This document discusses the National Artist Award in the Philippines and provides details about seven Filipino National Artists in Literature. It explains that the award recognizes Filipino citizens who have made significant contributions to arts and letters. It then outlines the criteria for a National Artist in Literature and who selects the recipients. Biographies and backgrounds are given for Amado Hernandez, Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, Carlos Romulo, NVM Gonzales, Edith Tiempo, and F. Sionil Jose, the seven Filipino National Artists in Literature. The document concludes with an activity to critique a work by one of these artists.
This document discusses the National Artist Award in the Philippines and provides details about seven Filipino National Artists in Literature. It explains that the award recognizes Filipino citizens who have made significant contributions to arts and letters. It then outlines the criteria for a National Artist in Literature and who selects the recipients. Biographies and backgrounds are given for Amado Hernandez, Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, Carlos Romulo, NVM Gonzales, Edith Tiempo, and F. Sionil Jose, the seven Filipino National Artists in Literature. The document concludes with an activity to critique a work by one of these artists.
This document discusses the National Artist Award in the Philippines and provides details about seven Filipino National Artists in Literature. It explains that the award recognizes Filipino citizens who have made significant contributions to arts and letters. It then outlines the criteria for a National Artist in Literature and who selects the recipients. Biographies and backgrounds are given for Amado Hernandez, Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, Carlos Romulo, NVM Gonzales, Edith Tiempo, and F. Sionil Jose, the seven Filipino National Artists in Literature. The document concludes with an activity to critique a work by one of these artists.
This document discusses the National Artist Award in the Philippines and provides details about seven Filipino National Artists in Literature. It explains that the award recognizes Filipino citizens who have made significant contributions to arts and letters. It then outlines the criteria for a National Artist in Literature and who selects the recipients. Biographies and backgrounds are given for Amado Hernandez, Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, Carlos Romulo, NVM Gonzales, Edith Tiempo, and F. Sionil Jose, the seven Filipino National Artists in Literature. The document concludes with an activity to critique a work by one of these artists.
Social Dimensions LESSON 3 ► WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND WHEN YOU HEAR “NATIONAL ARTIST AWARD”? NATIONAL ARTIST AWARD ► The National Artist Award confers the rank or title of National Artist to Filipino citizens who have made distinct significant contributions in the field of arts and letters namely, music, dance, theater, visual arts, literature, film, broadcast arts and architecture. ► The award is said to represent the nation’s highest ideals in humanism and aesthetic expression. What is a Filipino National Artist in Literature? It’s criteria are: ► Living artists who are Filipino citizens at the time of nomination, as well as those who died after the establishment of the award in 1972 but were Filipino at the time of their death. ► The form and content of their writings created a sense of nationhood or instilled nationalism. ► Pioneered a unique style of creative expression in the literary arts that inspired younger generations of writers ► Displayed consistent excellence in the quality of their works ► Gained recognitions and awards from prestigious national or international literary institutions Who Selects the Filipino National Artist in Literature? ● Panel of literary experts ● Commissioners of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) ● Board of Governors of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) ● President of the Republic of the Philippines National Artists of the Philippines in Literature Amado V. Hernandez (1973) ► was born in Hagonoy, Bulacan but grew up in Tondo, Manila. His poems and novels written purely in the Filipino mother tongue tackle issues of the poor and working class. Jose Garcia Villa (1973) ► was also a Manileño, from Malate’s Singalong St.; he was known here and abroad as the “master of the comma poem” a unique style he created. Literary Reflections First, A Poem Must Be Magical by Jose Garcia Villa First, a poem must be magical, Then musical as a seagull. On the left is an excerpt It must be a brightness moving of verses from one example of Jose Garcia And hold secret a bird’s flowering Villa’s comma poem. It must be slender as a bell, And it must hold fire as well. It must have the wisdom of bows And it must kneel like a rose. Nick Joaquin (1976) ► a versatile Filipino from San Juan, was a journalist, poet, novelist, historian, playwright, scriptwriter and biographer. But it was his mysterious and suspense- filled novels that became his trademark style like the featured book on the right. Carlos P. Romulo (1982) ► a 4’ 11” son of Camiling, Tarlac was a WW2 soldier, UN diplomat and foreign affairs secretary under eight Philippine presidents. He wrote 18 books, mostly memoirs about him, Douglas McArthur, Pres. Quezon and especially Russian Andre Vishinky who he silenced with this quote in a UN Assembly: “It is the duty of the little Davids of this world to fling the pebbles of truth in the eyes of the blustering Goliaths and force them to behave!” NVM Gonzales (1997), ► a native of Romblon island, was a poet, essayist, novelist and teacher who depicted with his pen the Filipino spirit in rural and urban settings. Besides the book featured on the left, his other works also focus on nature like The Bamboo Dancers, The Winds of Image Credit: http://www.mgbertulfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/NVM- April, Seven Hills Away Gonzalez-Loam2.jpg and Work in the Mountains. Edith Tiempo (1999) ► who hails from Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya was a poet, a novelist, a literary critic, a teacher and the only female National Artist for Literature. Her masterpieces are famous for her use of vivid metaphors and vibrant Image Credit: http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1314371662l/12439096.jpg description that are fluid and not burdened with trite details. F. Sionil Jose (2001) ► is a native of Rosales, Pangasinan. He often gleans local legends and epics from his hometown as well as from the Ilocos region to include in his short stories and novels. His works are also consistent in depicting the themes of class struggle, colonialism, social justice and national sovereignty. Culminating Activity ► Choose one among the seven Filipino National Artists in Literature tackled in this presentation. From their body of literary works, choose one of any genre and do a critique of it. Did it meet the National Artist criteria of creating a sense of nationhood, unique style of creativity, profound impact on society and excellence? Explain why or why not?