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Pain Thing
Answer: Painting
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o These are the arts—those that draw the eye and stir the
heart with a display of talent and imagination.
o art forms that create works that are primarily visual in
nature, such as:
v Pottery v Design
v Drawing v Crafts
v Painting v Photography
v sculpture v Video
v Printing v Film Making
v Architecture
1 Fernando Amorsolo 5 Cesar Legaspi

2 Victorio C. Edades 6 Abdulmari Asia Imao

3 Benedicto Cabrera 7 Guillermo E. Tolentino

4 Carlos “Botong” Francisco 8 Arturo Luz


9 Federico Aguilar Alcuaz 13 Hernando R. Ocampo

10 Napoleon V. Abueva 14 Ang Kiukok

11 J. Elizalde Navarro 15 Jose T. Joya

12 Francisco Coching 16 Vicente Manansala


17 Larry Alcala
• The First National Artist in the Philippines.
• May 19, 1892 - April 24, 1972.
• He was born in Paco, Manila.
• He is a portraitist and painter of rural
Philippine landscapes.
• He was nicknamed as “Grand Old Man of
Philippine Art.”
• Amorsolo was recognized as such for his
pioneering use of impressionistic technique.
• He created the backlighting method that
National Artist became his signature, which made figures,
for Painting plants, hair, and breasts sparkle on canvas.
Maiden in a stream El Ciego or The
(1921) Blind Man
(1928)
Dalagang Bukid The Mestiza
(1936) (1928)
Planting Rice Sunday Morning
(1946) Going to Town
(1958)
Why was the award granted to
Amorsolo?
His artworks highlights all of his
artistic production years that have
“define and perpetuated a
distinctive piece of the nation’s
aesthetic and cultural legacy.”
How was the recipient and their artworks
affected national discourse and the Philippine
Art Scene?

With the use of the impressionistic


technique and backlighting in his paintings,
it did not just affect the development of
Philippine art, but also in the formation
of Filipino notions of self and identity.
• December 13, 1895 – March 7, 1985
• A Filipino painter who led the revolutionary
Thirteen Moderns in a heated debate
about nature and function of art.
• In 1976, he was named a National Artist.
• He was emerged as the “Father of Modern
Philippine Painting.”
• In the 1930s, Edades taught at the
University of Santos Tomas and became
dean of its Department of Architecture
National Artist where he stayed for three full decades.
for Painting
(1976)
• He developed a liberal arts curriculum and
became the first in Philippine education.
• Galo B. Ocampo and Carlos “Botong” Francisco
were also recruited by Edades to join the
institution as professor artist. The three took
the lead in the development of mural painting
and called as the powerful “Triumvirate.”
• When Edades finally decided to retire from
teaching at the age of 70, the university
awarded him the honorary title of Doctor of
Fine Arts in recognition of his great
National Artist achievements as a “visionary, teacher, and
artist.”
for Painting
(1976)
• Edade’s art style is MODERNISM.
• Together with Hernando Ocampo
and Diosdado Lorenzo, they founded
the Atelier of Modern Art which
resulted to the formation of
“Thirteen Modern.”
• In 1951, the Art of Association of
the Philippines (AAP) and Phlippine
National Artist Art Gallery were established.
for Painting
(1976)
Mother and Daughter Portrait of the
(1926) Professor (1928)
The Wrestlers Poinsettia Girl
(1927)
(1976)
Why was the award granted to
Edades?
In 1976, the government bestowed the
title of National Artist on Edades in
recognition of his pioneering efforts in
promoting the cause of modern art in this
country.
How was the recipient and their artworks
affected national discourse and the Philippine
Art Scene?
In 1928, He acted as a go between for the
modernists and the traditionalists. movement in
Europe and Philippine art, which was then
immersed in the Amorsolo School’s idyllic images.
• Also known as “Bencab.”
• He was born in Malabon on April 10, 1942.
• At midsixties, Bencab started his career as
a lyrical expressionist.
• His solitary figures of scavengers emerging
from a dark environment were savage jabs
at a population who had grown numb to
poverty and neglect.
• Bencab painting has earthy colour palettes
and figures warped in flowing fabric in
muted tones
National Artist for • Bencab has christened the emblematic
Visual Art scavenger figure “Sabel.”
(2006)
Madonna with Studies of Sabel,
Objects diptych
(1991) (1991)
People Waiting
(1989) Waiting for the
Monsoon
(1986)
The Indifference
(1989)
Why was the award granted to
Cabrera?
• He explored his art the way out of the late
neorealism and high abstraction of the sixties
to be able to reevaluate the power of
figurative expression had provided crucial
possibilities for Philippine art from the
Martial Law years in the seventies to the
present day.
How was the recipient and their artworks
affected national discourse and the Philippine
Art Scene?
• His paintings, which are inspired for their draftsmanship and
their reflections on Filipino identity, have influenced other
artists. He is the owner of one of the greatest collections of
indigenous object from the Northern Philippines as well as
hundreds of pieces of modern sculpture, painting, and
photography by and about Filipinos.
• Popularly know as “Botong.”
• a muralist from Angono Rizal.
• (November 4, 1912 – March 31, 1969)
• He was a distinguished for mural painting for many
decades and best known for his historical pieces.
• He was one of the first Filipino modernists along
with Galo Ocampo and Victorio C. Edades, whom
they called “The Triumvirate.”
• Francisco employed bold folk colors, rhythmic lines,
and decorative patterns. He evoked the communal
life of philippine gatherings and celebrations.
• His images were drawn from mythology, history,
National Artist legend and from contemporary Philippine village
for Painting life.
(1973)
Portrait of Purita The Invasion of
(1914) Limahong
(1956)
Serenade or Harana Muslim Bethrotal
(1995) (1958)
First Mass at
Blood Compact
Limasawa
(1965)
The Martyrdom Bayanihan
of Rizal (1962)
Magpupukot Fiesta
(1946)
Why was the award granted to
Francisco?
•Francisco transformed historical
shards into vivid accounts of the fabled
bravery of his race’s ancestors in
panels like those that adorn the City
Hall of Manila.
How was the recipient and their artworks
affected national discourse and the Philippine
Art Scene?

•The distinguishing characteristics of Botong’s


work were his precise sense of composition, the lush
tropical sense of color, and his unwavering trust in
the traditional values exemplified by the residents
of Angono.
• was a national painter of the Philippines and
also prior to dedicating himself to visual art
fulltime in the s, he worked as an art
director.
• Legaspi belonged to the so-called “Thirteen
Moderns” and later, the “Neo-realists”.
• In , Legaspi received his Certificate of
Proficiency from the School of Fine Arts at
the University of the Philippines.
• Then, from to , he pursued art
National Artist studies abroad as a scholar at the Cultura
for Visual arts Hispanic in Madrid.
National Artist
for Visual arts
Sea of Gold Morning Dance
(1990) (1982)
Gadgets II Tree Painting
(1949) (1949)
Abstract Nude
(1970) (1978)
Why was the award granted to
Legaspi?
•Cesar Legaspi, a pioneering "Neo-
Realist” in the nation, is known for his
singular accomplishment of enhancing
cubism in the Philippine setting.
How was the recipient and their artworks
affected national discourse and the Philippine
Art Scene?

•Legaspi belonged to the “Thirteen Moderns,”


subsequently known as the "Neo-realists.” His
unique aesthetic and provocative subjects made a
vital contribution to the emergence and eventual
acceptance of modern art in the Philippines.
• January 14, 1936 – December 16, 2014
• Imao is a Sulu native who also works as a
sculptor, painter, photographer, ceramist,
documentarian, cultural researcher, writer,
and interpreter of Muslim art and culture in
the Philippines.
• Abdulmari Asia Imao is known for its Art style
such as Sculpture and Paintings
• The native ukkil, sarimanok, and naga themes
have gained popularity and been ingrained as
uniquely Filipino designs in the minds of the
National Artist for Filipino people and other peoples.
Visual Arts • Guillermo Tolentino and Napoleon Abueva
were among his Mentors.
• He was awarded a Schmidt and
Fulbright Scholarship at Kansas
University, USA.
• He was awarded two year fellowships
at Columbia University and the Rhode
Island School of Design in New York.
• The first Asian to be awarded a
Fellowship from the Museum of
National Artist for Modern Art MoMA to study in
Visual Arts Europe.
• Upon his return in the Philippines, he
taught Fine Arts at the University of
the East.
• He created various historical and
public art works across the nation
after researching and promoting
indigenous brass casting processes.

National Artist for


Visual Arts
Pako Rabong Sarimanok
Other Artworks:
• Ukkil

• The Naga
Why was the award granted to
Imao?
• He was awarded for his contribution to Philippine
culture and the arts, he was inducted into the Order
of National Artists in 2006 and awarded the
Presidential Medal of Merit in 2005, the Gawad CCP
para sa Sining in 1990, and the Gawad Patnubay ng
Sining by the City of Manila in 1985, and the Ten
Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM) in
1968.
How was the recipient and their artworks
affected national discourse and the Philippine
Art Scene?

• Imao’s works and motifs are deeply rooted in his


Muslim upbringing, but he also embraced a healthy
relationship and respectful dialogue with other
faiths.
• National Artist for Sculpture
(1973)
• (July 24, 1890 – July 12, 1976)
• known for Portrait sculpture,
commemorative, public art in
classical style.
• a product of the Revival period in
Philippine art.
• Returning from Europe in 1925, he
was appointed as professor at
the UP School of Fine Arts
Why was the award
granted to Tolentino?
How was the recipient and their
artworks affected national discourse
and the Philippine Art Scene?
• National Artist for Visual Arts in 1997.
• He is painter, sculptor, and designer for
more than 40 years.
• November 20, 1926 – May 26, 2021
• He created masterpieces that exemplify
an ideal of sublime austerity in
expression and form.
• Luz produced works that elevated Filipino
aesthetic vision to new heights of
sophisticated simplicity.
• By establishing the Luz Gallery, he inspired
and developed a Filipino artistic
community that nurtures impeccable
designs.
• National Artist for Visual Arts
(2009)
• (June 6, 1932 – February 2, 2011)

• He was an artist of voluminous output.


• He is known mainly for his gestural
paintings in acrylic and oil, as well as
sketches in ink, watercolor, and pencil.
• He was also a sculptor of note and has
rendered abstract and figurative
works in ceramics, tapestries and
even in relief sculptures made of
paper and mixed media, which he simply
calls “Alcuazaics.”
• National Artist for Sculpture
• January 26, 1930 – February 16, 2018
• At 46, Napoleon V. Abueva was the youngest
national artist awardee.
• Napoleon was local at Bohol.
• Considered as the “Father of Modern Philippine
Sculpture.”
• From hardwood to adobe, metal, stainless steel,
cement, marble, bronze, iron, alabaster, coral, and
brass, he has used practically every type of
material.
• He was also referred as “buoyant sculpture” in
1951.
• National Artist for Visual Art
• May 22, 1924 – June 10, 1999
• Navarro is a versatile artist, being both a
sculptor and proficient painter.
• He spanned 40 years to the visual arts of
printmaking, drawing, graphic designing,
painting and sculpting.
• His carved masks in hardwood merge the
human and the animal; his paintings figures in
oil and watercolor, and his assemblages fuse
found objects and metal parts consists of
abstracts.
• National Artist for Visual Arts (2014)
• (January 29, 1919 – September 1,
1998)
• Widely known as the “dean of Filipino
illustrators,”
• Francisco V. Coching was a central
figure in the development of komiks, or
Filipino comics.
• Coching brings to popular consciousness
the issues concerning race and identity.
• He also discussed in his works the
concept of the hero.
• A self taught artist known for his abstract
painting.
• National Artist for Visual Arts (1991)
• (April 28, 1911 – December 28, 1978)
• Ocampo embraced the tradition of modernism,
inspired by both his native landscapes and his
science fiction novels.
• His writings helped people comprehend and
become aware of the hard social realities
• His paintings used ferocious and vivid hues to
portray the lush Philippine landscape.
• He was essential in keeping alive the first
art gallery in the nation, the Philippine Art
Gallery.
• National Artist for Visual Arts (2001)
• (March 1, 1931 – May 9, 2005)
• Vicente Ang and Chin Lim gave birth to Ang Kiukok.
• One of the most vibrant and energetic
characters to emerge in
• In that decade, Ang Kiukok, one of the followers
of the avantgarde modernists, forged his own
formal and iconographic route with
expressionistic works that had strong visual
impact and compelling significance.
• He has won numerous awards from the Art
Association of the Philippines and his work has
been widely exhibited locally and internationally.
• Ang kiukok has 3 art style which is Cubism,
Expressionism, and Surrealism.
• National Artist for Visual Arts (2003)
• (June 3, 1931 – May 11, 1995)
• Painter and multidisciplinary artist who made a
name for himself by forging a distinctively
Filipino abstract idiom that was free of outside
influences.
• The lush rice paddies and golden harvest fields
of the Philippines are Joya’s inspiration.
• Transparency was valued in his collages
• His paintings’ curved shapes reminded of “kiping”
of the Pahiyas celebration.
• He also used Asian aesthetic shapes and ideas in
his significant mandala series.
• National Artist For Painting (1981)
• January 22,1910 - August 22,1981
• He was one of the first Abstractionists on
the Philippine art scene.
• Vicente Manansala is also credited with
bridging the gap between the city and the
suburbs, between the rural and
cosmopolitan ways of life.
• Manansala developed transparent cubism,
wherein the “delicate tones, shape, and
patterns of figure and environment are
masterfully superimposed”
• National Artist for Visual Arts (2018)
• He was born on August to
Ernesto Alcala and Elpidia Zarate in
Daraga, Albay.
• He died on June 24, 2002
• He graduated from the University of the
Philippines UP in with a Bachelor
of Fine Arts in Painting after receiving a
scholarship from the Manila Times editor
Ramón Roces.
• Larry Alcala was a well known editorial
cartoonist and illustrator in the
Philippines.
• Visual Art are arts those that draw the eye and stir the heart with a
display of talent and imagination, such as:
v Pottery v Design
v Drawing v Crafts v Architecture
v Painting v Photography
v sculpture v Video
v Printing v Film Making
• There are
Fernando Amorsolo Guillermo E. Tolentino Hernando R. Ocampo
Victorio C. Edades Arturo Luz Ang Kiukok
Benedicto Cabrera Federico Aguilar Alcuaz Jose T. Joya
Carlos Francisco Napoleon V. Abueva Vicente Manansala
Cesar Legaspi J. Elizalde Navarro Larry Alcala
Abdulmari Asia Imao Francisco Coching
1 Friday Moratal 5 Allen Andrei Enate

2 Redd Garcia 6 John Rey Villaflor

3 Dom Canua 7 Niah Keatrine Lualhati

4 Allyza Marzo
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