Analyze the various art forms then fill in each blank

with the word associated with the person/s who

creates the artwork as shown in the pictures.

Painting : Painter
Analyze the various art forms then fill in each blank
with the word associated with the person/s who
creates the artwork as shown in the pictures.

Sculpture : Sculptor
Analyze the various art forms then fill in each blank
with the word associated with the person/s who
creates the artwork as shown in the pictures.

Illustration : Illustrator
Analyze the various art forms then fill in each blank
with the word associated with the person/s who
creates the artwork as shown in the pictures.

Acting : Actor
Analyze the various art forms then fill in each blank
with the word associated with the person/s who
creates the artwork as shown in the pictures.

Architecture : Architect
Analyze the various art forms then fill in each blank
with the word associated with the person/s who
creates the artwork as shown in the pictures.

Animation : Animator
Analyze the various art forms then fill in each blank
with the word associated with the person/s who
creates the artwork as shown in the pictures.

Music : Musician
Analyze the various art forms then fill in each blank
with the word associated with the person/s who
creates the artwork as shown in the pictures.

Performance : Performer
Philippine
Artists and their
Contributions to
Contemporary
Arts
After using this module, the students should be
able to:

a) identify Filipino artists and their significant

contributions to contemporary arts
b) explain the Filipino artists’ roles to the development of
contemporary arts
c) appreciate the roles of the artists in the development,
preservation and promotion of Philippine arts
d) familiarize themselves with the different art forms,
elements, and principles used by the different artists
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Filipino Artists
• Many exceptional Filipino artists emerge as the arts in
the country progresses. These artists aid in promoting
arts in and out of the Philippines through their artworks
and their contribution to their specific fields.
• The government recognizes their remarkable inputs in
the development of Philippine Art. Through the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA) and the
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), it gives awards
to these notable contemporary artists and the most
prestigious recognition of them is the Order of the 11

National Artist Award (Orden ng Pambansang Alagad ng

Sining).
Traditional art in the Philippines
• Is an art that is part of the culture of a group of people,
skills and knowledge of which are passed down through
generations from master craftsmen to apprentices.

• It encompass folk architecture, maritime transport,

weaving, carving, folk performing arts, folk (oral)
literature, folk graphic and plastic arts, ornament, textile,
or fiber art, pottery, and other artistic expressions of
traditional culture.
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 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

Antonino Buenaventura,
together with Francisca
Reyes Aquino, National
Artist for Dance, researched
on and popularized
Philippine folk songs and
dances in 1935.
Antonino R. Buenaventura
National Artist for Music (1988)
(May 4, 1904-January 25, 1996).
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

He wrote songs and musical

arrangement based on the
folk songs of different ethnic
groups in the country.
Included in his works are
several marches and
symphonic and orchestral
music composition.
Antonino R. Buenaventura
National Artist for Music (1988)
(May 4, 1904-January 25, 1996).
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Antonino R. Buenaventura
National Artist for Music (1988)
(May 4, 1904-January 25, 1996).
His notable marches include
History of Fantasy, Triumphal
March, Echoes of the Past,
Second Symphony in EFlat,
Ode to Freedom, and Echoes
from the Philippines while his
known orchestral music
composition include Prelude
and Fugue in G Minor,
Philippine Triumphant,
Symphony in C Major,
Mindanao Sketches, and
Concert Overture.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Antonino R. Buenaventura
National Artist for Music (1988)
(May 4, 1904-January 25, 1996).
Buenaventura was also the
conductor of the Philippine
Army Band that brought
back the band’s prestige as
one of the world’s best
military bands. With his
lead the Philippine Army
Band was tagged as “the
only band that can sound
like a symphony orchestra.”
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
José Montserrat Maceda
National Artist for Music (1997)
(January 31, 1917 – May 5, 2004)
Jose Maceda’s life-long
musical career focused on
understanding and
popularizing Filipino
traditional music. He
conducted researches and
fieldworks on traditional
music which resulted in his
wide array of recorded music
from different parts of the
country.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
José Montserrat Maceda
National Artist for Music (1997)
(January 31, 1917 – May 5, 2004)
His papers led to the
understanding and
appreciation of the ethnic
and traditional music of the
Philippines, locally and
internationally. Apart from
conducting researches, he
also wrote some compositions
inspired by traditional
music.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
José Montserrat Maceda
National Artist for Music (1997)
(January 31, 1917 – May 5, 2004)
Maceda’s compositions,
usually performed as a
communal ritual, like Ugma-
ugma (1963), and Udlot-
udlot (1975) are monuments
to his unflagging
commitment to Philippine
music. Other major works
include Agungan, Kubling,
Pagsamba, Ading, Siasid,
Suling-suling.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
National Artist for Music (1989)
(August 31, 1918 - August 16, 2008)
Lucrecia R. Kasilag reinforces
the Filipino’s appreciation to
music by fusing Western
influences to Philippine ethnic
music. She integrated ethnic
instruments in her orchestral
productions like “Toccata for
Percussions and Winds,
Divertisements and
Concertante,” Filiasiana, De
Profundis, and Misang
Pilipino.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

Her other works include

Legend of the Sarimanok,
Philippine Scenes, Her Son,
Ang Pamana, Jose, Sisa, Awit
ng mga Awit Psalms, Fantasie
on a 4-Note Theme, and East
Meets Jazz Ethnika.
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
National Artist for Music (1989)
(August 31, 1918 - August 16, 2008)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

Also, Kasilag was the music

director of the Bayanihan
Dance Company. Together
with other artists, she made
the group one of the finest
cultural dance groups in the
Philippines.
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
National Artist for Music (1989)
(August 31, 1918 - August 16, 2008)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Ernani J. Cuenco
National Artist for Music (1999)
(May 10, 1956 - June 11, 1988)
Ernani J. Cuenco is one of the
remarkable singer, composer,
film scorer, musical director,
music teacher, and musician
in his time. He wrote an
outstanding and memorable
body works that resonate with
the Filipino sense of
musicality and which embody
an ingenious voice that raises
the aesthetic dimensions of
contemporary Filipino music.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Ernani J. Cuenco
National Artist for Music (1999)
(May 10, 1956 - June 11, 1988)
Many of his songs etched a
mark in the hearts of the
Filipinos due to his style of
incorporating Kundiman
elements in his ballad love
songs. Many of his works
served as the theme songs
and musical scores for
numerous Filipino movies that
led to his frame.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Ernani J. Cuenco
National Artist for Music (1999)
(May 10, 1956 - June 11, 1988)
His songwriting credits
include “Nahan, Kahit na
Magtiis”, and “Diligin Mo ng
Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa”,
“Pilipinas”, “Inang Bayan”,
“Isang Dalangin”, “Kalesa”,
“Bato sa Buhangin”, and
“Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal”.
the latter song shows how
Cuenco enriched the Filipino
love ballad by adding the
elements of kundiman to it.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Ernani J. Cuenco
National Artist for Music (1999)
(May 10, 1956 - June 11, 1988)
Cuenco collaborated with Levi
Celerio, another National Artist
for Music, in composing and
adding lyrics to most of his
musical compositions used
in the films. Also, before entering
the movie world, Cuenco was a
cellist for five years in the Manila
Symphony Orchestra and a soloist
for two years in the Manila
Chamber of Orchestra. He was
also a professor in the University
of Santo Tomas.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Lucio San Pedro
National Artist for Music (1991)
February 11, 1913- March 31, 2002
Lucio San Pedro is a master
composer known for creatively
using folk idioms in his
musical compositions. Unlike
other artists, he did not
incorporate folk song
materials in his works.
Instead, he extracted the
Filipino essence and style from
the folk materials and used
them in his compositions.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

His music has this effect of

bringing a sense of identity of
the Filipinos. He produced
numerous works like songs,
orchestral compositions,
chamber music, and cantatas.

Lucio San Pedro

National Artist for Music (1991)
February 11, 1913- March 31, 2002
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Lucio San Pedro
National Artist for Music (1991)
February 11, 1913- March 31, 2002
Some of his famous songs
include Sa Ugoy ng Duyan,
Lulay; choral compositions
include Eastern Cantata, Sa
Mahal Kong Bayan; orchestral
works include The Devils
Bridge, Malakas at Maganda
Overture, Hope and Ambition;
and band musical
compositions include Dance of
Fairies, and Lahing
Kaumanggi.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

Moreover, Maestro Lucio San

Pedro was the conductor of
three bands namely Peng
Kong Grand Mason Band,
The San Pedro Band of
Angono, and Banda Angono
Numero Uno.
Lucio San Pedro
National Artist for Music (1991)
February 11, 1913- March 31, 2002
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Antonio J. Molina
National Artist for Music (1973)
December 26, 1894 – January 29, 1980
Antonio Molina’s notable
contribution to the Philippine
music is his use of folk music
in his works. He innovated the
Philippine music in his time
by using folk instruments like
the kulintangan and gabbang.
He composed more than 300
works and two-thirds of which
used traditional music.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Antonio J. Molina
National Artist for Music (1973)
December 26, 1894 – January 29, 1980
His works involve orchestral
music like Ang Batingaw Choral
Symphony, Kundiman-
Kundangan, The Living World;
chamber music like Hating gabu,
String Quartet, Kung sa Iyong
Gunita; keyboard music like
Malikmata, We Were Moonlight,
Dancing Fool; vocal music like
Amihan, Awit ni Maria Clara, and
Larawan Nitong Pilipinas, among
others.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Antonio J. Molina
National Artist for Music (1973)
December 26, 1894 – January 29, 1980
Molina came from a family of
a musician who influenced
him to play different
instruments. His father
founded the Orchestra Molina
with 22 musicians who
studied music for free in the
Molina’s residence. The said
band was disbanded in the
Spanish period.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Antonio J. Molina
National Artist for Music (1973)
December 26, 1894 – January 29, 1980
Molina studied Law at the
University of Santo Tomas and
Manila Law School but later on
stopped because of his father’s
illness. He then established the
Rondalla Ideal and continued
with his musical career until it
flourished. He became known as
the last musical triumvirate
along with two other musicians
Nicanor Abelardo and Francisco
Santiago, who set the bar for
music.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
FRANCISCO FELICIANO
National Artist for Music (2014)
February 19, 1941 – September 19, 2014
Francisco Feliciano’s corpus of
creative work attests to the
exceptional talent of the Filipino as
an artist. His lifetime
conscientiousness in bringing out the
“Asianness” in his music, whether as
a composer, conductor, or educator,
contributed to bringing the
awareness of people all over the
world to view the Asian culture as a
rich source of inspiration and a
celebration of our ethnicity,
particularly the Philippines.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
FRANCISCO FELICIANO
National Artist for Music (2014)
February 19, 1941 – September 19, 2014
He brought out the unique
sounds of our indigenous music
in compositions that have high
technical demands equal to the
compositions of masters in the
western world. By his numerous
creative outputs, he elevated the
Filipino artistry into one that is
highly esteemed by people all
over the world.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

Major Works: Ashen Wings

(1995), Sikhay sa Kabila ng
Paalam (1993), La Loba Negra
(1983), Yerma (1982), Pamugun
(1995), Pokpok Alimako (1981).

FRANCISCO FELICIANO
National Artist for Music (2014)
February 19, 1941 – September 19, 2014
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
LEVI CELERIO
National Artist for Music and Literature (1997)
(April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002)
Levi Celerio started playing the
violin when he was 11 years old.
Due to his extraordinary talent
in music, Alexander Lippay of
the University of the Philippines
Conservatory of Music
recommended him at the
Academy of Music Manila for
scholarship.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
LEVI CELERIO
National Artist for Music and Literature (1997)
(April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002)
However, Celerio had an
accident resulting to a broken
wrist which stopped him from
playing the violin but this
accident did not stop him from
continuing a career in music. He
became a lyricist and wrote a
wide range of songs of different
themes. He composed an
estimate of 4,000 musical works.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

Among Original Pilipino Music

(OPM) songs he composed are
"Ikaw", "Kahit Konting
Pagtingin", "Saan Ka Man
Naroroon?". He wrote the lyrics
of the famous Filipino lullabye
Sa Ugoy ng Duyan .

LEVI CELERIO
National Artist for Music and Literature (1997)
(April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
LEVI CELERIO
National Artist for Music and Literature (1997)
(April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002)
He also composed folk songs
including "Ako ay May
Singsing", "Ang Pipit",
"Dungawin Mo Hirang", "Itik-
Itik", "Pitong Gatang", and
"Waray-Waray". "Sa Ugoy ng
Duyan", in particular was a
collaboration with Lucio San
Pedro, a fellow National Artist.
The song is a carrier song in
Aiza Seguerra's gold album,
Pinakamamahal.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
LEVI CELERIO
National Artist for Music and Literature (1997)
(April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002)
"Ang Pasko ay Sumapit",
officially title "Maligayang
Pasko at Manigong Bagong
Taon" is an example of a well-
known Christmas song by
Celerio, which was the Tagalog
version from the original
Cebuano song, Kasadya Ning
Taknaa, by Vicente Rubi and
Mariano Vestil.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Ramon Pagayon Santos
National Artist for Music (2014)
(Born February 25, 1941 - Present)
Ramon Santos’ music highlights
Asia’s and Philippines’ rich
artistic tradition and features
elements from western and non-
western areas. He combined
Philippine indigenous
instruments and vocals to
orchestral instruments and
other instruments from foreign
nations like Javanese gamelan.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

He also composed works that

interweaved Asian culture,
drama, poetry, and dance like
his Sandiwaan, Daragang
Magayon, Ta-O, Awit ni Pulau,
etc. Moreover, included in his
popular unique compositions is
the Kulintang.
Ramon Pagayon Santos
National Artist for Music (2014)
(Born February 25, 1941 - Present)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Ramon Pagayon Santos
National Artist for Music (2014)
(Born February 25, 1941 - Present)
It is a piece for solo piano which
resembles the sound of
kulintang, a musical instrument
from Mindanao. Santos
promoted the Philippine music
to other nations through his
cultural education programs. He
organized an international
festival for rondalla and forum
for traditional music attended
by composers.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
JOVITA FUENTES
National Artist for Music (1976)
(February 15, 1895 – August 7, 1978)
Long before Lea Salonga’s break
into Broadway, there was
already Jovita Fuentes‘
portrayal of Cio-cio san in
Giacomo Puccini’s Madame
Butterfly at Italy’s Teatro
Municipale di Piacenza. Her
performance was hailed as
the “most sublime interpretation
of the part”.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
JOVITA FUENTES
National Artist for Music (1976)
(February 15, 1895 – August 7, 1978)
This is all the more significant
because it happened at a time
when the Philippines and its
people were scarcely heard of in
Europe. Prior to that, she was
teaching at the University of the
Philippines Conservatory of
Music (1917) before leaving for
Milan in 1924 for further voice
studies.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
JOVITA FUENTES
National Artist for Music (1976)
(February 15, 1895 – August 7, 1978)
After eight months of arduous
training, she made her stage debut
at the Piacenza. She later
embarked on a string of music
performances in Europe essaying
the roles of Liu Yu in Puccini’s
Turandot, Mimi in Puccini’s La
Boheme, Iris in Pietro Mascagni’s
Iris, the title role of Salome (which
composer Richard Strauss
personally offered to her including
the special role of Princess Yang
Gui Fe in Li Tai Pe).
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

In recognition of these
achievements, she was given the
unprecedented award of
“Embahadora de Filipinas a su
Madre Patria” by Spain.

JOVITA FUENTES
National Artist for Music (1976)
(February 15, 1895 – August 7, 1978)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

Felipe Padilla de Leon is a

composer, conductor, and
scholar. He Filipinized western
music forms, a feat aspired by
Filipino composers who
preceded him.

Felipe Padilla de Leon

National Artist for Music (1997)
(May 1, 1912 – December 5, 1992)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Felipe Padilla de Leon
National Artist for Music (1997)
(May 1, 1912 – December 5, 1992)
The prodigious body of De
Leon’s musical compositions,
notably the sonatas, marches,
and concertos have become the
full expression of the sentiments
and aspirations of the Filipino
in times of strife and peace,
making him the epitome of a
“people’s musician”.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

He is the recipient of various

awards and distinctions:
Republic Cultural Heritage
Award, Doctor of Humanities
from UP, Rizal Pro-Patria
Award, Presidential Award of
Merit, Patnubay ng Kalinangan
Award, among others.
Felipe Padilla de Leon
National Artist for Music (1997)
(May 1, 1912 – December 5, 1992)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Felipe Padilla de Leon
National Artist for Music (1997)
(May 1, 1912 – December 5, 1992)
De Leon’s orchestra music
include Mariang Makiling
Overture (1939), Roca
Encantada, symponic legend
(1950), Maynila Overture
(1976), Orchesterstuk (1981);
choral music like Payapang
Daigdig, Ako’y Pilipino, Lupang
Tinubuan, Ama Namin; and
songs Bulaklak, Alitaptap, and
Mutya ng Lahi.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music
Andrea Veneracion
National Artist for Music (1999)
(July 11, 1928 – July 9, 2013)
Andrea Veneracion, is highly
esteemed for her achievements
as choirmaster and choral
arranger. Two of her
indispensable contributions in
culture and the arts include the
founding of the Philippine
Madrigal Singers and the
spearheading of the
development of Philippine
choral music.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

A former faculty member of the

UP College of Music and
honorary chair of the Philippine
Federation of Choral Music,
she also organized a cultural
outreach program to provide
music education and exposure
in several provinces.
Andrea Veneracion
National Artist for Music (1999)
(July 11, 1928 – July 9, 2013)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Music

Born in Manila on July 11,

1928, she is recognized as an
authority on choral music and
performance and has served as
adjudicator in international
music competitions.

Andrea Veneracion
National Artist for Music (1999)
(July 11, 1928 – July 9, 2013)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance

Francisca Reyes Aquino is

acknowledged as the Folk Dance
Pioneer. This Bulakeña began
her research on folk dances in
the 1920’s making trips to
remote barrios in Central and
Northern Luzon.
Francisca Reyes-Aquino
National Artist for Dance (1973)
(March 9, 1899 - November 21,1983)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance
Francisca Reyes-Aquino
National Artist for Dance (1973)
(March 9, 1899 - November 21,1983)
Her research on the unrecorded
forms of local celebration, ritual
and sport resulted into a 1926
thesis titled “Philippine Folk
Dances and Games,” and
arranged specifically for use by
teachers and playground
instructors in public and private
schools.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance

In the 1940’s, she served as

supervisor of physical education
at the Bureau of Education that
distributed her work and
adapted the teaching of folk
dancing as a medium of making
young Filipinos aware of their
cultural heritage.
Francisca Reyes-Aquino
National Artist for Dance (1973)
(March 9, 1899 - November 21,1983)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance
Francisca Reyes-Aquino
National Artist for Dance (1973)
(March 9, 1899 - November 21,1983)
In 1954, she received the
Republic Award of Merit given
by the late Pres. Ramon
Magsaysay for “outstanding
contribution toward the
advancement of Filipino
culture”, one among the many
awards and recognition given to
her.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance
Francisca Reyes-Aquino
National Artist for Dance (1973)
(March 9, 1899 - November 21,1983)
Her books include the following:
Philippine National Dances
(1946); Gymnastics for Girls
(1947); Fundamental Dance
Steps and Music (1948); Foreign
Folk Dances (1949); Dances for
all Occasion (1950); Playground
Demonstration (1951); and
Philippine Folk Dances,
Volumes I to VI.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance
Ramon Arevalo Obusan
National Artist for Dance (2006)
(June 16, 1938 – December 21, 2006)
Ramon Obusan was a dancer,
choreographer, stage designer
and artistic director. He
achieved phenomenal success in
Philippine dance and cultural
work. 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.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance
Ramon Arevalo Obusan
National Artist for Dance (2006)
(June 16, 1938 – December 21, 2006)
Obusan promoted the Philippine
ethnic dances and performed them
with respect and authenticity. He
researched on the different
Philippine ethnic groups
throughout the country to perfectly
perform their dances. Through the
Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group
(ROFG), he had effected cultural
and diplomatic exchanges using
the multifarious aspects and
dimensions of the art of
dance.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance

Some of his full-length

presentations are Kayaw ’68,
Kayaw ’74, Vamos a Belen! Series,
Noon Po Sa Amin, Kasaysayan ng
Lahi, Maynila, and the Rare and
Unpublished Dances.

Ramon Arevalo Obusan

National Artist for Dance (2006)
(June 16, 1938 – December 21, 2006)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance

Alice Reyes major and most

significant contribution in the
Philippine dance is the
development of unique Filipino
modern dance idiom. She
creatively interweaved Philippine
ethnic dance, modern dance, and
ballet producing a one of a kind
contemporary dance routine.
Alice Garcia Reyes
National Artist for Dance (2014)
(born October 14, 1942 - Present)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance
Alice Garcia Reyes
National Artist for Dance (2014)
(born October 14, 1942 - Present)
She popularized contemporary
dance in the Philippines
through her concerts, tours,
outreach works, and lecture
demonstrations in schools. Some
of her major works are Amada,
tales of the Manuyu, Bayanihan
Remembered, Rama Hari, and
At a Maranaw Gathering.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance
Leonor Orosa Goquingco
National Artist for Dance
(July 24, 1917 – July 15, 2005)
Dubbed as the “Trailblazer”,
“Mother of Philippine Theater
Dance” and “Dean of Filipino
Performing Arts Critics”, Leonor
Orosa Goquingco, pioneer
Filipino choreographer in
balletic folkloric and Asian
styles, produced for over 50
years highly original, first-of-a-
kind choreographies, mostly
to her own storylines.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance

These include “TREND: Return

to Native,” “In a Javanese
Garden,” “Sports,” “VINTA!,”
“In a Concentration Camp,”
“The Magic Garden,” “The
Clowns,” “Firebird,” “Noli
Dance Suite,” “The Flagellant,”
“The Creation…”
Leonor Orosa Goquingco
National Artist for Dance
(July 24, 1917 – July 15, 2005)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance

Seen as her most ambitious

work is the dance epic
“Filipinescas: Philippine Life,
Legend and Lore.” With it,
Orosa brought native folk dance,
mirroring Philippine culture
from pagan to modern times, to
its highest stage of development.
Leonor Orosa Goquingco
National Artist for Dance
(July 24, 1917 – July 15, 2005)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance
Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
National Artist for Dance (1988)
(June 29, 1929 – August 4, 1999)
Lucrecia Reyes- Urtula studied
the country’s folk and ethnic
dances for four decades and
developed ethnic choreographies
applying her findings. She was
the dance director of Bayanihan
Philippine Dance Company for
three decades who
choreographed various dances
for the group.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Dance

These dances harvested

overwhelming praises and good
reviews from critics from
different parts of the world.
Among her major works are
cultural dances named Singkil,
Vinta, Tagabili, Pagdiwata, and
Salisid.
Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
National Artist for Dance (1988)
(June 29, 1929 – August 4, 1999)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Daisy H. Avellana
National Artist for Theater (1999)
(January 26, 1917 – May 12, 2013)
Daisy Avellana was the so-called
First Lady of the Philippine
Theater because of her
magnificent performances in
classic Filipino and international
theater productions and plays.
Some of the productions she
significantly became part of were
Othello, Macbeth in Black,
Tatarin, Portrait of the Artist as
Filipino, Diego Silang, Walang
Sugat, etc.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Daisy H. Avellana
National Artist for Theater (1999)
(January 26, 1917 – May 12, 2013)
She also popularized the
Philippine theater and dramatic
arts by founding the Barangay
Theater Guild with her
husband, National Artist
Lamberto Avellana. They utilize
the radio and television to make
theater and dramatic arts
known to the Filipinos.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
ROLANDO S. TINIO
National Artist for Theater and Literature (1997)
(March 5, 1937 – July 7, 1997)
Rolando S. Tinio, a playwright,
thespian, poet, teacher, critic,
and translator marked his
career with prolific artistic
productions. Tinio’s chief
distinction is as a stage director
whose original insights into the
scripts he handled brought forth
production notable for their
visual impact and intellectual
cogency.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
ROLANDO S. TINIO
National Artist for Theater and Literature (1997)
(March 5, 1937 – July 7, 1997)
Subsequently, after staging
productions for the Ateneo
Experimental Theater (its
organizer and administrator as
well), he took on Teatro Pilipino. It
was to Teatro Pilipino which he
left a considerable amount of work
reviving traditional Filipino
drama by re-staging old theater
forms like the sarswela and
opening a treasure house of
contemporary Western drama.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater

It was the excellence and beauty

of his practice that claimed for
theater a place among the arts
in the Philippines in the 1960s.

ROLANDO S. TINIO
National Artist for Theater and Literature (1997)
(March 5, 1937 – July 7, 1997)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
ROLANDO S. TINIO
National Artist for Theater and Literature (1997)
(March 5, 1937 – July 7, 1997)
Aside from his collections of
poetry (Sitsit sa Kuliglig,
Dunung – Dunungan, Kristal
na Uniberso, A Trick of Mirrors)
among his works were the
following: film scripts for Now
and Forever, Gamitin Mo Ako,
Bayad Puri and Milagros;
sarswelas Ang Mestisa, Ako,
Ang Kiri, Ana Maria; the
komedya Orosman at Zafira;
and Larawan, the musical.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero
National Artist for Theater (1997)
(January 22, 1910 – April 28, 1995)
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero is a
teacher and theater artist whose
35 years of devoted
professorship has produced the
most sterling luminaries in
Philippine performing arts
today: Behn Cervantes, Celia
Diaz-Laurel, Joy Virata, Joonee
Gamboa, etc.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero
National Artist for Theater (1997)
(January 22, 1910 – April 28, 1995)
In 1947, he was appointed as
UP Dramatic Club director and
served for 16 years. As founder
and artistic director of the UP
Mobile Theater, he pioneered the
concept of theater campus tour
and delivered no less than 2,500
performances in a span of 19
committed years of service.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero
National Artist for Theater (1997)
(January 22, 1910 – April 28, 1995)
By bringing theatre to
countryside, Guerrero made
it possible for students and
audiences in general to
experience the basic grammar
of staging and acting in
familiar and friendly ways
through his plays that
humorously reflect the behavior
of the Filipino.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater

His plays include Half an Hour

in a Convent, Wanted: A
Chaperon, Forever, Condemned,
Perhaps, In Unity, Deep in My
Heart, Three Rats, Our Strange
Ways, The Forsaken House,
Frustrations.
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero
National Artist for Theater (1997)
(January 22, 1910 – April 28, 1995)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater

Honorata “Atang” Dela Rama

was formally honored as the
Queen of Kundiman in 1979,
then already 74 years old
singing the same song
(“Nabasag na Banga”) that she
as a 15-year old girl in the
sarswela Dalagang Bukid.
Honorata “Atang” Dela Rama
National Artist for Theater and Music (1987)
(January 11, 1902 – July 11, 1991)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Honorata “Atang” Dela Rama
National Artist for Theater and Music (1987)
(January 11, 1902 – July 11, 1991)
Atang became the very first
actress in the very first locally
produced Filipino film when
she essayed the same role in the
sarsuela’s film version. As early
as age seven, Atang was already
being cast in Spanish zarzuelas
such as Mascota, Sueño de
un Vals, and Marina.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater

The songs she popularized are

Pakiusap, Ay Kalisud,
Madaling Araw, and Kung IIbig
Ka. The sarswelas she wrote are
Puri at Bahay, Anak ni Eba,
and Aking Ina.

Honorata “Atang” Dela Rama

National Artist for Theater and Music (1987)
(January 11, 1902 – July 11, 1991)
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Salvador Floro Bernal
National Artist for Theater and Design (2003)
(January 7, 1945 – October 26, 2011)
Salvador F. Bernal designed
more than 300 productions
distinguished for their
originality since 1969. Sensitive
to the budget limitations of local
productions, he harnessed the
design potential of inexpensive
local materials, pioneering or
maximizing the use of bamboo,
raw abaca, and abaca fiber,
hemp twine, rattan chain links
and gauze cacha.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Salvador Floro Bernal
National Artist for Theater and Design (2003)
(January 7, 1945 – October 26, 2011)
As the acknowledged guru
of contemporary Filipino theater
design, Bernal shared his skills
with younger designers through
his classes at the University of
the Philippines and the Ateneo
de Manila University, and
through the programs he created
for the CCP Production Design
Center which he himself
conceptualized and organized.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Salvador Floro Bernal
National Artist for Theater and Design (2003)
(January 7, 1945 – October 26, 2011)
To promote and professionalize
theater design, he organized the
PATDAT (Philippine
Association of Theatre Designers
and Technicians) in 1995 and
by way of Philippine Center of
OISTAT (Organization
Internationale des
Scenographes, Techniciens et
Architectes du Theatre), he
introduced Philippine theater
design to the world.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Severino Montano
National Artist for Theater (2001)
(January 3, 1915 – December 12, 1980)
Hailed as the “Titan of the
Philippine Theater”, Severino
Montano took the lead in
promoting “legitimate theater”
in the country.Playwright,
director, actor, and theater
organizer, Montano took up
courses and graduate degrees
abroad. He also honed and
shared his expertise with his
countrymates.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Severino Montano
National Artist for Theater (2001)
(January 3, 1915 – December 12, 1980)
As Dean of Instruction of the
Philippine Normal College,
Montano organized the Arena
Theater to bring drama to the
masses. He trained and directed
the new generations of
dramatists including Rolando
S. Tinio, Emmanuel Borlaza,
Joonee Gamboa, and Behn
Cervantes.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Severino Montano
National Artist for Theater (2001)
(January 3, 1915 – December 12, 1980)
He established a graduate
program at the Philippine
Normal College for the training
of playwrights, directors,
technicians, actors, and
designers. He also established
the Arena Theater Playwriting
Contest that led to the discovery
of Wilfrido Nolledo, Jesus T.
Peralta, and Estrella Alfon.
 Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Theater
Severino Montano
National Artist for Theater (2001)
(January 3, 1915 – December 12, 1980)
Among his awards and
recognitions are the Patnubay
ng Kalinangan Award from
the City of Manila (1968),
Presidential Award for Merit in
Drama and Theater (1961), and
the Rockefeller Foundation
Grant to travel to 98 cities
abroad (1950, 1952, 1962, and
1963).
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts

On May 30, 1892, Fernando

Amorsolo, declared as the first
National Artist in Painting in
1972 and the so-called "Grand
Old Man of Philippine Art", was
born in Paco, Manila. Lighting
is the most prominent element of
Amorsolo’s painting.

Fernando Amorsolo
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts

His trademark was the

backlighting technique which
makes the subjectsof his
painting seem to glow. He was a
portrait artist and known
painter of rural Philippine
landscapes.

Fernando Amorsolo
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts

His significant works are

Planting Rice, Dalagang Bukid,
The Mestiza, and Maiden in a
Stream, among others.

Fernando Amorsolo
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Planting Rice

Fernando Amorsolo
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Dalagang Bukid

Fernando Amorsolo
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
The Mestiza

Fernando Amorsolo
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Hernando Ruiz Ocampo was a
Filipino artist best known for
his abstract paintings. Born on
April 28, 1911 in Manila,
Philippines and taught himself
to paint. He started his career as
a member of the Saturday
Group along with Vicente Silva
Manansala and Cesar Legaspi.

Hernando Ocampo
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
He is one of the Thirteen
Moderns, who paved the way to
art modernism in the
Philippines. Compared to the
classical paintings, his works
were more radical and more
poetic. He developed a new style
of abstraction through his use of
fierce and striking colors.

Hernando Ocampo
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
His works proved that abstract
and non-traditional style of
painting can also result to
nationalistic art. His major
works were Genesis, Calvary,
Slum Dwellers, Fiesta, and
many more.

Hernando Ocampo
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Genesis

Hernando Ocampo
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Slum Dwellers

Hernando Ocampo
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Benedicto Cabrera, popularly
known as BenCab, is an
awardwinning painter and
printmaker who was tagged as a
master of the Philippine
contemporary art. The most
popular subject of his painting
was “Sabel”, the woman
scavenger roaming the streets of
his hometown when he was
Benedicto Cabrera young.
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Sabel depicts poverty and
inequalities in the Philippine
society. He was awarded
National Artist of the
Philippines for Visual Arts
(Painting) in 2006. He has been
noted as "arguably the best-
selling painter of his generation
of Filipino artists."

Benedicto Cabrera
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
His major works were Madonna
with Objects (1991), Studies of
Sabel (1991), People Waiting
(1989), The Indifference (1988),
and Waiting for the Monsoon
(1986).

Benedicto Cabrera
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Mother and Child

Benedicto Cabrera
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Tres Marias

Benedicto Cabrera
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
La Familia

Benedicto Cabrera
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Carlos “Botong” Francisco was a
muralist from Angono, Rizal.
For nearly three decades,
Francisco painted murals
showing the historical past of
the Philippines. Most of his
subjects depict the life in his
hometown and highlight the
lives of the farmers and the
fishermen.
Carlos “Botong” Francisco
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
The significant elements in
Francisco’s drawings were their
lines and shapes that seem like
cutouts and their lush tropical
colors. Francisco is one of the so-
called “The Triumvirate” along
with other modernists Galo
Ocampo and Victorio Edades,
who introduced modern art to
the country.
Carlos “Botong” Francisco
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
His major works include Blood
Compact, The Martyrdom of
Rizal, Bayanihan, Sandugo,
Portrait of Purita, First Mass at
Limasawa.

Carlos “Botong” Francisco

Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Blood Compact

Carlos “Botong” Francisco

Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
The Martyrdom of Rizal

Carlos “Botong” Francisco

Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Cesar Legaspi is one of the
Thirteen Moderns, who
promoted modern arts in the
country. He was a neo-realist
whose important contribution to
modern art was his refinement
of cubism in the Philippine
context. He indigenized cubism
and produced artworks showing
local temperament.
Cesar Legaspi
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Some of his major art pieces are
The Beggars, The Stairway, The
Ritual, The Survivor, Gadget I
and II, Flight, Struggle, Peace,
Bayanihan, Façade, Ovary,
Idols of the Third Eye, among
others.

Cesar Legaspi
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
The Beggars

Cesar Legaspi
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
The Stairway

Cesar Legaspi
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Sea of Gold

Cesar Legaspi
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Abdulmaria Asia Imao is a
visual artist from Sulu, who
articulated the Muslim culture
and art in the country. He
preserved and promoted the
Philippine indigenous art
through the use of ethnic themes
like the ukkil, sarimanok, and
naga in his paintings and
sculptures.
Abdulmaria Asia Imao
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Through his works, Imao
empowered cultural groups to
take part in promoting equality
and in building a better society.
His artworks include murals
like the industry Brass Mural of
the Philippine National Bank,
Industrial Mural of the Central
Bank of the Philippines, and the
Mural Relief in Filmaking
Abdulmaria Asia Imao painted in the Manila City Hall.
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Brass Mural

Abdulmaria Asia Imao

Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Sarimanok Painting

Abdulmaria Asia Imao

Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Sarimanok Sculpture

Abdulmaria Asia Imao

Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Guillermo Tolentino was the
master sculptor who introduced
classical sculpture in the
country. His works, though
classical in style, are still
identifiable Filipino.

Guillermo Tolentino
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
He was known for creating
monuments and bust figures of
Philippine heroes like Andres
Bonifacio and Jose Rizal and
Philippine presidents like
Manuel Quezon and Ramon
Magsaysay. He was the one who
created the UP Oblation, which
became the representation of the
academic freedom of the
Guillermo Tolentino university.
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
UP Oblation

Guillermo Tolentino
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Bonifacio Pres. Magsaysay Pres.
Quezon Monument

Guillermo Tolentino
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Pres. Magsaysay

Guillermo Tolentino
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Pres. Quezon

Guillermo Tolentino
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Vicente Manansala was a cubist
painter who painted with a wide
range of subject matters from
the happy and bountiful rural to
poverty-stricken urban set ups.
Manansala contributed in the
modernism of Philippine visual
arts by his style of transparent
cubism.

Vicente Manansala
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Unlike the usual Paris Cubism,
Manansala’s style of cubism
does not fragmentize human
figures. He reorganized human
forms in transparent planes
instead.

Vicente Manansala
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
After finishing a degree in Fine
Arts at the University of the
Philippines, he worked as an
illustrator of the Philippine
Herald where he became
acquainted with Hernando
Ocampo, Carlos Francisco, and
Cesar Legaspi. Manansala
admired Botong Francisco the
most who influenced his art
Vicente Manansala making.
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Among his notable works
include Mother and Child, A
Cluster Nipa Hut, Nude, Via
Crucis, Market Vendor, and I
Believe in God.

Vicente Manansala
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Mother and Child

Vicente Manansala
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Candle Vendors

Vicente Manansala
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Bird Seller

Vicente Manansala
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Ang Kiukok was known for his
highly expressionistic works
containing powerful meaning.
Angst, anguish, and anger are
the glaring emotions contained
in his cubistic works as these
were created in the time of
Martial Law.

Ang Kiukok
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Some of his famous paintings
include Geometric Landscape,
Pieta, and Seated Figure.

Ang Kiukok
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Pieta

Ang Kiukok
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Thinking

Ang Kiukok
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Fisherman

Ang Kiukok
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Napoleon Abueva is the Father
of Modern Philippine Sculpture,
who made use of wide range of
materials in his works like
different types of hardwood,
stones, and metals. He was also
the sculptor who started the
trend in mixing different
materials, like metal and
stone, in making sculptures.
Napoleon Abueva
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Among his notable works are
Nine Muses, Kaganapan,
Stations of the Cross, Sunburst,
and The Transfiguration.

Napoleon Abueva
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Nine Muses

Napoleon Abueva
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
The Transfiguration

Napoleon Abueva
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Sunburst

Napoleon Abueva
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Tagged as “Dean of Filipino
Illustrators”, Francisco Coching
was popular for his komiks
drawings. The significant
features of Coching’s work were
their fluid drawings and
dramatic storyline. Fantasy,
love and adventure were the
usual themes of his works
drawing inspiration from awit
Francisco Coching and korido.
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
His works illustrated gallant
men and beautiful ladies and
the victory of good over evil.
Among his works are Lapulapu,
Pedro Penduko, Hagibis, El
Nido, and Maldita.

Francisco Coching
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Lapu-Lapu

Francisco Coching
Notable Filipino Artists in the Field of Visual Arts
Pedro Penduko

Francisco Coching