VISUAL ARTS

GROUP 3
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National Artist
National Artists
for Visual Arts
Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972)
He was born on May 30, 1892 in Paco Manila
A bookkeeper
His wife was Bonifacia Cueto
A genre painter who had been trainedat Manilas
Escuela de Bellas y Dibujo and who had also
travelled in Europe
In 1905, Fernando Amorsolo, aged 13, was
apprenticed to de la Rosa.
The young mans first commercial success came
when he sold water color postcards for 10
centavos.
In 1908, Amorsolo won the second prize for the
painting Levendo Periodico at the Bazar Escaolta.
The following year, he enrolled at the Art School of
the Liceo de Manila.
In 1909 he began attending the University of the
Philippines School of Fine Arts.
In 1916, he graduated with honors and began a
dual career as an instructor and commercial artist.
 In 1916, Enrique Zodel de Ayala, a Spanish
citizen who was a leading businessman in the
Philippines, sponsored Amorsolo to study at the
adademia de San Fernando in Madrid.
After returning to Manila, Amorsolo set up a
studio and began an enormously productive
period.
He began to create a most wonderful artworks in
the country
Styles: Impressionism, Luminism, and Realism
Subjects: Philippine genre and historical, nudes,
society portraits
Some of his Famous Work

Village Life A rice harvesting scene.

Young Girl
Other works:
Winnowing Rice
Planting Rice
Bathing, Washing Women
Mother and Child
The Making of the Philippine Flag
Defense of a Filipina Womans Honor
Burning of the idols
El Ciego
Dalagang Bukid
The Rape of Manila
Guillermo Estrella Tolentino (1890-1976)
He was born on July 24, 1890 in Malolos,
Bulacan.
National Artist for Sculpture in 1973.
Father of Philippine Atrs
The young Tolentino showed an early talent
in sculpting, have been able to mold figures
of horses and dogs out of clay.
Tolentino started studying in Malolos
Intermediate School and continued his High
School years in the same city. After studying
in Malolos, he went to Manila and attend
classes in the School of Fine Arts of the
University of the Philippines, under Vicente
Rivera for painting and later for sculpture
under Vicente Francisco.
In 1915 he graduated in painting and
sculpture.
 By 1919 he decided to go to America and
work as a waiter. Bernard Baruch saw his
small statue Freedom granted him a
scholarship in Ecole de Beaux Arts.
In 1923, he returned in the Philippines then
he opened a studio in Manila.
In 1926, he was appointed as a instructor in
the University of the Philippines School of
Fine Arts.
He won the design and commissioning of
the Bonifacio Monument. The UP Oblation
was made at the same time.
 Some of his Famous Works

UP Oblation Statue Filipinas on Bondage Bonifacio Monument

 Other works:
Medal for Ramon Magsaysay Award
Venus 1951
Bust of Monsignor Gregorio Aglipay
A Small Bust of Jose Rizal
The News Boy
Filipinos Illustres
The Lady
 Napoleon Abueva
Born on January 26, 1930 in
Tagbilaran, Bohol
Father of Modern Philippine
Sculpture
Guillermo Tolentino was one of his
mentor during the time that he was
studying at UP.
In 1976, he was proclaimed as a
National Artist of the Philippines for
Visual Arts by the President
Ferdinand Marcos. He was the
youngest recipient of the title at age
46.
Some of his Famous Works

Nine Muses

The Pegaraw

The Transfiguration
Other works:
Siyam na Diwata ng Sining
Magdangal
The Unknown Political Prisoner
Kiss of Judas
Water Buffalo
Figure
Kaganapan
Carlos Botong Francisco (1912-1969)
He was a distinguished muralist from and
best known for his historical pieces.
Also known as the Poet of Angono, Rizal he
single-handedly brought back the art of mural
painting in Philippines.
He went to School of Fine Arts in the
University of the Philippines, although he
came from the school of arts as Amorsolo, he
did not follow the traditional style but
developed a modernist style.
After the 2nd World War, he taught in School
of Fine Arts in University of Santo Thomas at
the same time working with Manuel Conde for
Cinema. He Worked as a Playwright.
He was the second Filipino who received the
title of National Artist in Painting in 1973 after
Fernando Amorsolo.
Some of his Famous Work

Fiesta

First Mass Muslim Wedding

Other works:
Siete Infantes de Lara (Komiks)
Magpupukot (Pulling in the net)
The Cockfight
Bayanihan sa Bukid
Tinikling
Education
Lapu-Lapu
First Mass at Limasawa
Sandugo
Blood Compact
Serenade
Cesar Torrente Legaspi (1917-1994)
He was born on April 2 1917 in Tondo Manila
and died on April 7 1994.
The son of Manuel Legaspi and Rosario
Torrente
A national artist for painting
He was married to Vitaliana Kaligdan.
Earned his Certificate of proficiency at the
University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts
in 1936.
He then pursued arts studies abroad as a
scholar at the Cultura Hispanic, in Madrid,
1953-1954.
His works shows the influence of cubism,
cubisms rigorous intellectual approach of its
intellectual phase in Legaspis works give way
to the most harmonious aspect of its synthetic
phase.
 A pioneer Non-Realist of the country, Cesar Legaspi
is remembered for his singular achievement of
refining cubism in the Philippine context.
Legaspi belonged to the so-called Thirteen Moderns
and later, the Neo-realist
His distinctive style and daring themes contributed
significantly to the advent and eventual acceptance of
modern arts in the Philippines.
Legaspi made use of the geometric fragmentation
technique, weaving social comment and juxtaposing
the mythical and modern into his overlapping ,
interacting forms with disturbing power and intensity.
Some of his Famous Work

Ginintuang Mayo

Workers Ritual
Other works:
o Gadgets I
o Gadgets II
o Diggers
o Idols of the Third Eye
o Facade
o Ovary
o Flora and Fauna
o Flight
o Avenging Figure
o Turning Point
o The Survivor
Hernando Ruiz Ocampo (1911-1978)
Ocampo was born in Santa Cruz, Manila but
later transferred to Maypajo, Caloocan.
He originally studied law,commerce and
creative writing, and worked as a writer
before he taught himself the visual arts.
A self-taught painter, was a leading member
of the pre-war Thirteen Moderns, the group
that charted the course of modern art in the
Philippines.
His works provided an awareness of the
harsh social realities in the country
immediately after the Second World War and
contributed significantly to the rise of the
nationalist spirit in the post-war era.
His abstract works that left an indelible mark
on Philippine Modern Art.
He also played a pivotal role in sustaining the
Philippine Art Gallery, the countrys first
gallery.
Some of his Famous Work

Cityscape Two Abstraction 101

Mga Kiti
Other works:
Mask
Lovers
A Visit to the Zoo
Abstraction 41
55-G The Wall
Three Nudes
Study
53-D
Domingo de Ramos
A Song for the Rama Family