NATIONAL ARTISTS
FOR VISUAL ARTS
LESSON 9:
PHILIPPINE VISUAL ARTS
• Is a confluence of both ethnic and western traditions in the treatment of subject and
the use of medium.
In the philippines visual arts can be characterized with the mixture of western and
native cultural influence when did spaniards invaded the country the friars were the
one who introduced the western style of painting in carving in which the theme was
mainly religious was over country churches have informal museum where paintings and
states abound.
Today, along with inspirations from other countries, Spanish influence is still apparent in
the works of Filipinos. Some contemporary visual artists have been educated and
trained abroad, introducing in the country different movements in the world of art.
THE NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR
VISUAL ARTS
NAPOLEON ABUEVA
Napoleon Abueva (1930-2018; Conferred: 1976)
Birthplace: Tagbilaran, Bohol
“imbued with nationalist fervor and sociological: agenda” (NCCA)
Geometric Landscape, 1969 Pieta won bronze medal in Saigon Seated Figure (1979)
auctioned at
Singapore’s Southeby’
Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture
Youngest national artist awardee
Water Buffalo
Bronze image of Teodoro M. Kalaw, façade of National Library
The
Transfiguration at Death Mask of
the Eternal Fernando Poe Jr.
Gardens Memorial
ANG KIUKOK
(1931-2005; Conferred: 2001)
Immigrant parents: Vicente Ang and Chin Lim
“imbued with nationalist fervor and
sociological: agenda” (NCCA) Geometric Landscape, 1969
Pieta won bronze medal in Saigon Seated Figure (1979) auctioned at Singapore’s
Southeby’s
Pieta,19 Dog
62 fight,1962
VICTORIO C. EDADES
Victorio C. Edades (1895-1985; Conferred: 1976)
Father of Modernism in Philippine Art
Impressionists influences: Cezanne
and Paul Gauguin
Colors were dark and gloomy Most subjects were Filipino laborers
in their everyday situations “working class depicted in rough, bold, impasto,
strokes, and standing tall and singular in his advocacy and practice (NCCA)
Poinsettia Girl: The Wrestlers: Portraits of the Professors
The sketch Japanese
girl
CESAR LEGASPI
Cesar Legaspi (1917-1994; Conferred: 1990)
Pioneer of Neorealist Movement
Works paved way to the birth of modern art
“the used of the geometric fragmentation technique, waeving social comment
and juxtaposing the mythical and modern into his ovelappping, interacting forms
with disturbing power and
intensity Man and Woman
• Raclining nude
Treeplantin Gadge
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VICENTE A. MANANSALA
Vicente S. Manansala (1910-1981;
Conferred: 1981)
Illustrator and cubist painter
Birthplace: Macabebe, Pampanga Barrio and city depictions were
“as visions of reality teetering on the edge of abstraction” (NCCA)
Training: Otis School of Drawing, Los Angeles, Paris
Jeepney combined the elements of provincial folk culture with
busy streets of the city
Madonna of
Birdma
the Slums
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HERNANDO R. OCAMPO
Hernando R. Ocampo (1911-1978; Conferred,
1991)
Self-taught painter
His works “provided an understanding and
awareness of the harsh social realisties in the
country
Invented a new mode of perception that
demonstrated the atmosphere and the wildlife of
the country Used movement and bold colors
Nude with Candle and Flower; Ina ng Balon; Man
and Carbo; Ancestors, Fiesta
Kasaysay Revelation
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Lahi
FERNANDO C. AMORSOLO
Fernando C. Amorsolo (1892-1972, Conferred: 1972)
Country’s first national artist
“Grand Old Man of Philippine Art” Art School of the
Liceo de Manila, University of the Philippines
Academia de San Fernando, Madrid c/o Enrique Zobel
de Ayala
“the rapture of a sensualist utterly in love with the
earth, with the Philippine
sun” (Nick Joaquin) Planting Rice, 1946
Defense of a Sunday
Filipino Woman’s Morning Going
Honor,1946 Town,1958
CARLOS ‘BOTONG’ V. FRANCISCO
Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco (1912-1969;
Conferred, 1973)
Muralist from Angono Rizal Ability to turn
“fragments of the historic past into vivid records
of the legendary. Courage of the ancestors of
his race
Blood Compact
Bayanihan sa Bukid
Magpupukot Fiesta
First Mass The
at Matyrdom of
Limasawa Rizal
ARTURO ‘ART’ R. LUZ
Arturo “Art” R. Luz (1926-Present; Conferred: 1997)
Printmaker, sculptor, art administrator Minimalist, used
geometric abstracts
that “exemplify and ideal of sublime austerity in
expression and form” Pioneered the professionalization
of the art galleries that “set a prestigious influence over
generations of Filipino artists
Self-Portrait; Cities of the Past Black and white mural
can be viewed in the hall of CCP’s Little Theater
Bagong Man with
Taon Guitar
FEDERICO AGUILAR ALCUAZ
Federico Aguilar Alcuaz (1932-2011; Conferred; 2009)
He is an artist with voluminous output, from oil painting; skeyckes
in ink; sculptor in abstract ceramics and tapestries, relief sculptures
made of paper and mixed media which he simply called,
“Alcuazaics.”
His works are highly favored, not only for its studied refinement and
European flair but also for the ease and pleasure conveyed by his
choice of
light, color, and composition Still Lidfe in Landscape; Reveries of
Love, Panoramic View of Manila
Tres Reveries of Untitle
Marias Love d
J. ELIZALDE NAVARRO
J. Elizalde Navarro (1924-1999; Conferred: 1999)
Jerry Elizalde Navarro
Born in Antique
Painter, sculptor, graphic designer, printmaker, mask-maker in hard
wood- merges the human and the animal
Represented the country at Sao Paolo Biennale for sculpture
I’m Sorry Jesus, I Can’t Attend Christmas This Year, Homage to Dodjie
Laurel
A Flying Contraption for Mr. Icarus, The Season
Singki Is He The
l Man
GUILLERMO A. TOLENTINO
Guillermo E. Tolentino (1890-1976; Conferred: 1973)
Master in classical sculpture “a product of the Revival Period in
Philippine Art Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Rome, Italy
Figure of Jose Rizal (UP) Pres. Quezon (Quezon Memorial)
Pres. Magsaysay (GSIS Building) Designed the medals for Ramon
Magsaysay Award; and the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.
Oblation Unang Sigaw sa
University of the Balintawak(Bonif
Philippines, acio Monument
Diliman Caloocan)
JOSE JOYA
Jose T. Joya (1931-1995; Conferred: 2003)
Former dean of College of Fine Art, UP,
Diliman
Initiated Abstract Expressionism (the use of abstract style to
convey strong emotional or expressive content) in the country
• Masterpieces showed “dynamic spontaneity” and “quick
gestures” Nanking: Beethoven Listening to the Blues, Cityscape,
Granadean Arabesque, Biennial
Mariveles Hills of
Nikko
BENEDICTO ‘BENCAB’ R. CABRERA
Benedicto “Bencab” R. Cabrera (1942- present, Conferred: 2006)
“upheld the primacy of drawing over the decorative color”
Lyrical impressionist Sabel a symbolic scavenger which he
describes as “melancholic symbol of dislocation, despair, and
isolation- the personification of human dignity threatened by life’s
vicissitudes, and the vast inequities of Philippine society”
Madonna with Objects, 1991, Studies of Sabel (diptych, 1991),
People Waiting, 1989: The Indifference, 1988; Waiting for the
Moonsoon, 1986
The Oriental Sabel
Fan(from Larawan
series)1982
ABDULMARI ASIA IMAO
Abdulmari Asia Imao (1936-2014; Conferred: 2006)
Sculptor, painter, cermist, photographer, writer, cultural
researcher
Mentors: Guillermo Tolentino and Napoleon Abueva
Incorporated native motifs and designs:
sarimanok, the naga, the ukkil Industry Brass Mural and
Mural Relief on Filmmaking, Manila City Hall
Sarimano Sarimanok
k with 8
fishes
FRANCISCO COCHING
Francisco Coching (1919-1998; Conferred: 2001)
Comic book creator with 53 comic books under his name.
Apprentice of Tony Velasquez (Liwayway Magazine)
Hagibis; Don Cobarde; Pagano; Dumagit: Lapu-Lapu; Bulalakaw, Waldas:
Talipandas; Palasig: Movie Fan: Gat Sibasib, Satur
For two decades, his fanciful stories. Captured the popular imagination.
Borrowing from the long tradition of romances and corridos along with the
moro-moro and zarzuela of the colonial era” (Alfredo Roces, art critic)
El
Indio
