starting from Quezon Hall moving South ending in UP Theater Complex in the North.

From the sculpture of National Artist Guillermo Tolentino fronting the Quezon Hall designed by National Artist for Architecture Juan Nakpil, walk was directed at the back to spot Three Women Sewing a Flag, a sculpture created by another National Artist for Sculpture Napoleon Abueva.

Within a short walking distance are the more modern works on display at the front grounds of the Fine Arts building. Beside the modern edifice is the torn down lot where Siyam na Diwata ng Sining or the Nine Muses of the Arts another work of Napoleon Abueva is displayed.

Palma Hall named after the 4th UP President is considered an iconic building designed by architect Cesar Concio. It is a mirror image of the Melchor Hall several meters across separated by a parking lot and the lagoon; notable work of art at the lobby of the Palma Hall are the mural and the abstract design on the floor by National Artist Vicente Manansala.

Another mural on the 2nd floor featured a more recent work on different forms of revolution tagged as "Isang Daan Taon sa Bukang-Liwayway."

In a North South position is the Gonzales Hall which houses the Bulwagan ng Dangal, a heritage museum, the University Seal designed by artist Abueva and on the 4/F, the original sculpture of the oblation.

Notable at the 3/F of the library is the Judge Guillermo B. Guevara museum, founder of criminology in the Philippines. Valuable paintings of the first national artist for painting Fernando Amorsolo are on display along with papers, documents and books of the judge.

Winding down the tour, the guides directed the group to the UP Sundial, the Carillon and finally at the University Theater where the modern works nearby were cited.

Hanga is just a sampler of precious works within the university oval area. Amazing that a wealth of valuable pieces is just within reach to everyone plying in the area.