Post-Colonial Art Period

1946 - 1986

•Also known as the Philippine Modern Art Era

•Arts in this period are modern, conservative and experimental public art.

•This art have the influences of Western styles like pop art, maximalism, minimalism, abstraction,
expressionism, constructivism, magic realism, and environmental art

Artists and their artworks:

•Maria Makiling (1947) by Carlos "Botong" Francisco

CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO

National Artist for Painting (1973)

(November 4, 1912 – March 31, 1969)

Carlos “Botong” Francisco, the poet of Angono, single-handedly revived the forgotten art of mural and
remained its most distinguished practitioner for nearly three decades. In panels such as those that grace
the City Hall of Manila, Francisco turned fragments of the historic past into vivid records of the
legendary courage of the ancestors of his race. He was invariably linked with the “modernist” artists,
forming with Victorio C. Edades and Galo Ocampo what was then known in the local art circles as “The
Triumvirate”. Botong’s unerring eye for composition, the lush tropical sense of color and abiding faith in
the folk values typified by the townspeople of Angono became the hallmark of his
art.

Maria Makiling based on Philippine folklore is protector of forest and wildlife. In

Maria Makiling, Botong reveals a relaxed and recumbent woman with her legs
dangling in the cool waters of the stream and playing with an exotic deer by her side.

* Blue Horizon by Jose Joya

JOSE JOYA

National Artist for Visual Arts (2003)

(June 3, 1931 – May 11, 1995)

Jose Joya is a painter and multimedia artist who distinguished himself by creating an authentic Filipino
abstract idiom that transcended foreign influences. Most of Joya’s paintings of harmonious colors were
 inspired by Philippine landscapes, such as green rice paddies and
golden fields of harvest. His use of rice paper in collages placed value
on transparency, a common characteristic of folk art. The curvilinear
forms of his paintings often recall the colorful and multilayered ‘kiping’
of the Pahiyas festival. His important mandala series was also drawn
from Asian aesthetic forms and concepts.

“Blue Horizon” (1959) marks the consolidation of Joya’s own inimitable

style that would make him recognizable across the world. In just two
more years, he would be the subject of an impressive retrospective at
the Philam Life Building, testimony to his meteoric rise. For Joya, the
best was yet to come as he continued to ascend the heights in the
1960s.

*Saeta 44 by Fernando Zobel

Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo Torrontegui, also known as Fernando M. Zóbel

(27 August 1924-2 June 1984)

Fernando M. Zóbel, was a Spanish Filipino painter, businessman, art

collector and museum founder. Fernando Zobel had lofty dreams for
Philippine art. He was a leader in the Early Philippine Art genre who is
best known for his abstract paintings that were frequently created in
black and white. His works were influenced by Abstract Expressionism as
well as Asian art and calligraphy. Along with Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Zobel
is considered to be one of the most important artists of this genre from
this era.

Zóbel is best known for his first artwork series called the Saetas. Named after the liturgical song sung in
Holy Week in Spain, they were developed for the most part in the Philippines. Zóbel faced the technical
problem of how to achieve the lines that his theme required, lines that were, in his own words, "long,
fine, and controlled." The artist's use of a surgical syringe to eject fine lines of paint was a hallmark of
this series.Painted between 1957 and 1959, the Saetas mark Zóbel’s transition fromrepresentational
painting to full abstraction.