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JOSE JOYA
National Artist for Visual Arts (2003)
(June 3, 1931 – May 11, 1995)
Content
Space Transfiguration shows the great freedom depicted in a storm of brushstrokes of vivid,
violent colors with which Joya was handling paint — a freedom which long after his death,
continues to liberate Philippine painting towards the end of the 20th century.
Artist:
José Joya
(Filipino, 1931–1995)
Title:
Torogan
, 1985
Medium:
Acrylic on canvas
Size: 1 0 1 x 2 9 8 c m
“Hills of Nikko”
Jose Joya
Oil on canvas
1964
172cm X 198.8cm
Content:
The “Hills of Nikko” that was painted by Jose Joya, who is a known Filipino abstract
expressionist painter (particularly in “gestural painting”), was made in 1964. It shows no form,
as how an abstract expressionist painting really looks. Compared to the reality of the hills in
Nikko, Japan, the hills where this painting was depicted, the Hills of Nikko are tranquil and
calm. They show no complexity of emotions; they purely show peace. But in Jose Joya’s painting
and interpretation of the Hills of Nikko, it shows too much confusion yet joy with its vibrant
colors. It’s as if the hills were come to life through the strokes and colors.
Artist: Michelangelo
Location: Sistine Chapel
Subject: Adam
Year: c. 1512
Dimensions: 280 cm × 570 cm (9 ft 2 in × 18 ft 8 in)
Periods: Renaissance, Italian Renaissance, High Renaissance
Media: Paint, Plaster
Year: 1506
Content
Doni Tondo by Michelangelo portrays the Holy Family consisting of the Child Jesus, Mary, and
Joseph in the foreground. John the Baptist is shown in the right with his rough clothing holding a
long wooden rod. Five mostly nude male figures are featured at the back by a low wall in the
background.
The Entombment
Artist Michelangelo
Year c. 1500–1501
Condition Unfinished
Content:
· Mournful