L5: National Artists of the Philippines

• Fernando Cueto Amorsolo

  • Best known for his rural landscapes which often represented Filipino customs and traditions.
• Carlos “Botong“ V. Francisco

  • “Poet of Angono, Rizal,” he single- handedly brought back the art of mural painting in Philippines.
  • He was the second Filipino to receive the title of National Artist in Painting. He was best known for his historical pieces.
• Victorio C. Edardes

  • The “Father of Modern Philippine Painting” from Dagupan, Pangasinan.
  • Known for his paintings of distorted human figures in rough, bold impasto strokes.
  • He believed in his own advocacy and practice of what he called “creative art. ”
• Vicente S. Manansala

  • expressed his visions of reality through his paintings using concepts from the rural and urban settings.
  • Best known as a cubist painter, he developed transparent cubism with the use of delicate colors and tones, and patterns and shapeson top of another.
• Jose T. Joya

  • pioneered abstract expressionism in the Philippines.
  • were mirrors of the Philippine landscapes that depicted green rice fields and golden fields of harvest.
• National Artist for Painting

  1. Fernando Cayote Amorsolo
  2. Carlos "Botong" Francisco
  3. Victorio Edardes
  4. Vicente Manansala
  5. Jose Joya
• NATIONAL ARTIST FOR SCULPTURE

  1. Guillermo Tolentino
  2. Napoleon Abueva
• Guillermo Tolentino

  • prominent sculptor of historical figures that are grand and monumental.
  • respected professor at the UP School of Fine Arts.
  • his famous works are the UP Oblation, which serves as the symbol of freedom at the campus, and the Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan, as an enduring symbol of the Filipinos’ cry for freedom.
• Napoleon Abueva

  • youngest recipient of the National Artist Award when he was 46.
  • “Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture”
• NATIONAL ARTIST FOR DANCE

  1. Francisca Aquino
  2. Leonor Goquingco
  3. Lucrecia Urtula
  4. Ramon Obusan
  5. Alice Reyes
• Francisca Aquino

  • Folk Dance Pioneer from Bocaue, Bulacan.
  • Supervisor of Physical Education at the Bureau of Education, embedding the teaching of folk dancing as a means to raise aware.
  • she was granted the Republic Award of Merit by the late President Magsaysay for her “outstanding contribution toward the advancement of Filipino culture. ”
• Leonor Goquingco

  • named the “Trailblazer”, “Mother of Philippine Theater Dance” and the “Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics. ”
  • Honorary Chair of the Association of Ballet Academies of the Philippines (ABAP), and was a founding member of the Philippine Ballet Theater.
  • the foundation of native folk dance.
• Lucrecia Urtula

  • was a choreographer, dance educator and researcher.
  • She spent almost four decades studying Philippine folk and ethnic dances. Through her findings, she was able to preserve and develop the ethnic dance culture, making way for new choreographies such as the mountain dances, spanish-influenced dances,and Muslim pageants and festivals.
• Ramon Obusan

  • established the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group who performed authentic Filipino folk dance that brought about cultural appreciation of the art of dance.
• Alice Reyes

  • has made a lifelong influence on contemporary dance in the country
  • produced a contemporary dance that is uniquely Filipino
• Amado V. Hernandez

  • National Artist for Literature