The Philippine

Contemporary Arts
BY: ALTHEA LEIGNE I. DARUCA
SECTION: GRADE 12/ ABM - EINSTEIN
Victorio Candido Edades
- Victorio Candido
Edades was a Filipino
painter. He led the
revolutionary Thirteen
Moderns, who engaged
their classical
compatriots in heated
debate over the nature
and function of art. He
was named a National
Artist in 1976.
Example of Victorio Edades Artsworks:
The Builders
- 1937 signed (lower right) oil on canvas
Heralded as the “Father of Philippine
Modern Art”, Victorio Edades' works
signified an epochal shift within the
canons of Filipino art. it is a painting. “The
Builders” in 1928 caused a stir because of
its distorted, nude figures of working men
drenched in grime and sweat.
Mother and Daughter
- This is a portrait of Jane Noble Garott,
the house-mother of the Filipino Club
House in Seattle and her daughter, Jean.
This work was created when the artist
was studying in the US. Jean later
married the artist.
The Sketch
- Edades emerged as the “Father of
Modern Philippine Painting”. Unlike,
Amorsolo's bright, sunny, cheerful hues,
Edades' colors were dark and somber
with subject matter or themes depicting
laborers, factory workers or the simple
folk in all their dirt, sweat and grime.
Juan Marcos Arellano
- Juan Marcos Arellano y de
Guzmán, or Juan M.
Arellano, was a Filipino
architect, best known for
Manila's Metropolitan
Theater, Legislative
Building, the Manila Central
Post Office Building, the
Rizal.
Example of Jose Arellano Structure’s:
The Cebu Provincial Capitol
- The Cebu Provincial Capitol is the
seat of the provincial government of
Cebu in the Philippines. Located at the
north end of Osmeña Boulevard in
Cebu City, it was designed by Juan M.
The Jones Bridge
- The Jones Bridge is meant to be a
memorial to William Jones and the
Jones Law, which was enacted by the
U.S. Congress earlier in 1916 after a
series of vigorous campaigns by
Filipino and American statesmen.
The Quirino Grandstand
- The Quirino Grandstand, formerly
known as the Independence
Grandstand, is a grandstand located at
Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines.
Diosdado Lorenzo
- Diosdado Lorenzo was
born in 1906 and was
largely inspired creatively
by the 1920s. Key artistic
innovations that had been
established in the earlier
part of the 20th century
continued to be worked on
during the 1920s and 1930s.
Example of Diosdado Lorenzo Painting’s

Woman with Jar Barrio Scene Tindera

- How women we’re - How life is so simple - How we sell fruits &
like this before. Simple in a provincial vegetables in our
& Beautiful. town/rural town. market before.
THANK YOU!!
SUBMITTED TO:
SIR JAYSON MONTERO CARRIDO

SUBMITTED BY:
ALTHEA LEIGNE I. DARUCA
GRADE 12/ABM - EINSTEIN