GROUP II REPORTER
NATIONAL ARTIST FOR VISUAL ARTS
In the modern times, art is even more
dynamic than it was when it was first invented. It
embraces and take on many forms as artists
continuously innovate with whatever comes to
mind.
Our nation has its way of paying tribute to
those responsible for propagating the knowledge
of the various disciplines of arts. One of these is to
bestow the National Artist Award upon an
individual. The National Artist Award is the highest
distinction bestowed upon Filipino Artists whose
body of work is recognized by their peers and more
importantly by their countrymen as sublime
expression of Philippines arts.
NATIONAL ARTIST FOR VISUAL ARTS
FERNANDO AMORSOLO (MAY 30, 1892- APRIL 24, 1972)
Amorsolo is the first National Artist in the country
and was known for using backlighting technique
painting, making his creation bright and cheerful.
FERNANDO AMORSOLO ARTWORKS
THE MAKING OF THE PHILIPPINE FLAG
CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO (NOVEMBER 4, 1912- MARCH 31, 1972)
Francisco revived the art of mural
was considered to be the most
distinguished mural pointer for about
three decades and was known for
using historical events as subject
matter for his murals.
CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO ARTWORKS
MAGPUPUKOT
GUILLERMO E. TOLENTINO (JULY 24, 1890- JULY 12, 1976
Honored as National Artist for
Sculpture in 1973 and was known for
designing the sea of the Republic of
the Philippines, and the gold and
bronze medals for the Ramon
Magsaysay Award. Tolentino’s works
include the “UP Oblation”.
GUILLERMO E. TOLENTINO ARTWORKS
UP OBLATION
BONIFACIO MONUMENT
Abueva was considered to be the
Father of Modern Philippine
Sculpture. He is skillful in creating
both representational and modern
abstract sculptures using a wide
variety of materials. He was also
known for creating "buoyant
sculpture," a type of sculpture to be
viewed from the surface of a pool.
NAPOLEON V. ABUEVA ARTWORKS
KISS OF HUDAS
Recognized as the Father of Modern
Philippine Painting and was known
for using dark somber colors in his
paintings. His works focused on
factory workers, laborers or other
simple townspeople.
VICTORIO C. EDADES ARTWORKS
He was known for his paintings
depicting realistic themes using an
abstract or a cubist style. He believed
that "the beauty of art is in the
process, in the moment of doing a
particular painting, closely
associating it with the act of making
love.
VICENTE MANANSALA ARTWORKS
MAEKET VENDORS A CLUSTER OF
MADONNA OF THE NIPA HUT
(1949)
SLUMS 1950
HERNANDO R. OCAMPO (April 28, 1911 - December 28, 1978)
Ocampo was largely known for his
abstract paintings. His works featured
shapes bounded with curved lines
painted in intense colors. His
masterpiece "Genesis" was used as
the basis of the design of the curtain
of the Cultural Center of the
Philippines (CCP) Main Theater.
HERNANDO R. OCAMPO ARTWORKS
MOTHER AND CHILD
CESAR LEGASPI (April 2, 1917-April 7, 1994 )
Legaspi was known for utilizing and
refining cubism, a style involving
breaking parts into geometric shapes,
in his paintings.
CESAR LEGASPI ARTWORKS
RITUAL, 1951
ELIZALDE NAVARRO (May 22, 1924-June 10, 1999)
He was known for his hardwood
masks reflecting the human and the
animal, abstract paintings in oil and
water- color, and assemblages. He
was also known for his fiction works
for This Week of the Manila
Chronicle, and for his figurative
drawings for Lydia Arguilla's Juan
tamad.
ELIZALDE NAVARRO ARTWORKS
THE ILONGOT WAR DANCE (1994)
ANG KIUKOK (March 1, 1931-May 9, 2005)
He was known for his paintings
expressing nationalism and
sociological agenda during the 60's
through vivid cubistic figures. His
works include "Geometric land-
scape," "Pieta," and the "Seated
Figure."
ANG KIUKOK ARTWORKS
THINKING MAN
HISTORICAL LITERATURE
CARLOS QUIRINO (November 4, 1910-May 20, 1999)
He is the first and so far the only
National Artist for Historical
Literature and was also known for
writing "The Great Malayan," which
considered to be one of the earliest
biographies of Jose Rizal.
CARLOS QUIRINO ARTWORKS
THE GREAT MALAYAN FILIPINOS AT WAR
LITERATURE
FRANCISCO ARCELLANA (September 6, 1916- August 1, 2002)
Arcellana is a writer, poet, essayist,
critic, journalist and teacher, who is
recognized as one of the pioneers in
writing modern Filipino short stories
in English. He also originated the
lyrical prose-poetic form in writing
short stories.
FRANCISCO ARCELLANA ARTWORKS
THE MATS
N.V.M GONZALES(September 8, 1915- November 28, 1999)
Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzales is a
fictionist, es- sayist, poet and teacher.
He earned numerous recognitions
including the First Commonwealth
Literary Contest in 1940, the
Republic Cultural Heritage Award in
1960 and the Gawad CCP Para sa
Sining in 1990.
N.V.M GONZALES ARTWORKS
THE BAMBOO DANCERS
NICK JOAQUIN (May 4, 1917-April 29, 2004)
He is considered as the most
distinguished Filipino writer in
English writing. His body of work
extends from short stories to poems
to essays which includes journalism
and reportage. He used the name
Guerre Quijano de Manila as
journalist.
NICK JOAQUIN ARTWORKS
THE WOMAN WHO HAD TWO NOVELS AND TALES
OF THE TROPICAL GOTHIC
BENEDICTO CABRERA (April 10, 1942)
Known as "Bencab," Cabrera was
noted as the best selling painter of his
generation of Filipino artists and also
known for his sketches of a scavenger
named "Sabel, a symbol of
dislocation, despair and isolation the
personification of human dignity
threatened by life's circumstance."
BENEDICTO CABRERA ARTWORKS
PORTRAIT OF CAROLINE
ABDULMARI ASIA LMAO (January 14, 1936- December 16, 2014)
Imao was instrumental in
popularizing the ukil sarimanok and
naga motifs in the country as original
Filipino creations. He helped in
developing trust and confidence
among cultural groups, which is
needed in building a more humane
community and society.
ABDULMARI ASIA LMAO ARTWORKS
SARIMANOK
FEDERICO AGUILAR ALCUAZ (June 6, 1932 - February 2, 2011)
Alcuaz was mainly known for his oil
and acrylic paintings, and sketches in
ink, pencil, and watercolor.
FEDERICO AGUILLAR ALCUAZ ARTWORKS
ABSTRACT (1980)
FRANCISCO COCHING (January 29, 1919-September 1, 1998)
Tagged as the "Dean of Filipino
Illustrators," Coching is best known
for his work on comics and
illustrations which lead to its
recognition as popular art. He has
influenced cartoonists such as Larry
Alcala, Ben Infante and Nestor
Redondo.
FRANCISCO COCHING ARTWORKS
KOMIKS PULOT-GATA
JOSE T. JOYA (June 3, 1931-1995)
Joya is known for pioneering abstract
expressionism in the Philippines. His
most notable work is the Granadean
Arabesque (1958). He also
represented the Philippines in the
1964 Venice Biennale.
JOSE T. JOYA ARTWORKS
DIMENSION OF FEAR
F. Sionil Jose is one of the most
widely read Filipino writers founded
the Philippine chapter of the
international organization PEN.
F. SIONIL JOSE ARTWORKS
MASA
ISANG NOVELA
Roces is known for his comic short
stories which includes "My Brother's
Peculiar Chicken." He also led the
campaign to change the country's
Independence Day from July 4 to
June 12.
ALEJANDRO ROCES ARTWORKS
SOMETHING TI CROW ABOUT
EDITH L. TIEMPO (April 22, 1919-August 21, 2011)
Tiempo is a poet, fictionist, teacher
and literary critic who founded the
Siliman National Writers Workshop
in Dumaguete City with her late
husband Edilberto K. Tiempo.
EDITH L. TIEMPO ARTWORKS
A BLADE OF FERN
Also known as Rio Alma, who is
among the notable modernist poets.
He reinvented the traditional Filipino
poetry forms.
VIRGILIO S. ALAMRIO ARTWORKS
TALUDTOD AT TALINHAGA
AMADO V. HERNANDEZ (September 13, 1903-May 24, 1970)
Hernandez is known for his contribution in the
development of the Tagalog prose through the use
of colloquial style.
AMADO V. HERNANDEZ ARTWORKS
MGA IBONG MANDARAGIT
CARLOS P. ROMULO (January 14, 1899- December 15, 1985)
Romulo is noted as a diplomat and an
awarded journalist. He is the first
Asian President of the United Nations
General Assembly, and the only Asian
to win the Pulitzer Prize in
Journalism for his articles on the
World War II.
CARLOS P. ROMULO ARTWORKS
I WALKED WITH HEROES
BIENVENIDO LUMBERA (April 11, 1932)
Lumbera is a multi-awarded poet,
critic and librettist. His works
includes Likhang Dila, Likhang Diwa
(poems in Filipino and English),
1993; Balaybay, Mga Tulang Lunot at
Manibalang, 2002; Sa Sariling Bayan,
Apat na Dulang May Musila, 2004;
Tales of the Manuvu and Rama Hari.
BIENVENIDO LUMBERA ARTWORKS
SADNESS
CIRILO F. BAUTISTA (July 9, 1941)
Bautista is a poet, fictionist and
essayist. He founded Philippine
Literary Arts Council in 1981, the
Iligan National Writers Workshop in
1993, and the Baguio Writers Group.
CIRILO F. BAUTISTA ARTWORKS
THE HOUSE OF TRUE DESIRE
QUIZ TIME!!! TRUE OF FALSE
DIRECTIONS: READ THE STATEMENT BELOW CAREFULLY. WRITE TRUE IF THE STATEMENT IS CORRECT,
WRITE FALSE FALSE IF THE STATEMENT IS NOT CORRECT..
1. Ang Kiukok was known for his paintings expressing nationalism and sociological agenda during the
60’s through vivid cubistic figures.
2. Fernando Amorsolo was considered to be the father of Modern Philippine Sculpture.
3. F. Sionil Jose is one of the most widely read Filipino writers founded the Philippine chapter of the
international organization PEN.
4. Cesar Legaspi was known foe utilizing and refining cubism.
5. Carlos Quirino is the first National Artist for Historical Literature, and was also known for writing “
The Great Malayan”.
IDENTIFICATION
DIRECTIONS: READ THE SENCTENCEC CAREFULLY. WRITE YOU
ANSWER ON YOUR OWN PAPER.
1. He is one of the most widely read Filipino writers.
2. Also known as Rio Alma. He reinvented the traditional Filipino poetry forms.
3. He is known for utilizing and refining cubism, a style including breaking parts into geometric
shapes.
4. He was known for his paintings expressing nationalism and sociological agenda during the 60’s
through vivid cubistic figures.
5. He is the first and so far the only National Artist for Historical Literature.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Who is the first National Artist in the country and was known for using backlighting technique
painting making his creation bright and cheerful.
a. Fernando Amorsolo c. Federico Aguilar
b. Benedicto Cabrera d. Cirilo F. Bautista
2. He was known for using historical events as subject matter of his murals.
a. Ang Kiukok c. Amado V. Hernandez
b. Carlos Botong Francisco d. Vicente Manansala
3. Honored as National Artist For Sculpture in 1973
a. Edith L. Tiempo c. Virgilio S. Almario
b. Guillermo E. Tolentino d. Elizalde Navarro
4. Considered to be the father of Modern Philippine Sculpture
a. Beinvenido Lumbera c. Napoleon V. Abuena
b. Hernando Ocampo d. Fernando Amorsolo
5. His works focused on factory workers, laborers or other simple townspeople.
a. Victorio C. Edades c. Carlos P. Romulo
b. Cesar Legaspi d. Alejandro Roces
Essay: 5pts
Give one Artist and his Artworks. Explain it base on your own understanding.
