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Contemporary Philippine Arts
from the Regions (CPAR)
QUARTER 3
WEEK 5

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Written by: MARYLOU M. CIRILO, SST II (SST-II) DPLMHS Stand-Alone Senior High School
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Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

CPAR
SUBJECT &
QUARTER 3 WEEK 5 DAY ---------------------
GRADE/LEVEL dd/mm/yyyy
Grade 11/12
The Filipino Artists’ Roles and their Contributions on Various
TOPIC
Contemporary Art Forms
MOST
The learner explains the Filipino artists ’roles and identify their contributions
ESSENTIAL
to contemporary arts.
LEARNING
CAR11/12CAP-Oc-e-5
COMPETENCY
IMPORTANT: Do not write on this material. Write your answers on separate sheets of paper.

UNDERSTAND
CONTENT STANDARD The learner demonstrates understanding of the significant roles of artists
from the regions and identify their contributions to contemporary arts.

CHECKPOINT: What are the significant roles and remarkable contributions of the Filipino
artists in Contemporary Arts?

From the 1970’s up to the present, artists began to combine different art forms and media
which gave rise to integrative arts –which refers to interdisciplinary art, art study, development,
production, display, or creative creation of work that makes full use of two or more disciplines
of art to produce a work for a particular public.

Because of integrative arts, contemporary art forms now include the following:
 choreography
 literary musical composition
 theatrical performance
 musical instruments
 visual designs and applied arts combined
 cinema

The Role of the Filipino Artist

An artist is someone who is gifted with creativity and practices an imaginative art. Like all
other artists around the globe, the Filipino artists can be described as someone:
 who finds a need to create art that is s entertaining, relevant and useful;
 who uplifts the spirit, gives form to the immaterial, and the hidden truth of the universe;
 who is a social critic who gives his opinion about the culture of his time;
 who is a crusader attempting to influence the viewer to his or her side; and
 who is versatile and an advocate for what he/she believes in.

In the past, the artist’s role was to create something aesthetically pleasing and entertaining.
However, in the kind of arts that we have today, the Filipino artists’ role is four-fold:

1. The Personal. The artist expresses what he or she feels.

2. The Social. The artist expresses what he or she sees around him/her.
3. The Physical. The artist finds a need to create something not only pleasing to look at but
something useful as well.
4. The Immaterial. The artist tries to unfold the hidden truth of the universe and the spiritual
force that inhabits the world.
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Prior to the Philippine Contemporary Art Era, only a few distinguished women were able to gain
entry into the world of arts, until the time came when many other women asserted their own identity
and contribute in social realism. The Order of National Artists plays a vital role in the development
of Philippine arts in the contemporary setting.

The Order of the National Artists (Orden ng Pambansang Alagad

ng Sining) was established by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No.
1001 s. 1972 is considered to be the highest national recognition for
individuals who made exceptional contributions to the development of
Philippine arts and letters. This award is administered by the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) together with the
Cultural Center of the Philippines. Painter Fernando Amorsolo was
awarded the same year making him the first National Artist.

What does it take to be a National Artist?

 Living artists who have been Filipino citizens for the last
ten year prior to nomination as well as those who have died
after the establishment of the award in 1972, but were
Filipino citizens at the time of their death.
 Artists who have helped build a Filipino sense of
nationhood through the content and form of their works.
 Artists who have distinguished themselves by pioneering in
a mode of creative expression or style, thus earning
distinction and making an impact on succeeding
generations of artists.
Fernando C. Amorsolo
 Artists who have created a substantial and significant body
(1892-1972)
of work and/or consistently displayed excellence in the
First National Artist of the
practice of their art form thus enriching artistic expression.
Philippines

Familiarize yourself with the National Artists and their famous contributions to contemporary
Filipino arts.

National Artists for Visual Arts, and Architecture, Design and Allied Arts
Discipline National Artist/ Legacy/ Famous Works/
Year of Recognition Contributions Masterpieces
Painting Fernando C. Amorsolo first National Artist; Planting Rice
(1972) known for using the Dalagang Bukid
backlighting technique El Ciego
in painting The Mestiza
Painting Carlos Modesto master mural painter Blood Compact
“Botong” V. Francisco First Mass at
(1973) Limasawa
Sculpture Guillermo E. designed the seal of UP Oblation
Tolentino (1973) the Republic of the The Bonifacio
Philippines Monument in
Caloocan
Sculpture Napoleon V. Abueva considered to be the Kiss of Judas
(1976) Father of Modern The Transfiguration
Philippine Sculpture UP Gateway
Painting Victorio C. Edades Father of Modern The Sketch
(1976) Philippine Painting The Builders
Interaction

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Painting Vicente S. Manansala used abstract or cubist Madonna and Child

(1981) style in depicting A Cluster of Nipa Hut
realistic themes Madonna of the Slums
Painting Cesar F. Legaspi known for utilizing
(1990) and refining cubism
Painting Hernando R. Ocampo his masterpiece Slum Dwellers
(1991) Genesis was used as Ina ng Balon
the basis of the design Genesis
of the curtain of the
CCP Main Theater
Painting Arturo R. Luz (1997) contributed to the Black and White
professionalization of
the management of art
galleries in the
Philippines
Painting J. Elizalde Navarro known for his The Frog Dance
(1999) hardwood masks The Ilongot War
reflecting the human Dance
and the animal
Painting Ang Kiukok (2001) paintings expressed Geometric Landscape
nationalism and Pieta
sociological agenda Seated Figure
during the 1960’s
Painting Jose T. Joya (2003) known for pioneering Granadean Arabesque
abstract expressionism Dimension of Fear
in the Philippines
Painting Benedicto “Bencab” noted as the best- Sabel in Blue
R. Cabrera (2006) selling painter of his Yellow Confetti
generation The Oriental Fan
Sculpture Abdulmari Asia Imao first Moro National sarimanok paintings,
(2006) Artist; instrumental in sculpture and
popularizing the ukil, monuments of Moro
sarimanok motifs and regional leaders
Painting, Sculpture, Federico Aguilar known for his oil and Tres Marias
and Mixed Media Alcuaz (2009) acrylic paintings Reveries of Love
Comics Illustration Francisco V. Coching Dean of Filipino Da Adventures of
(2014) Illustrators Pedro Penduko
Lapu-Lapu
Comics Illustration Lauro “Larry” Z. his comic strips spiced Kalabog en Bosyo
Alcala (2018) up the slices of Slice of Life
Filipino lives with
witty illustrations
Fashion Design Ramon O. Valera Father of Philippine gave the country its
(2006) Fashion visual icon to the
world via the terno
Architecture Juan F. Nakpil (1973) Dean of Philippine rebuilt and enlarged
Architecture; the Quiapo Church in
promoted the idea of 1930; reconstructed
Philippine Rizal house in
Architecture Calamba City, Laguna
Architecture Pablo S. Antonio pioneer of modern Far Eastern University
(1976) Philippine architecture Administration and
Science Buildings;
Manila Polo Club
Architecture Leandro V. Locsin designs featured NAIA Terminal 1;
(1990) themes of both Eastern Cultural Center of the
and Western aesthetics Philippines Complex
Landscape Ildefonso P. Santos pioneered landscape Tagaytay Highland
Architecture (2006) architecture in the Resort; public
Philippines landscape in Paco Park
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Theater Design Salvador F. Bernal introduced Philippine PATDAT (Philippine

(2003) theater design to the Association of Theatre
world Designers and
Technicians)
Architecture Jose Maria V. synonymous to Meralco Building
Zaragoza (2014) modern ecclesiastical Sto. Domingo Church
architecture and Convent
Architecture Francisco T. Mañosa developed a legacy of Coconut Palace
(2018) Philippine architecture Our Lady of Peace
Shrine, EDSA

National Artists for Literature, and Historical Literature

National Artist/
Year of Recognition
Amado V. Hernandez (1973)
Jose Garcia Villa (1973)
Nicomedes “Nick” M. Joaquin
(1976)
Carlos P. Romulo (1982)
Francisco Q. Arcellana (1990)
Nestor Vicente Madali “NVM”
Gonzalez (1997)
Carlos L. Quirino (1997 for
Historical Literature)
Edith L. Tiempo (1999)
Francisco Sionil Jose (2001)
Virgilio S. Almario (2003)
Alejandro R. Roces (2003)
Bienvenido M. Lumbera
(2006)
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Legacy/
Contributions
development of the Tagalog
prose through the use of
colloquial style
considered as one of the finest
contemporary poets regardless
of race or language
regarded as the most
distinguished Filipino writer in
English writing
first Asian president of the
United Nations General
Assembly; the only Asian to
win the Pulitzer Prize in
Journalism
one of the most important
progenitors of the modern
Filipino short story in English
articulated the Filipino spirit in Children of the Ash-Covered
rural, urban landscapes; won
the First Commonwealth
Literary Contest in 1940
only National Artist for
Historical Literature
founded the Silliman National
Writers Workshop in
Dumaguete City, which has
produced some of the country’s
best writers
winner of the Ramon
Magsaysay Award for
Journalism, Literature, and
Creative Communication Arts
in 1980
revived and reinvented
traditional Filipino poetic
forms, even as he championed Walong Dekada ng
modernist poetics
considered as the country’s
best writer of comic short
stories
helped to change the vernacular Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa
poetic tradition
Famous Works/ Masterpieces
Bayang Malaya
Isang Dipang Langit
Mga Ibong Mandaragit
Footnote to Youth
Poems by Doveglion (his
penname is Doveglion – dove,
eagle, lion)
The Woman Who Had Two
Navels
A Portrait of the Artist as
Filipino
The United
I Saw the Fall of the
Philippines
Mother America
I See the Philippines Rise
Frankie
Death in a Factory
A Clown Remembers
Loam and Other Stories
The Bamboo Dancers
Look Stranger
The Great Malayan
Maps and Views of Old Manila
Quezon, Man of Destiny
A Blade of Fern
The Native Coast
The Charmer’s Box and Other
Poems
My Brother, My Executioner,
Mass
Po-on
Ang Makata sa Panahon ng
Makina
Makabagong Tula Pilipino
My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken
Balaybay, Mga Tulang Lunot
at Manibalang
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Lazaro A. Francisco (2009) developed the social realist Bayang Nagpatiwakal

Cirilo F. Bautista (2014)
Resil B. Mojares (2018)
Ramon L. Muzones (2018)
tradition in Philippine fiction
poet, fictionist and essayist,
teacher
leading figure in the promotion
of regional literature and
history
Hiligaynon poet, essayist, short
story writer, and novelist
Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig
Summer Suns
The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus
Waiting for Mariang Makiling:
Essays on Philippine
Cultural History
Ang Bag-ong Maria Clara
Shri-Bishaya

National Artists for Dance and Music

Discipline National Artist/ Legacy/ Famous Works/
Year of Recognition Contributions Masterpieces
Dance Francisca R. Aquino acknowledged as the Philippine National
(1973) Folk Dance Pioneer Dances
Philippine Folk Dances
(Volumes I to VI)
Music Antonio J. Molina introduced innovations Misa Antoniana Grand
(1973) such as the whole tone Festival Mass
scale, pentatonic scale, Ang Batingaw
etc. Kundiman- Kundangan
Dance Leonor O. Goquingco Mother of Philippine Filipinescas: Philippine
(1976) Theater Dance Life, Legend and Lore
Music Jovita F. Fuentes first international
(1976) Filipina stage actress
Music Antonino R. restored the Philippine History Fantasy
Buenaventura (1988) Army Band to its former Echoes from the
prestige as one of the Philippines
finest military bands in Ode to Freedom
the world
Dance Lucrecia R. Urtula dance director of
(1988) Bayanihan Philippine
Dance Company
Music Lucrecia R. Kasilag composer, performing Toccata for Percussions
(1988) artist, cultural and Winds,
entrepreneur Divertissement and
Concertante
Music Lucio D. San Pedro his music evokes the Lulay
(1991) folk elements of the Sa Ugoy ng Duyan
Filipino heritage Lahing Kayumanggi
Music and Levi Celerio Cruz prolific lyricist and composed 4,000 songs
Literature (1997) composer
Music Felipe Padilla de Leon Filipinized western Ako’y Pilipino
(1997) music forms Lupang Tinubuan,
Ama Namin
Music Jose M. Maceda (1997) popularized Filipino Ugma-ugma
traditional music Pagsamba
Music Ernani J. Cuenco film scorer, musical Bato sa Buhangin
(1999) director, and teacher Gaano Kita Kamahal
Music Andrea O. Veneracion founded the Philippine
(1999) Madrigal Singers
Dance Ramon A. Obusan founded the Ramon Vamos a Belen! Series
(2006) Obusan Folkloric Group Noon Po sa Amin
Dance Alice R. van Doorn developed a distinctly Amada
(2014) Filipino modern dance Rama Hari
idiom Itim-Asu
Music Francisco E. Feliciano brought out the unique Ashen Wings
(2014) sounds of Filipino Sikhay sa Kabila ng
indigenous music Paalam

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Music Ramon P. Santos foremost exponent of

(2014) contemporary Filipino
music
Music Raymundo Cipriano most accomplished Da Coconut Nut
“Ryan” P. Cayabyab composer, and musical Kailan
(2018) director in the Philippine Tuwing Umuulan at
music industry Kapiling Ka

National Artists for Theater and Film

Discipline National Artist/ Legacy/ Famous Works/
Year of Recognition Contributions Masterpieces
Theater and Film Lamberto V. Avellana The Boy Wonder of Sakay
(1976) Philippine Movies Anak Dalita
Film Gerardo I. de Leon first filmmaker National Daigdig ng Mga Api
(1982) Artist Dyesebel
Theater and Honorata M. de la the very first actress inDalagang Bukid
Music Rama-Hernandez the very first locally Pakiusap
(1987) produced Filipino film Ay, Ay Kalisud
Film Catalino “Lino” O. social activism in film Insiang
Brocka (1997) Orapronobis
Theater Wilfedo Ma. B. UP Dramatic Club Wanted: A Chaperon
Guerrero (1997) director Forever
Frustrations
Theater and Rolando S. Tinio organized the Ateneo Ang Mestisa
Literature (1997) Experimental Theater Ako
Ang Kiri
Theater Daisy H. Avellana popularized drama in the Diego Silang
(1999) country through radio Walang Sugat
and TV
Film Ishmael Bernal The Genius of Philippine Himala
Ledesma (2001) Cinema Nunal sa Tubig
Theater Severino T. Montano playwright, director,
(2001) actor, and theater
organizer
Film Edgar S. Romero screenwriter, film Ganito Kami Noon…
(2003) director and producer Paano Kayo Ngayon?
Aguila
Film Fernando Poe, Jr. actor, director, writer Ang Panday
(2006) and producer Ang Probinsyano
Film Manuel Conde (2009) invested local cinema Ibong Adarna
with a distinct cultural Si Juan Tamad
history of its own Siete Infantes de Lara
Theater Amelia Lapeña- Grand Dame of founder and playwright-
Bonifacio (2018) Southeast Asian director of the Teatrong
Children’s Theater Mulat ng Pilipinas
Film Kidlat Tahimik (2018) pioneered indie cinema Mababangong
in the Philippines Bangungot
Turumba

In April 1992, the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng

Bayan (GAMABA) or the National Living
Treasures Award was institutionalized through
Republic Act No. 7355. The NCCA conducts the
search for the finest traditional artists of the land,
adopts a program that will ensure the transfer of
their skills to others, and undertakes measures to
promote a genuine appreciation of and instill
pride among our people about the genius of the
Manlilikha ng Bayan.

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GAMABA Awardee/ Year Indigenous Group/ Recognized for:

Awarded
Ginaw Bilog (1993)
Masino Intaray (1993)
Samaon Sulaiman (1993)
Lang Dulay (1998)
Salinta Monon (1998)
Alonzo Saclag (2000)
Federico Caballero (2000)
Uwang Ahadas (2000)
Darhata Sawabi (2004)
Eduardo Mutuc (2004)
Amina Appi (2004)
Teofilo Garcia (2012)
Magdalena Gamayo (2012)
Ambalang Amsalin (2016)
Estelita Bantilan (2016)
Yabing Masalon Dalo (2016)
Province
Mangyan; Oriental
Mindoro
Pala’wan; Palawan
Maguindanao;
Maguindanao
T’boli; South Cotabato
Tagabanwa-Bagobo;
Davao del Sur
Kalinga; Kalinga
Sulod-Bukidnon; Iloilo
Yakan; Basilan
Tausug; Sulu
Kapampangan; Pampanga
Sama; Tawi-Tawi
Ilokano; Abra
Ilokano; Ilocos Norte
Yakan; Basilan
B’laan; Sarangani
B’laan; South Cotabato
preserved the Ambahan poetry of
the Mangyans
master of the basal, kulillal and
bagit
traditional Maguindanao music
master weaver of the t’nalak
weaver of the ikat and inabal
traditional Kalinga music
epic chanter
traditional Yakan music
master weaver of pis syabit
metalsmith/metal sculpture
mat weaving
master artisan of tabungaw
weaver of inabel
weaver of the Yakan tennun
master weaver of the igem
master weaver of the igem

SA-Q1: How did our National Artists define our concept of contemporary Filipino art?
SA-Q2: Why are the GAMABA awardees also called ‘National Living Treasures’?

Let’s Practice! (Write your answers on a separate sheet.)

A. Directions: Do a bit of research on the following world-class Filipino artists. Write on the column
the Art Form where they exemplified their artistic talents and skills, their famous contributions to
Philippine contemporary arts, their roles, and the medium where their art can be appreciated. No. 1 is
done for you.

World-Class Filipino Art Form Famous Work/ Filipino Avenue where

Artists Contribution Artist’s Role the Art Can be
Promoted
1. Lea Salonga Performing Tony Award- Social. The Theater
Arts. Theater winning role in artist expresses
Miss Saigon what she sees
around her.

2. Cecil Licad
3. Liza Macuja-Elizalde
4. Nora Aunor
5. Ogie Alcasid
6. Ramon Orlina
7. Brillante Mendoza
8. Monique Lhuillier
9. Kenneth Cobonpue
10. Ricky Lee

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REMEMBER
Key Points

 Integrative Arts refer to interdisciplinary art, art study, development, production, display, or
creative creation of work that makes full use of two or more disciplines of art to produce a
work for a particular public.
 Contemporary artists are conceptual, innovative, expressive and experimental.
 Filipino artists have four-fold roles namely: personal, social, physical and immaterial.
 The Order of the National Artists of the Philippines (ONA) recognizes individuals who made
exceptional contributions to the development of Philippine arts and letters. This award is
administered by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) together with the
Cultural Center of the Philippines.
 The GAMABA award is the equivalent of the ONA for traditional Filipino arts.
 The Manlilikha ng Bayan is a link between the past and the future. In order to permanently
sustain his/her are, it is the responsibility of the awardees to transfer the skills of his/her
traditional folk art to the younger generation through apprenticeship; to cooperate with the
implementing agency in the promotion and propagation of his/her traditional folk arts; and to
donate to the National Museum a sample or copy of his/her work.

TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!

A. Directions: Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false. (Answer on a separate
sheet.)

_____ 1. Philippine contemporary art forms can be found anywhere.

_____ 2. Filipino artists use the arts to express themselves, and capture the Filipino way of life.
_____ 3. The Order of the National Artists of the Philippines is the highest national recognition for
individuals who made exceptional contributions to the development of Philippine arts and letters.
_____ 4. A Manlilikha ng Bayan candidate must have passed on and /or will pass on to other
members of community their skills in the folk art for which the community is traditionally known.
_____ 5. Integrative Arts allow the artist to blend or use two or more art forms.

B. Directions: Identify the artist based from his/her famous contributions. Choose your answer from
the list below. (Answer on a separate sheet.)

Levi Celerio Yabing Dalo Eduardo Mutoc

Victorio C. Edades Francisco Coching Ramon O. Valera
Fernando Amorsolo Leonor O. Goquingco Alejandro Roces
Lamberto V. Avellana Uwang Ahadas Ishmael Bernal

1. First National Artist and known for his painting Planting Rice.
2. Father of Modern Philippine Painting
3. Dean of Filipino Illustrators
4. Mother of Philippine Theater Dance
5. The Boy Wonder of Philippine Movies
6. The only man who could play music with a leaf.
7. Master weaver of the igem.
8. Musical genius who mastered Yakan instruments.
9. Kapampangan metalsmith/metal sculptor.
10. Father of Philippine Fashion

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For further readings:

BOOK
Source: Panisan, W., Gazzingan, L., Samar, G. & Boongaling, C. (2016). Contemporary
Arts from the Regions for Senior High School. Malabon City, PH: Mutya Publishing
House, Inc. pp. 66-120.
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