Fernando Amorsolo

• Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30,

1892 – April 24, 1972)
• Portraitist and painter of rural Philippine
landscapes.
• Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of
Philippine Art," His parents are Pedro
Amorsolo and Bonifacia Cueto.
• known for his illuminated landscapes
which often portrayed traditional
Filipino customs, culture, fiestas and
occupations.
• He attained mastery in every medium,
not only painting in oil, but also
producing outstanding works rendered in
pastel, charcoal, conte, crayon, to pen
and ink and pencil.

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 • He has 2 wives
• (Salud tolintino Jorge) They have 6 kids.
• (Maria del carmen) They have 8 children.
• He was the first-ever to be recognized as a National
Artist of the Philippines.
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Fernando Amorsolo used natural light in his
paintings and developed the backlighting technique.
• He made this painting to show the citizen 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.

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 PACITA ABAD
Pacita Abad (Filipino,
1946–2004) was a She studied painting at
Modern painter born on the Corcoran School of
October 5, 1946, in Art, in Washington D.C.,
Basco Batanes, and at The Art Students
Philippines and died on League, in New York,
December 7, 2004, at NY.
the age of 58 yrs.

Her earliest paintings

were mostly Figurative
Known for its trapunto
and social or political,
paintings.
covering subjects like
hunger.

She worked with a wide

range of supports, like
canvas, paper, bark
cloth, metal, ceramics,
and glass.
 • Abad became a nomadic artist, painting the globe
while working on six continents.
• She created more than 4,500 works that have been
exhibited in hundreds of museums and galleries
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• Her work has been displayed in more than 70
countries.
• Her famous artwork is a 150-foot-long bridge in
Singapore, which was one of her final works.
 ANG KUIKOK

• (May 1, 1931 - May 9, 2005) (aged 74) a Filipino painter, of

Chinese descendant, was a National Artist for Visual Arts.
• Born in Davao, Davao Province who were immigrants from
Xiamen, China.
• His parents are Vicente Ang and Chin Lim.
• Distinct style that fused influences from cubism, surrealism,
and expressionism
• Used painting as a medium with an expressive, Cubist like
works, he often chose dynamic or disturbing subject matter
in an abstracted geometric style
 •The intensity of his works is in contrast to Ang
Kiukok own personality which described as 'placid
and affable'An only son with five sisters Married

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to Mary de Jesus and has 4 children.
•Was taught by a commercial artist at a young age
on how to make charcoal portrait, and made
movie billboards when they move to Cotabato
after world war 2

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 Making of the
Philippine flag
Fernando Amorsolo used natural
light in his paintings and
developed the backlighting
technique Chiaroscuro, Fernando
Amorsolo made this painting to
show the citizen 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. our flag is a
national symbol. It means our
country is free. It's like a thread
that unites all of us Filipinos
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 Singapore Art
Bridge

Since 2004 Pacita Abad created

public art installations,
culminating in the painting of
the 55-meter long “Singapore
Art Bridge”. the Alkaff Bridge
featuring the artwork of
Filipina artist Pacita Abad has
become a landmark in
Singapore's tourism and arts
scene. It is a vibrant symbol
of the close cooperation and
friendship between Singapore
and the Philippines.
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 Still life
Ang Kiukok drove home to the
point that there’s more to
life than meets the eye. The
principle of modern painting
is allegiance to the two -
dimensional quality of the
pictorial surface.
Foreground and background
meld. While line, form,
color, and texture take
precedence over figurative
veridicality. Ang kiukok
imposed a magisterial
appropriacy over every busy
detail, boldly using
repetitions and variations of
triangles, rectangles and
circles to hold a precarious
balance in place.
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Filipina: A Racial
Identity Crisis
Done in acrylic on handwoven
cloth and embellished with
dyed yarn, beads, and gold
thread. It focuses on two
women, the austere Maria
Isabel Lopez who is mestiza
and the earthy Liwayway
Etnika who is kayumangqi.
Together they represent the
opposing racial strains that
make the modern-day
Filipina unique and confused
about who she is behind the
skin color. The painting is
considered Abad's greatest
work on canvas.
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 PLANTING
RICE

The painting features farmers

set on a rice field, regardless
of their gender, they are all
together working under a
bright sunny day. Due to the
usage of nature and pastel
colors the painting gives off a
light visual weight, an irony
to the heavy toil and labor
that rice planting entails.
Depicts how enduring they
are and how the farmers work
together.
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Ang Kiukok fish

Ang Kiukok’s fish are singled

out on the plate. The artist
draws out their spiky
aspect, their bony frames,
predatory teeth, sharp fins
and tails. They do not offer
a visually edible meal but
have the satisfaction of
glaring out at the diner
before being torn to pieces
with a knife and fork.