Philippine Filipino Artist

Juan Luna y Novicio

born in Badoc, ilocos norte on oct.23,1857. better known as Juan Luna, he was one of the first
internationally recognized Filipino painter and sculpture artist.

Spoliarium garnered the first gold medal in

Madrid Spain 1884. Located at National Museum of
Fine Arts. The canvas took eight months before
it present to Madrid which sold at amount of
20,000 pesetas.
Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo
Feb. 21, 1855 – March 13, 1913.
Filipino Artist and one of the great filipino painters
In 19th century, also a members of the
Philippine reform movement.
One of his works is the expressionism
La Barca de Aqueronte winning international
Exhibition. Use oil on canvas as medium.
 Fernando Almerez Amorsolo
 born May 30, 1892 and died on April 24, 1972.
 one of the most important artist in the history of
painting in the Philippine.
 he is a portraitist and painter of rural
Philippine landscape.
 popularly known for his craftsmanship and
mastery in the use of light.
“Dalagang Filipina”
 Jeorge Pineda
 he is an outsanding illustrator of his time.
 his style reveals his training at the Academia
De Dibujo y Pintura which stressed the modeling
of the figure in light and dark.
 he was a realist who did not idealize his figure.
 he was also the first to choose indigenous games
For subject.
“Sungkaa”
 Victorio Edades
o Dec. 23,1895 – March 7,1985
o he led the revolutionary Thirteen Moderns,
Engaged their classical compatriots in heated debate
Over the Nature and Function of art.
o he was named a National artist in 1976.
“The Builders”
 Vicente Manansala
• Filipino Cubist painter and illustrator.
• born in Macabebe, Pampanga.
• in 1981, he was posthumously recognized as one
Of the national artist of the Philippines in Visual Arts.
• his signature style is based on Cubism,
but rather than breaking down figures;
shows them through transparent angular forms.
“Market scene oil canvas”
 Hernando Ruiz Ocampo
 filipino artis best known for his abstract painting.
 born April 28,1911 in Manila.
 he taught himself to paint and started
his career As member of the Saturday
group along with Vicente Manasala and
Cesar Legaspi.
Fernando Zobel Ayala
 Born on March 27,1924, the son of Businessman.
 he was a Spanish-Filipino Painter.
 he studied medicine in the Philippines and
Philosophy and Literature at Harvard University.
 he made abstract artist friends in Spain on 1955.
 1961 he settled definitely in Madrid
“Saetas 52”
Lee Aguinaldo
 Born Sept. 5, 1933.
 Aka Leopoldo Aguinaldo Jr.
 His mentor is Fernando Zobel.
One of the Highest Paid Paintor.
Considered a pioneer of Philippine modernism.
 born in New York City and came from the Prominent
family descended from Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy.
 “Red downflow”, used the blob medium.