PHILIPPINE

CULTURE

FILIPINO STRUGGLES
The painting "Filipino Struggles
THROUGH HISTORY
Through History" was made in
BOTONG
BY:
1964 by Filipino artist, Botong
Francisco. The artwork tells the
FRANCISCO
The one with the white clothes is
history of Manila from the first Andres Bonifacio’s figure, which
great Rajahs of Tondo, the makes a compelling visual

FILIPINO Spanish colonial period,

Balagtas, Rizal, and the
impact as he is shown forging
forward, leading the Katpunero

ARTIST

revolution of 1896 to the
American colonial period,
with their long bamboo spears,
rifles, and bolos.
which became the history of
Through these works, the
our country. artists contributed towards

developing Filipino imagery,
drawing inspiration from the
customs and traditions of the
Philippine people.
 THE MAKING OF THE The "Mount Samat Cross" was
made in Bataan, 1966. A
PHILIPPINE FLAG masterpiece by Modern Filipino
BY: FERNANDO
Sculpture, Napoleon Abueva. This
sculpture represents traditional
AMORSOLO representation and modern
abstract forms of sculpture. The
sculpture with the white Memorial
Cross commemorates thousands of
Filipino and American soldiers
who fought and lost their lives
BAYANIHAN
during the Japanese-led Bataan
Death March in 1942.
BY: BOTONG
FRANCISCO
M S "Bayanihan" is one of the artworks of
Botong Francisco in 1960. The artwork
The known artwork named "The making O A indicates a common tradition of all
of the Philippine flag" was made by a
famous Filipino artist, Fernando U M Filipinos, back in hundred years ago.
The artwork expresses itself very clearly
Amorsolo. It was created in the year N A and meaningfully, in which it displays
Filipino attributes by following their old
1898. Fernando Amorsolo made this
painting to show the citizen of the T T tradition of helping their neighbors in
Philippines how the Philippine flag was

relocating, getting enough volunteers to
made and to remind them of the
traditions and customs that we did not
CROSS
carry the entire house and transferring
to another location.
realize it becomes faded.

BY: NAPOLEON This goes to show that everyone

The historical painting ABUEVA can be a hero, as each man carries

a portion of the weight of the
portraits on pre-Colonial house and in effect becomes a
and Spanish Colonization hero as he contributes to
evens. lightening the load for the others.