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    Fernando Amorsolo was a renowned Filipino painter known for his illuminated landscapes portraying traditional Filipino customs and culture. He studied at the Liceo de Manila Art School and developed a technique called Chiaroscuro which used natural light and backlighting to highlight his subjects, becoming his artistic trademark. He often depicted Filipina women based on his family members, rejecting Western beauty ideals in favor of portraying Filipino features. Francisca Reyes-Aquino was named a National Artist for Dance in 1973 for her contributions to promoting and preserving Philippine folk dances.

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    Fernando Amorsolo was a renowned Filipino painter known for his illuminated landscapes portraying traditional Filipino customs and culture. He studied at the Liceo de Manila Art School and developed a technique called Chiaroscuro which used natural light and backlighting to highlight his subjects, becoming his artistic trademark. He often depicted Filipina women based on his family members, rejecting Western beauty ideals in favor of portraying Filipino features. Francisca Reyes-Aquino was named a National Artist for Dance in 1973 for her contributions to promoting and preserving Philippine folk dances.

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    Profiles of National Artist: Humss Descartes Group 2

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    Fernando Amorsolo was a renowned Filipino painter known for his illuminated landscapes portraying traditional Filipino customs and culture. He studied at the Liceo de Manila Art School and developed a technique called Chiaroscuro which used natural light and backlighting to highlight his subjects, becoming his artistic trademark. He often depicted Filipina women based on his family members, rejecting Western beauty ideals in favor of portraying Filipino features. Francisca Reyes-Aquino was named a National Artist for Dance in 1973 for her contributions to promoting and preserving Philippine folk dances.

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    PROFILES OF

    NATIONAL ARTIST
    HUMSS DESCARTES 
    GROUP 2
    FERNANDO QUETO AMORSOLO (1892-1972)
    National Artist  for Visual Arts
     Amorsolo was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscape from Paco, Manila. He is known for
    his craftmanship and mastery in the use of light.
     Liceo de Manila Art School(1909)
     He is known for his illuminated landscape, which often portrayed traditional Filipino customs, culture,
    fiestas and occupations.
     In his paintings of Filipina women, Amorsolo rejected Western ideals of beauty in favor of Filipino
    ideals and was bend of basing the faces of his subject on member of his family
     He used natural light in his paintings and develop the backlighting technique Chiaroscuro, which
    became his artistic trademark and his greatest contribution to Philippine painting
     FRANCISCA REYES-AQUINO(1899-1983)
    National Artist for Dance,1973

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