ARTS 10 – First Quarter

MODERN ARTS

Philippine Artists and their works: Glimpse Through Influences

Since we are now done with all the various modern art movements, let us now
emphasize and highlight the numerous local and talented Filipino artists that have been known
not only in the country but all over the world.

Let us know their master pieces, strengths and backgrounds along with their journeys
as artist.

Learning Competencies

1. Evaluate works of Art in terms of artistic concepts and ideas using criteria from various
art movements
2. Show the influences of Modern Art Movement on Philippine Art Forms

Objectives

1. Familiarize with the famous Philippine Artist in the Modern Art

2. Categorize their artworks base on its characteristics
3. Exhibit influence of Modern Art to some various art forms of local artist

Let’s Recall

Activity 1: Back to Op and Pop Art!

Multiple Choice: Choose the correct letter of the answer for the following
statements/questions.

1. Who is known as a prominent figure in Pop Art his background as a commercial artist
and illustrator explains why his works appear the way they do?
a. Andy Warhol c. Victor Vasarely
b. Roy Lichtenstein d. Pablo Luna

2. Which art movement refers to a style grounded in consumer culture, the mass media,
and popular culture, thereby making it much more accessible to the average person?
a. Pop Art c. Op Art
 b. Popular Movement d. Optical Movement

3. Who used the imaged of Marilyn Monroe in a silkscreen print?

a. Andy Warhol c. Victor Vasarely
b. Roy Lichtenstein d. Pablo Luna

4. Who made the pop art named ‘Whoam!’ with acrylic on oil canvas?
a. Andy Warhol c. Victor Vasarely
b. Roy Lichtenstein d. Pablo Luna

5. Who made the pop art named ‘Green Coca-cola Bottles’?

a. Andy Warhol c. Victor Vasarely
b. Roy Lichtenstein d. Pablo Luna

6. Who turned his attention to the comic book as another mainstay in American culture?
a. Andy Warhol c. Victor Vasarely
b. Roy Lichtenstein d. Pablo Luna

7. What style is used to combine color and abstract patterns to create an impression of
movement on the picture surface by means of powerful optical effects and illusions?
a. Pop Art c. Op Art
b. Popular Movement d. Optical Movement

8. What art movement allows pictures to move, vibrate or both, and reach out to the
viewers?
a. Pop Art c. Op Art
b. Popular Movement d. Optical Movement

9. Who was one of the key figures in the creation of Op art?

a. Andy Warhol c. Victor Vasarely
b. Roy Lichtenstein d. Pablo Luna

10. Who painted the optical art ‘Zebra’?

a. Andy Warhol c. Victor Vasarely
b. Roy Lichtenstein d. Pablo Luna

Let’s Understand
 JUAN LUNA

The three-year-old Andres, which is

Juan Luna’s son, uses small and
brightly colored strokes on the cheeks,
intents to create a quick impression of
the fleeting moment and make the
appearance of the painting outdoors
and reflected more light just to justify
some qualities that are clearly
impressionistic in style.

Mi Hijo Andres
Juan Luna, 1989
Oil Canvas

Victorio Edades

He was acknowledged as the Father of

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Philippine Modern Art depicted Filipinos
during the time of the American
colonization in where the industrial
progress is in a huge havoc on running
with time. This man knew that the
modernism experimentation and the
new discover view at looking at the
world was the thing that the country
needs. The Builders
Victorio Edades, 1928
Oil Canvas

Hernando Ruiz Ocampo

Since Surrealists have been

attracting number of viewers and have
established an artistic direction to what
the modern Filipinos are looking forward
to. Two famous Filipino artists started the
Surrealism in the country. They were
Galo Ocampo and Hernando Ocampo.
A solution was offered when
Surrealism started after the trauma of
World War I. Galo Ocampo and H.R
Ocampo’s artworks became a sturdy
Blooming, 1949 expressions of the Filipino’s sentiments,
H.R. Ocampo, 1949 especially during the time of WWII.
Oil Canvas
 Fernando Amorsolo, 1949 Fernando Amorsolo, 1951
Fernando Amorsolo, 1952

Lavanderas Market Scene Planting Scene

Let’s Apply

Activity 2: Identification

Direction: Identify what is being asked below. Write your answer in a ¼ sheet of a pad
paper.

1. Who painted the artwork entitled ‘Mi Hijo, Andres’?

2. Who was acknowledged as the Father of Philippine Modern Art depicted Filipinos
during the American Occupation, a time a much industrial progress, in a struggle of
getting on with the times?
3. What art movement refers to a style grounded in consumer culture, the mass media,
and popular culture, thereby making it much more accessible to the average person?
4. What art movement conveyed a strong feeling and presented as more personal,
expressive view of life?
5. What art movement fractured the laws of perspective, breaking up space into jagged
planes without sense of logic- even presenting the eye of one figure from a frontal view
and face in profile?
6. What art movement described as an art style that tried to capture an impression of
what the eye sees at a given moment and the effect of sunlight on the subject?
7. Give at least one Filipino artist who was influenced by Impressionism.
8. Whose works were remarkable for their strong, heavy brush strokes, intense
emotions, and colors that appeared to almost pulsate with energy?
9. Who was the painter of Lavanderas, Market Scene, Planting Rice?
10. Who painted Spoliarium?
 Let’s Analyze

Activity 3: Showcase of Culture? But What is It?

Directions: Below is a painting of the prominent Fernando Amorsolo. Cite the culture and
tradition of common Filipino scenario depicted in the painting.

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 Let’s Evaluate

Activity 4: What does it SYMBOLIZE?

In the work of H.R Ocampo, answer the

following questions below.
1. Does this artwork depict some
Filipino cultures/traditions? Explain
your answer.

2. Does this artwork make you feel

something? What is it?

3. Under what art movement does this

painting belong? In your own word,
why do you think that this artwork is
part of that specific art movement?

Blooming, 1949
H.R. Ocampo, 1949
Oil Canvas

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Let’s Create

Activity 5: Pick your Artist!

Directions:
1. Pick one Filipino Artist that is prominent in the Modern Art Era.
2. On a separate paper of this paper. Give a few information about the artist (background,
journey, art styles etc.)
3. Pick one artwork that they made and explain why is it the most striking work that they
have created.
4. Answer the following questions:
- Do you think that the artistry of the culture in Philippines is still evident nowadays?
Why?
- As a student, how can you help preserve the artistic culture of the country?

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