Filipino Aritists Flashcards
He developed the backlighting technique that became his trademark where figures, a duster of leaves, spill of hair, the smell of breast, are seen glow in canvas.
Fernando C. Amorsolo
(Painting,1972)
He made a portrait of his Mother copied from a photograph.
Vicente S. Manansala
(Painting,1981)
He was the youngest National Artist Awardee.
Napoleon V. Abueva
(Sculpture,1976)
His other significant paintings are Bagong Taon, Vendador De Flores, Skipping Rope, Candle Vendors, Procession, Self Portrait, Night Glows, Grand Finale, Cities of the Past, Imaginary landscapes.
Arturo Luz
(Visual Arts,1997)
His basic design is grounded on simplicity, no clutter. The lines are clean and smooth, and where there are curves these are made integral to the structure.
Pablo S. Antonio (Architecture,1976)
A self taught painter and was leading member of the pre war Thirteen Moderns, the group that charted the course of modern art in the Philippines.
Hernando R. Ocampo
(Visual Arts,1991)
His major works include Portrait of Purita, The invasion of Limahong Serenade, Muslim Betrothal, Blood Compact, First Mass at Limasawa, The Martyrdom of Rizal, Bayanihan, Magpupukot, Fiesta, Bayanihan sa Bukid, Sandugo.
Carlos “Botong” Francisco
(Painting,1973)
Distinguished Filipino writer in English writing so variedly and so well about so many aspects of the Filipino.
Nick Joaquin (Literature,1976)
His works include A cluster of Nipa Hut, San Francisco Del Monte, Banaklaot, I believed in God, Market Vendors, Madonna of the slums, Still Life with Green Guitar, Via Crucis, Whirr, Nude.
Vicente S. Manansala
(Painting,1981)
He characterized in using maximum use of natural light and cross ventilation.
Pablo S. Antonio (Architecture,1976)
He was bestowed the title of “Grand Old Man of the Philippine Art”
Fernando C. Amorsolo
(Painting,1972)
His other works include the bronze figures of President Quezon at Quezon Memorial, life size bust of Jose Rizal at UP and UE, marble statue of Ramon Magsaysay in GSIS in building, granolithics of heroics statues representing education, medicines, forestry, veterinary science, fine arts and music at Up.
Guillermo Estrella Tolentino
(Sculpture,1973)
Acknowledge as his masterpiece and completed in 1933, The Boenduring symbol of the Filipinos’ cry for freedom.
Guillermo Estrella Tolentino
(Sculpture,1973)
His works are Gadgets I, Gadgets II, Diggers, Idols of the Third Eye, Facade, Ovary, Flora and Fauna, Triptych, Flight, Bayanihan, Struggle, Avenging Figure, Turning Point, Peace, The Survivor, The Ritual.
Cesar Legaspi
(Visual Arts,1990)
He is remembered for his singular achievement of refining cubism in the Philippine context. A pioneer “Neo-Realist” of the country.
Cesar Legaspi
(Visual Arts,1990)
Architect, teacher, and civic leader is a pioneer and innovator in Philippine Architecture.
Juan F. Nakpil (Architecture,1973)
His largest single work is the Istana Nurul Iman, the palace of Sultan of Brunei.
Leandro V. Locsin (Architecture,1990)
His recent projects were the Tagaytay Highland Resort, the Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Batangas, and Orchid Golf and Country Club in Cavite.
Ildefonso P. Santos (Architecture,2006)
He has kept alive the experimental tradition in fiction.
Francisco Arcellana (Literature,1990)
His other major works include Ina ng Balon, Calvary, Slum Dwellers, Nude with candle and flower, Man and Carabao, Angel’s Resurrection, Fifty three “Q”, Backdrop, Fiesta.
Hernando R. Ocampo
(Visual Arts,1991)
His major works include Maiden in a Stream, El Ciego, Dalagang Bukid, The Mestiza, Planting Rice, and Sunday Morning Going to Town.
Fernando C. Amorsolo
(Painting,1972)
He is the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture.
Napoleon V. Abueva
(Sculpture,1976)
He is the product of the Revival Period in Philippine Sculptural Art.
Guillermo Estrella Tolentino
(Sculpture,1973)
He designed the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Folk Arts Theater, Philippine International Convention Center, Philcite and The Westin Hotel (now Sofitel Philippine Plaza).
Leandro V. Locsin (Architecture,1990)
He signs his painting “Bencab”, upheld the primacy drawing over the decorative color.
Benedicto R. Cabrera
(Painting 2006)
His themes of Floating Volume.
Leandro V. Locsin (Architecture,1990)
He also designed the gold Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan stands as an and bronze medals for the Ramon Magsaysay Award and did the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.
Guillermo Estrella Tolentino
(Sculpture,1973)
His major work include FEU Adm., Science Buildings, Manila Polo Club, Ideal Theater, Lyric Theater, Galaxy Theater, Captain Luis Gonzaga Building, Boulevard Roces Publications Building.
Pablo S. Antonio (Architecture,1976)
He turned fragments of the historic past into vivid records of the legendary courage of the ancestors in his race.
Carlos “Botong” Francisco (Painting,1973)
His paintings are described as visions of reality teetering on the edge of abstraction.
Vicente S. Manansala
(Painting,1981)
He believes that the true Philippine Architecture is the product of two great streams of culture, the Oriental and the Occidental.
Leandro V. Locsin (Architecture,1990)
He has utilized almost all kinds of materials from hardwood to adobe, metal, stainless steel, cement, marble, bronze, iron, alabaster, coral and brass.
Napoleon V. Abueva
(Sculpture,1976)
He engaged in work that has include hundreds of Parks, Plazas, Garden, and Wide range of outdoor settings.
Ildefonso P. Santos (Architecture,2006)
He distinguished himself by pioneering the practice of landscape architecture - an allied field of architecture in the Philippines.
Ildefonso P. Santos (Architecture,2006)
He made use of the geometric fragmentation technique, weaving social comment and juxtaposing the mythical and modern into his overlapping interacting forms with disturbing power and intensity.
Cesar Legaspi
(Visual Arts,1990)
He reshaped the urban landscape with a distinctive architecture reflective of Philippine Art and Culture.
Leandro V. Locsin (Architecture,1990)
His works are Geronimo de los reyes Building, Magsaysay Building, Rizal Theater, Capitol Theater, Captain Pepe Building, Manila Jockey Club, Rufino Building, Philippine Village Hotel, Univ of Philippines Administration and University Library, and Reconstructed Rizal house in Calamba, Laguna.
Juan F. Nakpil (Architecture,1973)
Pioneered the development of the short story as a lyrical prose-poetic form.
Francisco Arcellana (Literature,1990)
His composition are Beethoven listening to the blues, Space Transfiguration, Hills of Nikko, Abstraction, Dimension of Fear, Nalad, torogan and Cityscape
Jose T. Joya
(Visual Arts,2003)
Most of his paintings of harmonious colors were inspired by Philippine landscapes, such as Green Rice Paddle and Golden Fields of Harvest.
Jose T. Joya
(Visual Arts,2003)
He produced works that elevated Filipino aesthetic vision to new heights of sophisticated simplicity.
Arturo Luz
(Visual Arts,1997)
