He is a director for film and broadcast arts, espoused the term ―freedom of expression‖ in the Philippine Constitution. Brocka took his social activist spirit to the screen leaving behind 66 films which breathed life and hope for the marginalized sectors of society — slumdwellers, prostitute, construction workers, etc.

He is a native of Sulu, was a sculptor, painter, photographer, ceramist, documentary filmmaker, cultural researcher, writer, and articulator of Philippine Muslim art and culture.

He was a filmmaker of the first order and one of the very few who can be truly called a maestro. Critics have hailed him as ―the genius of Philippine cinema.

The actual objects or subjects from nature or reality are represented. Either they look exactly like the object copied naturally or realistically or they can be stylized for as long as the essential parts are present in the artwork.

An artist that continues to push the boundaries of drawing, he has been creating large-scale charcoal works that are part drawing, performance, and installation.

This is where the artwork seems to have been made by a reporter who is observing a subject, or a photographer using a candid camera.

This is achieved by through sharpness or softness, distinctness or vagueness of form and contour.