AARON DAVE G.

SUPANGAN ART APPRECIATION MW 7:00

BS PSYCHOLOGY JANUARY08, 2020

10 Filipino Painters and their

Masterworks
● Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972)

Labelled the country’s first National Artist in 1972 by then President Marcos, Fernando
Amorsolo is often known as the ‘Grand Old Man of Philippine Art’.

● José Joya (1931-1995)

A Filipino pioneer of Abstract expressionism, multi-media painter José Joya uses bold and
vibrant colours with a variety of painting techniques, layering, loose impasto strokes and
controlled drips.

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● Pacita Abad (1946-2004)

Born on the
northern island of ​Batanes​, the internationally revered artist first obtained a degree in
Political Science at the ​University of the Philippines​.

● Ang Kiukok (1935-2005)

Born to Chinese immigrants, Ang Kiukok is the pioneer of Philippine modern figurative expressionism.

● Benedicto Cabrera (1942-present)

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 Fondly known as ‘BenCab’ in the Philippines, Cabrera is the best-selling commercial painter of his generation and a prominent
head of the local contemporary art scene.

● Kidlat Tahimik (1942-present)

A close friend of BenCab and Baguio native is critically acclaimed director Kidlat Tahimik. Known as the father of Philippine
independent film, the government recently conferred upon him the Order of National Artist for Film in October 2018.

● Vicente Manansala (1910-1981)

Manansala's paintings are the best and were celebrated as the best of the barrio and the city together. His Madonna of the
Slums is a portrayal of a mother and child from the countryside who became urban shanty residents once in the city. In his
Jeepneys, Manansala combined the elements of provincial folk culture with the congestion issues of the city.

● Carlos “Botong” Francisco (1912 - 1969)

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Francisco was a most distinguished practitioner of 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 who broke away from Fernando
Amorsolo's romanticism of Philippine scenes.

● Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo (1855 – 1913)

Hidalgo's “La Parisienne” was the first Philippine work of art that made the cover of Sotheby’s sale catalogue. The artist painted
a woman holding a parasol using an Impressionistic light palette. In a 2003 Sotheby’s auction, the painting was pegged at an
estimated value of SGD 380,000 to SGD 550,000.

● Ronald Ventura (1973 - present)

At a 2011 Sotheby’s auction of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings, Ronald Ventura’s 13-foot hyper-realistic
graphite, oil, and acrylic piece went under the hammer as one of the most expensive paintings in the Philippines and Asia at the
time.