Visual Arts

Question 1

Born in Paco, Manila, the “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art” was the first to be awarded as National Artist in the country. The backlighting technique became his trademark where the figures are seen aglow on canvas.

Answer 1

National Capital Regiona. Fernando Amorsolo (1972)

Question 2

His major works include the following: Maiden in a Stream (1921), El Ciego(1928), Dalagang Bukid (1936), The Meztiza (1943), Planting Rice (1946), and Sunday Morning Going to Town (1958).

Answer 2

National Capital Regiona. Fernando Amorsolo (1972)

Question 3

pioneer “Neo-Realist” of the country, he is remembered for refining cubism in the Philippine context. He made use of geometric fragmentation technique, weaving social comment and juxtaposing the mythical and modern into his overlapping, interacting forms with disturbing power and intensity.

Answer 3

Ncr
Cesar legaspi 1990

Question 4

Among his works are Gadgets I, Gadgets II, Diggers, Idols of the Third Eye, Facade, Ovary, Flora and Fauna, Triptych, Flight, Bayanihan, Struggle, AvengingFigure, Turning Point, Peace, The Survivor, and The Ritual.

Answer 4

Cesar legaspi 1990

Question 5

A self-taught painter from Sta. Cruz, Manila, his canvases evoked the lush Philippine landscape, its flora and fauna, under the sun and rain in fierce and bold colors. He also played a pivotal role in sustaining the Philippine Art Gallery, the country’s first. His acknowledged masterpiece “Genesis” served as the basis of CCP Main Theater’s curtain design. His other major works include Ina ng Balon, Calvary, Slum Dwellers, Nude with Candle and Flower, Man and Carabao, Angel’s Kiss, Palayok at Kalan, Ancestors, Isda at Mangga, The Resurrection, Fifty-three “Q”, Backdrop, and Fiesta.

Answer 5

Ncr hernando ocampo 1991