Japanese

Occupation
(1941-1945)
 However,under the Japanese Occupation of Manila the
Modern Art Project was slow down in pace.Early moderns
and consecutives alike continued to produce art and even
participated in KALIBAPI (Kapisanan sa Paglilingkod ng
Bagong Pilipinas) sponsored art competitions.
 In 1942 and 1943 Purungganan and Francisco won
KALIBAPI Awards respectively.Nevertheless,art
production once again titled to fulfill agenda and demands
of the new colonial order.
 The Japanese forced the formation of the Greater East
Asia Co.-Prosperity Sphere,a propaganda movement that
sought to create Pan-Asian Identity that rejected Western
traditions.
 Slogans such as “Asia for Asians” made its way to the
public through posters,epherma,comics such as
Japanese sponsored publications such as Shin-Selki and
in newspaper such as Liwayway and Tribune.
 The production of images texts and music underwent
scrunity.Expressions deemed subversive or anti
Japanese to tortorous consequences,even death.