CPAR REVIEWER

CONTEMPORARY ARTS gives voice to the baried and changing cultural landscape of
identity, values, and beliefs.

MUSIC is a combination of vocal sounds, instrumental sounds or both that produces beauty,
harmony, and expression of emotions.

DANCE is a performing art form consisting of purposely selected sequences of movement of

body in a rhythmic way.

VISUAL ART is an expression of artistic ideas through images, structures, and tactile work.

ARCHITECTURE is a structure that is meant to be used as shelter.

FOLK DANCE is a dance that is performed by various cultural groups throughout the
country.

JEWELRY DESIGN design pf intricate pieces of jewelry from metals, wood, or plastic

INTERIOR DESIGN is the art of planning the design in layout and style of an architectural
space.

ETHNIC ARTS were for ornamental and ritual purposes or everyday use of our ancestors
during pre-colonial period.

PERFORMING ART is a form of art that uses their voices, bodies, or inanimate objects to
convey artistic expression such as music, dance, and theater.

ISLAMIC ERA is where geometric patterns was introduced.

T'NALAK is an artform produced by the female weavers of the T'boli people of South
Cotabato.

KKK - Katotohanan, Kabutihan, Kagandahan

HIGANTES OF ANGONO is an attraction that represents "mag-anak" during the parade of a

festival in Angono,Rizal in honor of St. Clement.

MANUNGGUL JAR is the journey of the soul to the afterlife.

THE BOHOL BLOOD COMPACT is a sculpture of a treaty based on respect and equality
between Miguel Lopez de Legazpi of Spain and Rajah Sikatuna of Bohol.

PHOTOGRAPHY is an artistic process based on the principles of transferring images of

matrix onto another surface, most often digital copy.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT TAKE PART IN THE SELECTION OF THE NATIONAL
ARTIST NOMINEES:

National Commission of the Culture and the Arts

Cultural Center of the Philippines
Office of the President

THE TRIUMVIRATE
Galo Ocampo
Carlos "Botong" Francisco
Victorio Edades

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR PAINTING

Fernando C. Amorsolo
- Known for his technique of using natural light and backlighting.
- Pablo Picasso and Paul Cyzanne are his inspirations.
- Portraits rural Philippine landscapes
Carlos "Botong" V. Francisco
- He was known for his historical pieces. One of those is the mural of "Bulwagang
Katipunan of the Manila City Hall.
- He is also one of the Triumvirate
- Dubbed as the "Poet of Angono"
Victorio Edades
- Farther of Modern Philippine Painting
- Known for his paintings of distorted human figures.
Victorio Manansala
- He developed the transparent cubism
- Concepts from rural and urban settings

J. (Jeremias) Elizalde Navarro

- Important contributor to Philippine modern art
Jose T. Joya
- He uses rice paper in creating collages to show a transparent effect
- Mirrors of the Philippine landscapes that depicted green rice fields and golden fields
of harvest.

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR VISUAL ARTS

Ceasar Legaspi
- Pioneer of Neo-realist in the country
- Refining cubism in the Philippine context
Hernando R. Ocampo
- Created the Genesis artwork
- His artworks presented an awareness of harsh social realities
- His artworks evoked the abundant of Philippine landscape
Arthuro R. Luz
- Created masterpieces that exemplify and ideal of sophisticated simplicity in
expression and form, elevating the Filipino aesthetic vision to new heights.
Ang Kiukok
- He is a figurative expressionist
- An eye monographic artist
Benedicto R. Cabrera
- Known for his solitary figures
- Sabel (femenism)
- Used Bencab as his signature in his artwork
Abdulmari Asia Imao
- The first moro to recieve recognition
- Ukkil, Naga (sea serpent), Sarimanok
Nestor Leynes
- He used BIGAS in exhibiting his style in painting showing minute details of the
subjects and highlighting their texture and color.

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR LITERATURE

Alejandro Roces
- Best writer of comic short stories
- Dramatist, essayist, and a Short story writer
Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera
- Author of Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa,
Lazaro A. Francisco
- He is the master of tagalog novel
- His works are about agriculture
Cirillo Bautista
- Trainor and workshop

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR ARCHITECTURE

Pablo S. Anthonio
- His major artwork is the FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION and
SCIENCE BUILDING
Leandro Locsin
- He designed the CCP complex
Jose Maria Zaragosa
- His works are about churches. He was the one who renovated the Quiapo Church
Francisco T. Manosa
- His landmark design is the Sulu Hotel, San Miguel Building, Our Lady of Piece Shrine
in EDSA and the World Youth Day Papal Altar which was used in Quirino
Grandstand in 1995.

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR CINEMA

Lamberto V. Avellana
- The Boy Wonder of the Philippine Movies
Gerardo de Leon
- Known as "Gerry". His debut movie is Ama't Anak
Ismael Bernal
- The Genius of the Philippine Cinema
- Also known as "Maestro"
- Review of social injustices
Eddie Romero
- Portrays the life of the Filipino during the Spanish Colonization
- His famous film was "Agila"
Ronald Allan K. Poe
- The king of Philippine Movies
- Fernando Poe Jr.
Manuel Condo
- Came from Daet, Camarines Norte
- He was the film creator of "Juan Tamad"
- Made movies from Filipino oral traditions
Eric Oteyza De Guia
- Known as Boy Tahimik
- His films tell Filipinos to give importance to their independence

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR MUSIC

Antonio Molina
- Known for his expressionist style in music
Jovita Fuentes
- Known as La Embahadora de Filipinas a su Madre Patricia
Honorata Dela Rama
- Queen of Kundiman
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
- Known for her experimentations on incorporating western influence with ethnic
music using indigenous instruments in symphonic productions.
Antonio Buenaventura
- Composed ethnic inspired songs for orchestra, symphony, and solo instrumental
Lucio San Pedro
- Represents the folk elements of the Filipino Heritage
Jose Maceda
- Explored mountain villages to discover and understand Filipino Music
Felipe De Leon
- Composition of sonatas, marches, and concertos about hopes and dreams of the
Filipinos during difficult times.
Andrea Veneracion
- Founder of Philippine Madrigal Singers
Erman L. Cuenco
- He raised the bar of contemporary filipino music in the country through his passion
Ramon P. Santos
- A Filipino composer, conductor, and musiologist and is the leading advocate of
Contemporary Filipino Music.
Francisco Feliciano
- He made the asian culture known all over the world through his music
Ryan Cayabyab
- He composed the opening song of Miss Universe in 1994
Francisco V. Coching
- King of Komiks
NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR SCULPTURE
Guillermo Tolentino
- His works are the Oblation and the statue of Jose Rizal
Napoleon Abueva
- Father of the the Modern Philippine Sculpture

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR DANCE

Francisca Aquino
- Philippine Folk Dances and Games
- Outstanding contributor towards the advancement of Filipino Culture
Leonor Goquinco
- Premier choreographer who combined ballet with folk and asian dance
- Trailblazer(first to do something), Filipinescas(first choreography)
Lucresia Urtula
- Dedicated her life to studying Philippine folk and ethnic dances for 40 years. And was
able to preserve and develop the ethnic dance culture
- She is the founder of the dance "Singkil"
Ramon Obusan
- Established the Ramon Obusan Folklore Group
- Developed and deepen the Filipino understanding of traditional dance
Alice Reyes
- Mother of Contemporary Dance
- Founder of Ballet

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR LITERATURE

Amado Hernandez
- Manunulat ng mga manggagawa
- Renowned poet, playwright and novelist
Jose G. Villa
- Known as Doveiglion (dove, eagle, lion)
- Introduced the reversed consonance rhyme scheme and the use of punctuation
marks, especially the comma in his poems
Nicomedes Joaquin
- Depict the Filipino consciousness under the Spanish regime
- Realistic Writer
Carlos P. Romulo
- First Asian President of the United Nations General Assembly
- Pulitzer prize in journalism
Francisco Arcellana
- One of the organators of Modern Filipino short stories written in English
- Pioneer of lyrical prose
Nestor Vicente (NVM) Gonzales
- Fictionist, depicting the character on rural and urban settings
Carlos Quirino
- The first recipient of the National Award for Historical Literature
Rolando S. Tinio
- A critic, poet, translator, and thespian
- He has a poetry collection (Sitsit sa Kuliglig, Dunong dunungan)

Len-Ceterio
- Prolific lyricist and composer for dacades having authored more than 4000 songs
Edith L. Tiempo
- Morally profound and meticulous in the use of language and details
- Siliman National Workshop
Francisco Siomil Jose
- Recognized for his works that were described as EPIC
Vergillo Almario
- Received the traditional Filipino Poetic Forms and practiced the modernist style as
well

GAMABA AWARDEES

GINAW BILOG
- A Filipino poet known for his efforts in preserving "The Mangyan Poetry Tradition" or
the "Ambahan Poetry"
MASINO INTARAY
- Known for performing Basal, Kulial, and Bagit
- Epic, Narrative, and Myth chants
SAMAON SULAIMAN
- Known for his mastery of Kutyapi and Kulintang Instrument
LANG DULAY
- T’boli Princess
- Known for T’nalak Weaving
SALINTA MONON
- A Filipino Textile Weaver
- Known for her Bagobo-Tagabawa and the Last Bagobo weaver
ALONZO SACLAG
- Master of Kalinga Instrument
- He hopes to recreate a Kalinga village comparable to those he remembers from his
youth
FEDERICO CABALLERO
- Worked on the documentation of 10 Epics
UWANG AHADAS
- Plays the Gabbang (a bamboo xylophone
DAHARTA SAWABI)
- Filipino Weaver from Parang, Sulu
- She looks forward to sharing the tradition of Pis Syabit weaving to the younger
generations.
EDUARDO MUTUC
- Filipino Metalsmith and sculptor
- He was a former Furniture Maker artist who has dedicated his life to creating
religious and secular art.
HAJA AMINA APPI
- A Filipino master mat weaver and teacher from the Sama indigenous people of
Ungos Matata, Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi.
- She was credited for creating colorful pandan mats with complex geometric patterns.

TEOFILO GARCIA
- Best known for his work with Tabungaw, a unique, functional, all-weather headpiece
made of native gourd.
MAGDALENA GAMAYO
- Practitioner of Pinagbel
- Famous masterpiece: The Sinansabong
- Magdalena has taught herself the traditional patterns of Binakol:
AMBALANG AUSALIN
- Mastery Crafts: Sinungaling and Sputangan
- Secret in the comb
ESTELITA BANTALON
- Maker of Mats
- Blaan: Language
YABING MASALON DULO
- Fu--yabing
- Preserving the B’laan Traditional Mabal Tabin Art of Ikat Weaving and Dyeing

CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICES

APPROPRIATION - when an artist creates a new work of art by taking pre-existing images
from other sources and incorporates those images with new ones.

PERFORMANCE ART - a modern craftmanship that combine music, dance, poetry, theater,
visual arts, and video.

SPACE - refers to the distances or areas surrounding within the components of an item.
- Positive Space refers to the subject of the piece itself.
- Negative Space refers to the empty spaces the artist has created around, between
and within the subjects.

HYBRIDITY - use of unusual materials to produce an artwork. Mixing of two or more

elements to create a third. Blend unconventional materials like recycled or industrial
materials with traditional medium to show that these plays an important role in an artwork.

TECHNOLOGY ART - known as new media and contemporary practices that involves
technology in creation and dissemination of artworks. Use of mass production and
manipulation of virtual world.

ART FORMS FROM REGION 10 (NORTHERN MINDANAO)

 - Composed of 5 provinces namely, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon,
Camiguin, and Lanao Del Norte. And their 9 cities of Cagayan de Oro, Gingoog, El
Salvador, Ozamiz, Oroqiueta, Tangub, Ma-laybalay, Valencia and Iligan.

(VISUAL ARTISTS IN REGION 10)

Emannuel S. Mulawan - He loved watching disney movies,and spent a lot of time drawing.
He is a commercial painter and artist. His artworks are; Ranches Steak House, Kenya Kafe
and etc.

Waway Linsahay Saway - Known as "Rodelio" a teacher of Living Traditions in the highlands
of Sungko, Lantapan, Bukidnon. He lives on his tribes music and art.

John - He is from Bukidnon tribe pf Bukidnon Province. Started doing his artwork since 2003,
took up 6 month short module course in visual arts. He was a member of Association of
Local Artist of Bukidnon (ALAB) and keeps his pieces for collection.

Mark Arazo Bautista - A Filipino actor, singer, and commercial model. Grand finalist of Star
for A Night Show where he placed second.

TJ Monterde - Filipino vocalist known for his recording Ikaw at Ako in 2012.

Emmanuel R. Lacaba - Also known as "Eman" a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, playwright,
fictionist, scriptwriter, songwriter and activist. He was considered as "Poet Warrior of the
Philippines".

Jose Maria Flores - Known as "Pete Lacaba" A Filipino film writer, editor, poet, screenwriter,
journalist and translator. Recognized by his FIRST QUARTER STORM COVERAGE, an anti
marcos movement in 1970.

(INSTRUMENTS OF REGION 10)

GABBANG karaniwang tinutugtog ng mga babae sa kasalan

TAGOTOK ginagamit tuwing nag aani ng palay na sinasabayan ng sayaw
KULINTANG ginagamit tuwing may sayawan at pagtitipon
KUBING uri ng instrumentong hinihipan na yari sa kawayan

(FESTIVALS IN REGION 10)

LUBI-LUBI FESTIVAL - a coconut dance or street parade utilizing the city's abundant coco
plants and materials. In celebrations of pece, love and unity among Gingoognons every May
22nd to pay homage to local patroness Sta. Rita De Cascasia.

GOLDEN HARVEST FESTIVAL - a month long festivity celebration of a bountiful golden

harvest of Valencia, Bukidnon.
HUDYAKA FESTIVAL - street dancing competition depicting the history of Laguindingan's
foundation as a Municipality of Misamis Oriental.

DALIT FESTIVAL - held every September 29 in honor of St. Michael the Archangel. A
search for Dalit Festival Queen.

SUBAYAN KEG SUBANEN FESTIVAL - celebrated during 16th of July, in the town of
Ozamiz City, province of Misamis Occidental. It is a week long trade fair and street dancing
to show Subanon Cultural Heritage.

INUG-OG FESTIVAL - eithnic festival of suban-on culture, celebrated every 14th of

October.

PASUNGKO FESTIVAL - pasungko means "thanks giving after a fruitful harvest". Provides a
glimpse of colorful culture of the Subanen People.

DIYANDI FESTIVAL - diyandi means "celebrate " or mag diyandi "to celebrate" every
September.

ALIMANGO FESTIVAL - held every Wednesday, March 22nd.

LAS BOLAS DE FUEGO - annual church festival where young men throw fiery, gasoline
soaked rugs in the town of Nejapa.It is gathered every 31st of August in honor of a volcanic
eruption in 1680.

HIGALAAY FESTIVAL - known as Kagay-an or Higalaay Kagay-an in Cagayan De Oro

every 28th of August, celebrating the feast of St. Augustine, patron saint of the city.

KAAMULAN FESTIVAL - an ethnic festival held annually in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon from
the second half of February to March 10. It is the anniversary date of Bukidnon as a province
in 1917.