CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS

National Artists of the

Philippines: Visual Arts
KAYLIE ESPINOSA
DALE ESTACIO
CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS

TODAY'S GUIDE
What is Visual Arts and Philippine National
National Artist Award
Philippine Visual Arts Artists for Visual Arts Conclusion
National
Artist
Award

The President of the Philippines awards Filipino

citizens who have made major contributions to the
growth of Philippine art (Official Gazette of the
Republic of the Philippines).
 OXOFRD LANGUAGES
"creative art whose products are to be appreciated by sight,
such as painting, sculpture, and film"

WHAT IS BRITANNICA

display talent and imagination to communicate an

VISUAL emotion

PURPOSE

ARTS? The visual arts create a space where ideas can be expressed in
forms other than words and writing, act as a vital outlet for
creativity and emotions, and allow for the visual documentation
of human history (Promethean, 2022).
 The visual arts of the Philippines include a variety of
expressions created by Filipinos in the ethnic, Spanish,
American, and contemporary traditions. Pottery, weaving,
carving, and metalwork are produced in ethnic communities

WHAT IS
for ritual or daily use (Castaneda, 1964).

PHILIPPINE it displays the way how Filipinos live and the social
issues happening in the Philippines

VISUAL It is essential to take a more expansive perspective of Philippine

ARTS?
visual arts as a product of history and as it produces history as art
increasingly serves as a tool for understanding the human
condition and society (Guillermo, 1994; De La Paz & Rivera,
2018; Salas, 2021).
 WHO ARE THE
PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL ARTISTS
FOR VISUAL ARTS?
 FERNANDO
AMORSOLO
(1972)
He is well known for his paintings of the peaceful rural life of the
Philippines. In favor of promoting Filipino beauty, he disregarded
Western standards of beauty, and his use of chiaroscuro came to be
recognized as a distinctive artistic technique that distinguished his
work from other artists' are communication tools that can be used
as lectures, reports, and more.
 His works

Planting Rice The Mestiza Making of the Philippine Flag

 CARLOS
“BOTONG”
FRANCISCO (1973)
A muralist who brought the art form back into the
limelight, his work graces the City Hall of Manila
and the National Art Gallery of the Philippines.
 His works

Bayanihan The Progress of Medicine in the Progress through Education

Philippines
 GUILLERMO
TOLENTINO (1973)

Tolentino studied at the Royal Academy of Fine

Arts in Rome before returning to the Philippines in
1925 to teach at the University of the Philippines
School of Fine Arts.
 His works

UP Oblation Bonifacio Monument, Caloocan Ramon Magsaysay Statue

 NAPOLEON
ABUEVA (1976)

The Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture,

Abueva was instrumental in shaping sculpture in
the Philippines. He was recognized for being adept
at a variety of forms and materials.
 His works

Transfiguration Nine Muses, UP Kiss of Judas

 VICTORIO
EDADES (1976)

a key figure in the history of Philippine art,

counted as one of the revolutionary Thirteen
Moderns and later called the Father of Modern
Philippine Painting.
 His works

The Sketch Mother and Daughter Poinsettia Girl

 VICENTE
MANANSALA
(1981)

Vicente Manansala is credited as one of the figures

in the Philippine art world who popularized neo-
realism in the country.
 His works

Candle Vendors Madonna of the Slums Still Life

CESAR LEGASPI
(1990)

Cesar Legaspi was also a foremost figure in the

refining of Cubism in the Philippines. Also a
member of the Thirteen Moderns, his work is set
apart by his daring use of colors, shapes, and
themes.
 His works

Gadgets Sea of Gold Morning Dance

 HERNANDO
OCAMPO (1991)
Hernando Ocampo was one of the leading radical
modernist artists in the country. A playwright,
fictionist, editor, and painter, Ocampo originally
studied law, commerce, and creative writing
before eventually moving into the visual arts.
 His works

Ina ng Balon Slum Dwellers Angel's Kiss

 QUIZ TIME!

NOTE: For every question that is

answered correctly, there will be a
prize.
• He is known as the Grand Old
Man of Philippine Art.
2. He is one of the youngest to ever
be conferred the Order of National
Artist, he received the award at the
young age of 46.
 3. He painted landscapes and
countryside scenery, and used
fantasy and science fiction as the
basis for his works.
4. A muralist who brought the art
form back into the limelight.
5. His works employed dark and somber
colors, and were focused on depicting
the dirt and sweat of laborers, factory
workers, and the Philippine proletariat.
 6. CARLOS
“BOTONG”
FRANCISCO (1973)
• The Progress of Medicine in the Philippines

• Bayanihan

• Progress through Education

 7. VICENTE
MANANSALA
(1981)
• Candle Vendors

• Still Life

• Madonna of the Slums

8. HERNANDO
OCAMPO (1991)

• Ina ng Balon

• Angel's Kiss

• Slum Dwellers
 9. GUILLERMO
TOLENTINO (1973)

• UP Oblation

• Ramon Magsaysay Statue

• Bonifacio Monument, Caloocan

 10. NAPOLEON
ABUEVA (1976)

• Transfiguration

• Kiss of Judas

• Nine Muses, UP
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