REVIEWER IN CONTEMPORARY ART

Napoleon Abueva - Father of modern Philippine sculpture.

Carlos “Botong” Francisco - he was a muralist from Angono, Rizal who became famous
because of his massive murals and for his outstanding depiction of historical pieces.
Victorio C. Edades - Father of modernism in Philippine art.
Fernando C. Amorsolo - the first national artist, heralded as the “Grand Old Man of Philippine
Art.”
Cesar Legaspi - he was recognized as the pioneer of the neorealist movement in the country.
Arturo “Art” Luz - a prominent printmaker, sculptor, and art administrator who was named as
a national artist for visual art in 1997.
Francisco Coching - he is known as the King of Komiks.
Benedicto “Bencab” Cabrera - a brilliant painter who has “upheld the primacy of drawing
over the decorative color.
Jose T. Joya - former dean of the College of Fine Arts of UP, who initiated abstract
expressionism in the country.
Andrea O. Veneracion - founder of Philippine madrigal Singers.
Antonio J. Molina - dean of Filipino composers.
Levi Celerio - a highly talented lyricist, with more than 4000 songs under his name.
Lucio D. San Pedro- an educator, master conductor, and a brilliant composer whose works
evoke the folk elements of the Filipino heritage.
Jose Maceda - a highly acclaimed Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist.
Ernani J. Cuenco - he composed music for the films Wild, Wild, Jess and El Vibora, which
earned him the Best Music Award at the MMFF 1982 and the FAMAS award.
Jovita Fuentes - first female national artist for music in 1976.
Francisca Reyes Aquino - the Mother of Philippine Folk Dance.
Leonor O. Goquingco - she was dubbed as the Trailblazer, Mother of Philippine Theater
Dance, and Dean of Filipino performing Art Critics.
Lucrecia Reyes Urtula - dance director of Bayanihan Dance Company
Alice Reyes - the legendary founder of Ballet Philippines.
Jose Feliciano - a prolific composer of over 30 major works who study music composition at
the University of the Philippines, the Hochschule der Kuenste in Berlin, Germany, and the Yale
University School of Music.
Antonio Buenaventura - e popularized folksongs by creating music based on the wide array of
folksongs from various ethnic groups in the Philippines.
Magdalena Gamayo - a textile weaver from Pinili, Ilocos Norte.
Federico Caballero - an epic chanter from Calinog, Iloilo who works for the documentation of
the oral literature, particularly the epics of his people.
Ginaw Bilog - a poet from Panaytayan,Oriental Mindoro who advocate of preserving the
traditional form of his tribe.
Severino Montano- one of the “Titans of Philippine Theater” who was an exceptional poet,
director, actor, and theater organizer.
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero - he was a talented writer, director, educator, and artist who wrote a
number of outstanding plays, 41 of which were circulated.
Lamberto V. Avellana - he was dubbed as “The Boy Wonder of Philippine Movies” in 1939.
Rolando S. Tinio - a director, actor, educator, critic, translator, poet, and dramatist who was
known for translating Western classics into Tagalog.
Honorata “Atang” de la Rama - the Queen of the kundiman.
Daisy Avellana - First lady of Philippine theater.
Neorealism - a modern art movement that makes an artist take a subject and explore its
unknown qualities.
Cariñosa - A dance derived from the Spanish word that means “the loving or affectionate one.”
Tinikling - one of the oldest dances derived from the movements of the tikling bird as it
wanders on grass stems and crushes several branches of trees.
ROFG - a dance company that reflects the culture of Filipinos in dance and music.
Bayanihan Dance Company - the oldest dance company in the country.
Ballet Philippines - the country’s premier ballet dance company.
Vaudeville - a stage performance that consists of various play acts.
Zarzuela - a traditional Spanish one-act comic opera.
Kundiman - a traditional Filipino love songs written in Tagalog.
Basal - a kind of musical ensemble played during the “tambilaw” (Offering to the Lord of
Rice); and during the “tinapay” (rice wine drinking ceremony).
Bagit - an instrumental music reflecting the sound and movement of nature.

Kwintangan Kayu - an instrument composed of five wooden logs of different sizes, arranged
from shortest to longest, and hung horizontally.

Tabungaw - a functional headpiece made up of native gourd called upo, rattan, and bamboo.
Ambahan - a kind of poem consisting of seven – syllable lines which most of the time contains
messages of love and friendship.
T’nalak - a kind of fabric made up of fine abaca fibers weaved with different designs which
reflect the traditions of the Tboli.
Abel - a kind of blanket made up of cotton weaved in different patterns.
Pis Syabit - a square multi-colored traditional cloth that serves as the head cover of the Tausug
of Jolo.
Republic Act 7355 - institutionalized the National Living Treasures Award or the Gawad sa
Manlilikha ng Bayan.
Manlilikha ng Bayan - a traditional Filipino artist with a significant body of work, and is
crucial in the transfer of artistic tradition.