PHILIPPINE

NATIONAL ARTIST
and their Contribution
to Society
Contemporary Arts from the Region
 What is
National Artist
means?
 It is given to a Filipino
citizen in recognition of his or
her significant contributions to
the development of Philippine
arts and letters.

NATIONAL ARTIST
 Among the different honors and
acknowledgment instruments, the
National Artists Award (NAA)
presents the most elevated type
of acknowledgment to Filipino
craftsmen

NATIONAL ARTIST AWARDS

 The request is mutually directed by
the National Commission for Culture
and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural
Center of the Philippines (CCP) and
gave by the President of the
Philippines upon suggestion by the two
organizations.

NATIONAL ARTIST AWARDS

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
ARTIST
ARCHITECTURE
Contemporary Arts from the Region
 PABLO S. ANTONIO
● National Artist for
Architecture (1976)
● His basic design is
grounded on
simplicity, no
clutter.
HIS MAJOR WORKS

● FEU Administration and Science buildings

 HIS MAJOR WORKS

● MANILA POLO CLUB Boulevard-Alhambra (now

Bel-Air)
 LEANDRO V. LOCSIN
● 1990

● He believes that the true

Philippine Architecture is
“the product of two great
streams of culture, the
oriental and the occidental,
to produce a new object of
profound harmony.”
 HIS MAJOR WORKS

● Istana Nurul Iman- the palace of the Sultan

of Brunei
 HIS MAJOR WORKS

● Istana Nurul Iman- the palace of the Sultan

of Brunei
CCP COMPLEX

● Cultural Center of the Philippines

 CCP COMPLEX

● Philippines International Convention Center

CCP COMPLEX

● FOLK ART THEATER

 JUAN F. NAKPIL- 1973
● Nakpil’s greatest
contribution is his
belief that there is such
a thing as Philippine
Architecture, espousing
architecture reflective
of Philippine traditions
and culture.
 HIS MAJOR WORKS

● University of the Philippines Administration

and University Library
HIS MAJOR WORKS

● Reconstructed Rizal house and Rizal Theatre

 ILDEFONSO P.SANTOS JR
● Distinguished himself by
pioneering the practice of
landscape architecture.

● Then producing four decades of

exemplary and engaging work that
has included hundreds of parks,
plazas, gardens, and a wide range
of outdoor settings that have
enhanced contemporary Filipino
life.
HIS MAJOR WORKS

● Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa,

Batangas
HIS MAJOR WORKS

● Tagaytay Highland Resort

FRANCISCO T. MANOSA -2018
● He has developed a
legacy of Philippine
architecture, which is
essential to our
Filipino identity and at
the same time, deeply
appreciated and shared
in our world today.
HIS MAJOR WORKS
● It is dedicated to Our
Lady who has miraculously
interceded to oust the
dictatorship in a peaceful
and bloodless uprising
that is now world renowned
as the People Power
Revolution of 1986

● Our Lady of Peace Shrine, EDSA, Quezon City

 HIS MAJOR WORKS
● The plan also
features a multi-
purpose field for
football, softball,
baseball, Frisbee and
other activities.

● Quezon Memorial Circle Development Plan

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
ARTIST
MUSIC
Contemporary Arts from the Region
ANTONIO BUENAVENTURA
Buenaventura composed
songs, compositions, for
solo instruments as well as
symphonic and orchestral
works based on the
folksongs of various
Philippine ethnic groups.
HIS NOTABLE MARCHES

● Triumph March
● Echoes of the Past
● History Fantas
● Second Symphony in E-flat,
● Echoes from the Philippines
● Ode to Freedom
JOSE MACEDA
Maceda embarked on a
life-long dedication to
the understanding and
popularization of
Filipino traditional
music.
JOSE MACEDA
Maceda’s
experimentation also
freed Filipino musical
expression from a
strictly Eurocentric
mold
HIS COMPOSITIONS
●Ugma-ugma(1963)
mix instruments
from across Asia,
placing their varying
pitches and timbres
alongside one another
 HIS COMPOSITIONS
● Ugnayan
he most ambitious,
provocative, and
controversial work in his
repertoire.
● The 51 minute-long
piece consisted of
twenty separate tracks
RYAN CAYABYAB
● Mr. C is the most
accomplished composer,
arranger, and musical
director in the
Philippine music
industry since this
bloomed beginning 1970s.
HIS WORKS
● Luwalhati sa Diyos
● Da Coconut Nut
● Larawan: The Musical (Full-length
musical film, 2017)
● Kay Ganda Ng Ating Musika
● Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
ARTIST
DANCE
Contemporary Arts from the Region
RAMON OBUSAN
He was also acknowledged
as a researcher,
archivist and documentary
filmmaker who broadened
and deepened the Filipino
understanding of his own
cultural life and
expressions.
RAMON OBUSAN
He was also acknowledged
as a researcher,
archivist and documentary
filmmaker who broadened
and deepened the Filipino
understanding of his own
cultural life and
expressions.
SOME CHOREOGRAPHY
● “Vamos a Belen! Series” (1998-2004)
● “Noon Po sa Amin,” tableaux of
Philippine History in song
● “Unpublished Dances of the
Philippine
ALICE REYES
Her biggest
contribution to
Philippine dance is
the development of a
distinctly Filipino
modern dance idiom
SOME CHOREOGRAPHY

● Amada (1969),
● At a Maranaw Gathering (1970)
● Itim-Asu (1971),
● Tales of the Manuvu (1977),
● Rama Hari (1980),
● Bayanihan Remembered (1987)
SOME CHOREOGRAPHY

●Amada (1969)
which is one of the first
pieces ever performed by the
company, is based on Nick
Joaquin's short story “Summer
Solstice.”
 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
ARTIST
VISUAL ARTS
(PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE )
Contemporary Arts from the Region
FERNANDO AMORSOLO
● He was titled
“Grand Old Man of
Philippine Art”
● The first National
Artist awardee
HIS FAMOUS WORKS

● Maiden in a
Stream(1921)
HIS FAMOUS WORKS

● El Cuego
(1928)
HERNANDO R. OCAMPO
● He is a self-taught
painter and was a
leading member of
the pre-war
Thirteen Moderns,
HERNANDO R. OCAMPO
● His works provided
an understanding
and awareness of
the harsh social
realities in the
country immediately
after the Second
World War.
HIS FAMOUS WORKS

● Genesis served as
the basis of the
curtain design of
the Cultural
Center of the
Philippines Main
Theater
HIS FAMOUS WORKS

Ina ng Balon
BENEDICTO CABRERA
● Known as “BenCab”.
● An award winning
painter and
printmaker who was
tagged as the
master of the
Philippine
Contemporary Art.
HIS FAMOUS WORKS
Sabel
PHP
2,200,000
-
2,400,000
NAPOLEON ABUEVA
● Father of Modern
Philippine
Sculpture
Who started the
●

trend in mixing
different material
in making sculpture
HIS FAMOUS WORKS

Eternal Garden
Memorial Park
CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO
● A muralist from
Angono, Rizal.
● The significant
element of his
painting was their
lines and shapes that
seem like cutouts and
lush tropical color.
HIS FAMOUS WORKS
First Mass Of
Limasawa
HIS FAMOUS WORKS

The martyrdom of Rizal

MUSIC and
DANCE from
diff. Region
And this is the subtitle.
DANCE
The
Philippines
have a variety
of cultural
dances.
 TINIKLING
● The dance originated in
Leyte. It was created in
the likeness of how the
tikling birds walk and
jump over branches as
well as dodge traps set
by farmers with its long
stilt-like legs.
 The origin of the dance
● The term “Tinikling” translates to
“to be/perform like tikling”.

● An urban legend also says that the

dance was a form of punishment
during the Spanish colonial era.
 CARINOSA

● Carinosa in english
literally means
‘Loving or
affectionate one’.
culture
 CARINOSA
● This ‘romantic’
Philippines dance
originated in the
Panay island in the
colonial-era from the
Maria Clara suite of
Philippine folk
dances.
 The origin of the dance
●It was during the 15th century that
the Philippines was colonized for
the first time by the Spanish. It
was during this period that the
Spanish people introduced this dance
style to the ‘Filipino’ culture.
 Music involved in the Carinosa
Dance:
● The musical instrument mainly used
in this dance form is the Rondella,
a string instrument ensemble. In
addition, instruments such
as bandurrias, mandolins, guitars,
basses, drums, and banjos are also
used.
Music involved in the Carinosa
Dance:
 MAGLALATIK

● Maglalatik, also
referred to as
“Manlalatik or
Magbabao” is a South
East Asian form of
dance.
 MAGLALATIK
● This “indigenous”
dance style is said
to have originated
from the
Philippines, and is
performed mainly by
men
PANDANGGO SA ILAW
It is said to have
originated from
Mindoro, the seventh-
largest island in the
Philippines. This
dance of lights
simulates fireflies
at dusk and at night.
 SINGKIL
Singkil is a folk
dance of the
Philippines that has
its origins in the
Maranao people of Lake
Lanao, a Mindanao
Muslim ethnolinguistic
group.
Origin of the dance:

● Apparently, this dance form was

created from a story written in the
“Darangen”, an epic belonging to the
Maranao community which draws
inspiration from the Hindu epic
Ramayana.
 SUBLI
Subli is a Philippines
traditional dance and
is extremely popular
in provinces such as
Batangas and Luzon, to
honour the “Holy Cross
of Alitagtag”
 SUBLI
Subli is derived from
“Subsob,” which means
to fall with one’s
head down, and “bali,”
which means broken
(accent on the second
syllable)
MUSIC IN DIFFERENT
REGION

― Irene M. Pepperberg
 PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY
MUSIC

● Philippine music has truly

evolve from its indigenous
roots to its contemporary
 FOLK SONG

LUZON VISAYAS MINDANAO

● Paru-paring ● Si Pilemon,
Pakitong-kitong, ● Sua ku sua
Bukid. ●

Ili-ili Tulog ● Buyayang

● Kuratsa.
●

Anay, Buyayang
● Bakya mo Neneng.
● Rosas Padan and
Matud Nila
DANDANSOY
is a Visayan Folk Song that's
also sung as a lullaby.
Dandansoy is the name of a boy.
This song is about the singer
leaving Dandansoy to go back to
her hometown.
Atin Ku Pong Sing Sing
“I have a ring.” But the
ring is just a symbol. The
focus of this line is
actually the space inside
the ring, which represents
alaya.
PAKITONG-KITONG
Is a children's song that
talks about catching a crab
in the river.
Sa Ugoy Ng Duyan
In the first stanza, the singer
wishes that their childhood and
their memories of their mother will
never fade. They also want to hear
their mother's song again, which
they view to be a song of love.
LERON LERON SINTA
It is traditionally a work song,
representing those who work in the
fields harvesting fruits, though
the origin is unclear due to the
lack of scholarly literature that
examines Philippine folk music.
Manang Biday
It is traditionally a work song,
representing those who work in the
fields harvesting fruits, though
the origin is unclear due to the
lack of scholarly literature that
examines Philippine folk music.