Maningning Miclat
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Maningning Miclat was a Chinese-born poet and painter of Filipino
descent, who lived in the Philippines from 1986. She was known for her Chinese bamboo
Zen
paintings and poetry
in three languages: Filipino, Mandarin and English.
Miclat was born in Beijing
, China
to Filipino
parents. Her family left the Philippines in 1969 during the Marcos
regime and moved to China in 1971. In 1986, she and her family returned to the Philippines after Marcos was removed from power. She has a younger sister, Banaue, who is an aspiring opera singer in New York City.
In 1987, she published her first book of poems, Wo De Shi, in Mandarin, and held her first solo show of traditional Chinese painting, Maningning: An Exhibit of Chinese Brush Works. She had four more solo shows in her lifetime. Miclat became a Fellow of the University of the Philippines National Writers Workshop in 1990 and won an award for a Filipino play there. She also became a Fellow of the Silliman National Writers Workshop
.
In 1992, she won the Art Association of the Philippines Grand Prize for a painting entitled Trouble in Paradise and her second book of poetry, Voice from the Underworld, was a finalist in the country's 2001 National Book Award.
in Manila
where she was teaching at the time. In 2001, the Maningning Foundation was founded in her memory to celebrate the talents of young artists both visual and written.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
descent, who lived in the Philippines from 1986. She was known for her Chinese bamboo
Bamboo painting
Works of bamboo painting, usually in ink, are a recognized motif or subgenre of East Asian painting. In a work of bamboo painting in ink, a skilled artist and calligrapher will paint a bamboo stalk or group of stalks with leaves...
Zen
Zen
Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism founded by the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma. The word Zen is from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chán , which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which can be approximately translated as "meditation" or "meditative state."Zen...
paintings and poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
in three languages: Filipino, Mandarin and English.
Biography
Excerpt from Why A Mural ? Beside this poem is a prayer frozen in the acrylic paints. Beside this poem is a mural - a desire for space. |
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Miclat was born in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
to Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
parents. Her family left the Philippines in 1969 during the Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
regime and moved to China in 1971. In 1986, she and her family returned to the Philippines after Marcos was removed from power. She has a younger sister, Banaue, who is an aspiring opera singer in New York City.
In 1987, she published her first book of poems, Wo De Shi, in Mandarin, and held her first solo show of traditional Chinese painting, Maningning: An Exhibit of Chinese Brush Works. She had four more solo shows in her lifetime. Miclat became a Fellow of the University of the Philippines National Writers Workshop in 1990 and won an award for a Filipino play there. She also became a Fellow of the Silliman National Writers Workshop
Silliman National Writers Workshop
The Silliman National Writers Workshop was founded by the late Edilberto K. Tiempo and National Artist for Literature Edith L. Tiempo of Silliman University...
.
In 1992, she won the Art Association of the Philippines Grand Prize for a painting entitled Trouble in Paradise and her second book of poetry, Voice from the Underworld, was a finalist in the country's 2001 National Book Award.
Death and legacy
In 2000, at the age of 28, she jumped from the seventh floor of the Far Eastern UniversityFar Eastern University
Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of...
in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
where she was teaching at the time. In 2001, the Maningning Foundation was founded in her memory to celebrate the talents of young artists both visual and written.