Filipino artists Flashcards
romanticized life, reminding Filipinos of
tranquil rural landscapes. He drew and painted
genre painting inspired by the life of his
town, Angono, in Rizal.
Fernando Amorsolo
has been providing Filipinos uplifting and entertaining
folk dances.
Bayanihan
As a rule of, the Filipino Artist’s role is four folded
the personal, the physical, and
the immaterial
the artist expresses what he or she feels
Personal
Then, the artist expresses what he or
she sees around him or her
Physical
the hidden truths of the universe and
the spiritual force that inhabits the world. Because of these roles, the artist is able to refine
us and to elevate our sense of what is beautiful and sublime
The Immaterial
a Manilefñio novelist, playwright,
journalist, historian, and essayist who went under the pen name of Quijano de Manila for the Philippine
Free Press Magazine, chronicled the diverse heritage of the
Philippines, and gave his opinion about the culture of his time for
decades.
Nick Joaquin
is a mixed-media
artist, Writer, and organizer. She is one of the first
to use non-traditional materials for her artworks
which are usually fragmented arrangements of
artistic scenes.** She is also an active women’s right
advocate.**
Imelda Cajipe-Endaya
Is famous for his cartoons.
His comic strips spiced up the slices of Filipino lives with witty illustrations executed
throughout his 56 years of cartooning. He created over 500 characters and 20 comic strips
in widely circulated publications
Lauro “Larry” Alcala
is known as the** Grand Dame of Southeast Asian
children’s theatre**. She is the founder and playwright-director of the Teatrong Mulat ng
Pilipinas, which has placed the Philippines on the artistic map of world theater
Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio
is the most accomplished composer, arranger, and musical director
in the Philippine music industry since this bloomed beginning 1970s
Ryan Cayabyab
has continually invented himself through his cinema,
and so his cinema is as singular as the man.
Kidlat Tahimik (Eric de Guia)
for all of his more than 60 years of architecture life, designed
Filipino. From the 1960s in his landmark design of the Sulo Hotel until his retirement about
2015, he courageously and passionately created original Filipino forms, spaces with intricate
and refined details.
Francisco T. Mañosa,
Filipina artists of 1950
Anita Magsaysay-Ho and Nena Saguil (Painters), Lyd Arguilla (Founder of Philippine Art Gallery), Purita Kalaw Ledesma (Founder of Art Association of the Philippines)
Women artists have become visible because of the initial steps of three women graphic artists in the 1970s and 1980s
Imelda Cajipe-Endaya, Brenda V. Fajardo, and Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi.
Her nationalistic themes are taken from Philippine folklore, legends, and mythology. She then relates them to contemporary life. Her works are mostly in pen and ink and acrylic.
Brenda Fajardo
