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THE NATIONAL ARTISTS OF THE

PHILIPPINES FOR VISUAL ARTS


IN THE PHILIPPINES,VISUAL ARTS CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS A MIXTURE
OF WESTERN AND NATIVE CULTURAL INFLUENCES.WHEN THE SPANIARDS
INVADED THE COUNTRY,THE FRIARS WERE THE ONE WHO INTRODUCED THE
WESTERN STYLES OF PAINTING AND CARVING,IN WHICH THE THEME WAS
MAINLY RELIGIOUS.ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ,CHURCHES HAVE BECOME
INFORMAL MUSEUMS WHERE PAINTINGS AND STATUES ABOUND.

TODAY,ALONG WITH INSPIRATIONS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES,SPANISH INFLUENCE IS


STILL APPARENT IN THE WORKS OF FILIPINOS.SOME CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTIST
HAVE BEEN EDUCATED AND TRAINED ABROAD,INTRODUCING IN THE COUNTRY
DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS IN THE WORLD OF ARTS.FROM THE MASTERPIECES 0F JUAN
LUNA AND FELIX RESURRECTIONS HIDALGO TO THE MODERN PIECES OF BENCAB,21 st
CENTURY FILIPINO VISUAL ARTISTS HAVE EMBRANCE NATIVE FORMS AND THEMES AS
WELL AS FOREIGN STYLES AND TECNIQUES.
CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINES ART AND THE
NATIONAL ARTISTS OF THE PHILIPINES
END 0F REP0RTING

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PRESENTATION BY;

ALVIN JAY BARTOCILLO AIRA ARRO CARLA ESTORQUE


ELJOYCE DIAZ
MACHRISTINE RIVERA CHRISTIAN APOLINARIO

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