PORTFOLIO

IN
CONTEMPORARY
ARTS

Submitted to:
Angielita Trinanes
Submitted by:
Saniela Mae Asejo
Nicole Vidad
Jehan Bandoquillo
Janrey Carlo Fuerte
Jaime Llona
Title: Planting Rice
Artist: Fernando Amorsolo
Technique: Oil on canvas
Date: 1951
Planting Rice by Fernando Amorsolo Amorsolo painted a few versions of
this painting. He wanted to capture the traditional Filipino occupation and
the farm life of men and women in a hot sunny day. This representation
depicts how enduring they are, and how the farmers work together.
 Title: Palay Maiden
Artist: Fernando Amorsolo
Technique: Oil on canvas
Date: 1920
Palay is Tagalog for grain,
which is symbolic of the
Philippines’ most staple
crop. Maiden bears
significance to Amorsolo’s
preference for beauty.

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Title: Hope in the Ruins of
Manila
Artist: Fernando Amorsolo
Technique: Oil on canvas
Date: 1945
Hope in the Ruins of
Manila by Fernando
Amorsolo
Another masterpiece
from Amorsolo is Hope
in the Ruins of Manila.
 It is believed that Fernando Amorsolo
made this painting to show the citizens of
the Philippines of how the Philippine flag
was made and to remind them the
traditions and customs that we did not
realize it becomes faded. This painting
also shows how powerful and talented
women in our country are.
Title: The making of the Philippine Flag
Artist: Fernando Amorsolo
Date: 1955
Fernando Amorsolo (1892 - 1972)
Tinikling signed and dated 1956
(lower right) oil on canvas 24” x
34” (61 cm x 86 cm)
Among Amorsolo’s depictions of
idyllic Filipino life, the tinikling
dance is one of his most famous
and frequent subjects. A
traditional folk dance that
originated from the Spanish
colonial period, it was a result of
various cultures and specific
influences from Luzon and
Visayas.
Hope in the Ruins of Manila by Fernando Amorsolo Another masterpiece from Amorsolo is Hope in the Ruins of Manila.
 Title: Princess Urduja
Artist: Fernando Amorsolo
Technique: Oil on canvas
Date: 1934
A legendary warrior
princess of Pangasinan
folklore, Princess Urduja
was said to be a beautiful
14th century heroine who
fought many wars in
defense of her people.
 Title: Returning fisherman
Artist: Fernando Amorsolo
Technique: Oil on board
Date: 1943
The orange of dusk paints the sky,
clouds colored in soft pastel hues.
They serve as the backdrop to the
fishermen preparing to set sail in the
receding tide for what may be their
last trip of the day.
development of Philippine art but also in the formation of Filipino notions of self and identity.
 El Ciego” (the blind man) painted by
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo, 1929. This
painting shows an interior scene of a blind
man gently playing his guitar as a woman
leans in towards him with an adoring gaze.
He wears a striped work barong and dark
blue work pants
Title: The Blind Man
Artist: Fernando Amorsolo
Technique: Oil on panel Date: 1929