Contemporary Philippine arts from the regions (module during online class of 2019-2022)

Contemporary Philippine
arts from the regions
Difference Between
Contemporary Art and Modern
Art

What is contemporaryart?
Is it thesameas beingmodern?
It is a common tendency to describe the present as “MODERN”
being modern means being up to date and technologically advanced.
Often, being modern is equated with being contemporary.
Art that is new or current is also often referred to as “MODERN” as
opposed to “TRADITIONAL” or “CONSERVATIVE.”
In other words, in everyday parlance, the terms are
interchangeable.

You will learn that the terms “MODERN” and
“CONTEMPORARY” refer to vastly different periods.
Modern Art is not the same as Contemporary Art,
although they could share some characteristics, sources
and influences. As you will come to realize and learn as you
go along, it is also possible to integrate and transform
elements from Modern Art into Contemporary Art.

HR Ocampo’s painting was
painted in the early 1960’s. at that
time, the painting was considered
contemporary. Today, we refer to
these works as examples of
Modern Art, produced between
Americal colonial period to the
post-war period.

The photo by Xyza Bacani was
shot in Hong Kong where the
photographer, who hails from
Nueva Vizcaya, worked as a
domestic helper. She used
photography to raise
awareness about about
migrant workers and human
rights issues.

Some Modern artists continue to produce work till today. In that
sense, their works can be described as contemporary, by virtue
of being “of the present.”
For example, the National artist Arturo Luz continued to
produce paintings in his 90s and well into the 21st. However, as
seen in the table of “Historical Overview” his paintings’ hard-
edged and minimalist abstract style is associated with the
Modern style of the late 20th century.

• The contemporary therefore a fluid term, and its use
can change depending on the contexts, in this case
historical and stylistic
• At times, the Modern and Contemporary can be used
simultaneously or interchangeably; however, there is
also danger of using them carelessly or loosely. Thus, it
is important to know the historical, and stylistic
contexts of the terms.

CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM
THE REGIONS
(CPAR)

 The art created from the imagination and emotion of
the artists of the new generation.
 It uses a wide variety of materials, techniques, and
styles.
 It is characterized by being conceptual, innovative,
expressive, and experimental in nature.
 It provide opportunities to reflect on the society and
the issues happening now a days.
 The current and recent practice of art started from
the 1970’s up to the present
Contemporary Art

Historical Background of Contemporary Art

1.Ethnic Traditions
The art forms are primarily influenced by the geographical
location and experiences of the Filipinos.
Dance – vary depending on area where ancestors thrive
located.
Visual Art – Pottery weaving, wood carving, and metal
carving were dominant during the pre-colonial period making the
use available materials surrounding them.
Architecture – they used local materials such as anahaw,
bamboo, rattan, and other materials in constructing structures
The development of Philippine art comes in three major
traditions. (Sayseng, 2016)

2. Spanish Colonial Traditions
The Spaniards tend to replace the Philippine indigenous
arts with western art forms. Religions and secularization
greatly influenced the art in the Philippines.
Literature – literary works are classified into religious
and secular prose and poetry
Theater arts – secular and religious plays like
“komedya” became popular
Dance – religious dances commonly performed to
venerate patrons and saints. Dances like valse, fandango,
polka, and minuet were performed in social functions.

3. American Colonial and Contemporary Traditions- the
American brought many changes in the politics, economy,
education, and culture of the Philippines. In the field of
education there are Filipinos who went abroad to study and
came to the country carrying the concept of modern and
contemporary art.
Music – Bands and orchestra multiplied as the zarsuela and
opera.
Visual arts – Spaniards introduce painting and sculpture
Architecture – stones and bricks were used in constructing
buildings.

MUSIC is vocal or
instrumental sounds (or
both) combined in such a
way as to produce beauty of
form, harmony, and
expression of emotion.
The music mostly evolved
into a combination of
classical, traditional, and
ethnic music.

Furthermore, our country is rich
in indigenous culture through
the existence of ethnic musical
instruments such as pipes,
flutes, gong, kulintang and
various string instruments like
the kudyapi. Also, Kundiman and
the balitao were the songs being
perform by the Filipinos.
kudyapi

THEATRE or THEATER
 a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers,
typically actors or actresses, to present the experience of a
real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific
place, often a stage.
 Many of the rituals made by our ancestors are considered
the earliest forms of theater which until now is still alive in
the various regions.
 The Canao or kanyaw of the Cordillera region and the
Kashawing of Lake Lanao in Mindanao are those of the
rituals that are still being practiced now a days.

 A performance art that involves rhythmic body movement
within a given space and choreographed based on musical beat.
 It is performed either in front of an audience or by everyone on
a dance floor. In the region, some of dances, with the
accompaniment of the ethnic musical instrument often imitated
the movements of animals, humans, and elements from nature.
 Lapay Bantigue, Man-manok, Talip, Inamong, and Tinikling are
dances that imitate the movement of animals.
DANCE

● is defined as books and other written works, especially
those considered to have creative or artistic merit or
lasting value.
● The Mangyans of Mindoro were the one of the Filipinos
who used bamboo poles and etched with baybayin script
used to composed short poems. Moreover, printed
literature came in the form catechism during the Spanish
era.
LITERATURE

● are forms of art that focus on creating pieces of work that
mainly make use of the visual environment, while trying to
convey messages of emotion, ideas or information.
● Filipinos have been making images before the colonization. In
sculpture, bulul, hagabi and the santos or sculpture of saints,
okir, sarimanok were among the artworks commonly known
the region.
● Tattooing, a bodily inscriptions serve as jewelry in Visayas
and in the Highlands.
●
VISUAL ARTS

● Are the most popular of the art forms.
● Similar to the theater, except that is not a live
performance and the action is seen on a flat screen.
Although, it appeared only in the early 1900s in Manila
and later spread in the regions, it has gain public
acceptance.
FILM AND BROADCASTING

● The art or practice of designing and
constructing buildings.
● How Philippine Muslims organize space in
architecture is also telling of their adherence to
the Tawhid and other Islamic beliefs. Mosque is
one of the Islamic building that characterized
architecture.
ARCHITECTURE

MOSQUE IN COTABATO
PINK MOSQUE IN MAGUINDANAO

Cultural center of the philippines
De la salle college of st Benilde SDA building

VARIOUS ART FORMS FOUND IN THE
PHILIPPINES

The Philippine Contemporary Art is divided
into seven major art forms
Contemporary music in the Philippines usually refers to
compositions that have adopted ideas and elements from 20th
century art music in the West. The music is mostly evolved into a
combination of classical, traditional, and ethnic music.
During the contemporary period, Pinoy pop or the Filipino pop
music took place. It covers different forms like jazz, dance hits,
folksong revival, rock and roll, rap, etc. This music is characterized as
Western-derived with English lyrics but with pure Filipino spirit
1. Music

Alternative music
1. Anak - Freddie aguilar,
2. Tayo’y mga Pinoy - Heber Bartolome,
3. Ako’y Pilipino - Florante de Leon.
At present, different music genres like pop,
rock, OPM, indigenous music, jazz, rap, a
mixture of different genres like ethic rock, and
many other forms exist in the music industry.
Also, rock bands and pop stars entered the
limelight.
Florante

In the early stage of Philippine theater, western
culture greatly influenced theater production. Theater
artists tended to imitate popular American actors and
actresses. However, later on, Filipinos were able to
expand their horizon and create their own stage plays
that reflect Philippine realities and set up.
Furthermore, Filipinos in the field of theater created and
started to experiment on traditional theater forms like
sarswela, komedya, and sinakulo.
2. Theatre or Theater

Included in the directors who significantly
contributed to the progress of the Philippine
theater are national artists like Lamberto Avellana,
Severino Montano, and Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero.
Different styles were employed in the
Philippine contemporary theater. First is the
representational style composed of psychological
realism. Example of psychological realism is the
drama Paraisong Parisukat by Orlando Nadres
and Bayan-Bayanan by Bienvenido Noriega Jr.

During the contemporary period,
vaudeville or bodabil is a stage show
and a kind of dance as well that evolved
and became popular. However, the
bodabil in the american period was not a
form of stage play since it was
composed of songs, dances, and skits. It
was during the japanese era or period
when the bodabil included short
melodramas.
3. Dance
https://youtu.be/9iydzgvac
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Later on, European ballet entered the scene. There
were ballet dance groups from other countries who went
to the Philippines to ballet is an artistic dance form
performed to music using precise and highly formalized
set steps and perform. Gestures. Classical ballet, which
originated in renaissance Italy and established its
present form during the 19th century, is characterized by
light, graceful, fluid movements with the use of pointe
shoes.

4. Literature
During the contemporary period, the works of American and British
poems influenced the English poets in the Philippines.
This kind of poetry was followed by poems containing
issues. Short stories focused on the self-consciousness and self-
expression of the writer. There were also short stories produced which
use the vernacular language. However, it was only the publication of
Filipino literary works that continued due to the lack of moral and
financial support, and due to the writer's choice of producing works
using a language that can be understood by more readers.

In the area of essay and criticism, literary criticism was
produced after the World War 2 aiming to analyze the
Philippine Writings. Also, informal essays was developed
by women writers.
The Contemporary Philippine Literature was a mixture of
a variety of subjects and a product of different innovative
techniques of writers.

During this period, there were Filipinos who studied
abroad and influenced the art making in the country, Juan
Arellano, Diosadado Lorenzo, and Victorio Edades were
among those who studied outside the Philippines.
Moreover, Paris Cubism took its scene. It is a kind of
cubism showing fragmented figures in larger planes color
harmonies and texture. Vincent Manansala, Romeo
Tabuena, and Cesar Legaspi were the three of the known
cubists in their times.
5. Visual Arts

In Sculpture, Napoleon Abueva became famous
for his modern works. He made use of different
materials like the variety of woods, metals and
stones. Sculptors like Ramos Orlina and Impy
Pilapil explored the use of glass in making
sculptures.
The use of indigenous materials became a trend
in sculptures and installation art
to promote environmental awareness. In the
Field of painting, Kiukok uses expressionistic
Cubistic style in his artwork. BenCab on the
other hand, worked with realism and
experimental devices.
Glass

It is similar to the theater, except that is not a live performance and
the action is seen on a flat screen. Although, it appeared only in the
early 1900s in Manila and later spread in the regions, it has gain public
acceptance.
The film industry in the Philippines started in 1897 through the initiative of a
foreign businessman. Jose Nepomuceno is considered the Father of the
Philippine movies and known for his work entitled “Dalagang Bukid”
In 1942 movie production stopped and Filipinos went back to watching and
producing stage shows. Movie production resumed after the war. Films
produced after the war contained war stories and heroism like Garrison 13 and Dugo ng
Bayan.
Also, film studious became prominent in this period. LVN, Sampaguita, Lebran, and
Premiere were considered the “BIG FOUR”. Film awards were also instituted like the
Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Science (FAMAS) and Maria Clara Awards.
6. Film and Broadcast

During the American colonial and contemporary period,
the Philippine architecture adopted the modern western architectural
style and is characterized as simple, rational and functional.
Many young Filipinos who studied in American universities and
institutes went back to the country and brought changes in Philippine
architecture. They introduced the neoclassic style in building
structure.
Metropolitan theater is one of the structures built during this
period. Juan Arellano designed the theater and experimented with
romanticism.
7.
Architecture

Tsalet = a type of house on stilts
with a front porch made of wood
and concrete was also
developed in the early 20th
century. During this time steel
was also used in buildings as
protection for calamities like
earthquake. It was after the
world war 2 when the
architecture in the country
departed from native tradition.
Real estate development started
to take place and two story
houses were introduced.

Regional set up, residential houses, churches, public
markets, business space tend to imitate the
architectural styles in the urban. Also, eco cultural
tourism was introduced.
Theme parks and resorts were developed in tourist
spots like Palawan, Davao, Bohol, and Batangas.
Heritage towns like Vigan, Intramuros, and Dapitan
were also given attention.

Contemporary Philippine
Arts from the Regions
Quarter 4 Lesson 6
National Artists and their Contribution
TOPIC
Doc Jo Arguelles
Subject Teacher

Contemporary music in the Philippines usually refers
to compositions that have adopted ideas and
elements from 20th century art music in the West, as
well as the latest and musical styles in the
entertainment industry.

Antonio Molina
NationalArtist for Music
(December 26, 1894 – January 29, 1980)
He was a concert soloist, composer, and conductor.
He was the Dean of Centro Escolar Conservatory of
Music.
He included the whole tone scale, pentatonic scale,
linear counterpoints, and ethnic instruments in his
compositions.
He is the first National Artist of the Philippines for
Music.
He composed Matinal, Hating-gabi, Malikmata.

NationalArtist for Literature/ Music
(1997)
(April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002)
He wrote 4000 songs and remained poor. But that is something every man of
his kind takes pride.
His compositions range from Filipino folk songs to Christmas Songs to love
songs.
His name was placed in the Guinness Book of Records for his leaf-playing
feat.
He was known for the only man who could play music with a leaf.
He died on April 2, 2002.
Some of his famous pieces are Sa Ugoy ng Duyan,
Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak, Saan Ka Man Naroroon, and
Ang Pipit.

(February 7, 1893 – March 21,
1934)
“Father of Filipino Sonata”
He was a prolific composer of the kundiman in the 1920s. His
works Bituing Marikit, sarsuela, Dakilang Punglo, Kundiman
ng Luha, Mutya ng Pasig and “Nasan ka Irog?” had a stirring,
poetic lyrics which later evolved into movie theme song.
His composition “Naku… Kenkoy!” (1930) combines the fox-
trot and waltz with humor. Used as a tribute to the Komiks
character,Kenkoy. His works have continued to draw interest
even after his death in 1934.
He composed more than 144 songs.

Felipe De Leon
NationalArtistforMusic(1997)
(May 1,1912– December5,1992)
He translated the lyrics of the Philippine National Anthem
from Spanish to Filipino.
He was a composer, conductor, scholar.
He was the Director of the department of La Union College
of Manila.
He kept the Filipino traditions and culture alive by
"Filipinizing" western music forms.
He composed Alitaptap, Ang Lahi Ko'y Dakila, Noche

RamonP. Santos
NationalArtist for Music (2004)
composer, conductor and musicologist, is currently the country’s
foremost exponent of contemporary Filipino music. A prime
figure in the second generation of Filipino composers in the
modern idiom, Santos has contributed greatly to the quest for
new directions in music, taking as basis non-Western traditions
in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
He composed works that interweaved Asian
culture, drama, poetry, and dance like his
Sandiwaan, Daragang Magayon, at Ta-O.

Honorata“Atang”DelaRama
NationalArtist for Theaterand Music
(1987)
(January 11, 1902 – July 11, 1991)
 was formally honored as the Queen of Kundiman in 1979, then already 74
years old singing the same song (“Nabasag na Banga”) that she sang as a
15-year old girl in the sarsuela Dalagang Bukid.
 Atang became the very first actress in the very first locally produced
Filipino film when she essayed the same role in the sarsuela’s film
version.
 Atang firmly believes that the sarswela and the kundiman expresses best
the Filipino soul, and had even performed kundiman and other Filipino
songs for the Aetas or Negritos of Zambales and the Sierra Madre, the
Bagobos of Davao and other Lumad of Mindanao.

Antonino R. Buenaventura
National Artist for Music (1988)
(May 4, 1904 – January 25, 1996)
He inherited his interest in music and military from his father,
Lucino Buenaventura.
He was born to a family of musicians and actively involved in
the band.
He was also a conductor and restored the Philippine Army Band
to its former prestige as one of the finest military bands in the
world making it “the only band that can sound like a symphony
orchestra”.

Jose Maceda
NationalArtist for Music (1997)
(January 31, 1917 – May 5,
2004)
 composer, musicologist, teacher and performer, explored the musicality
of the Filipino deeply.
 Maceda embarked on a life-long dedication to the understanding and
popularization of Filipino traditional music.
 Maceda’s researches and fieldwork have resulted in the collection of an
immense number of recorded music taken from the remotest mountain
villages and farthest island communities.
 A Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist.

Andrea Veneracion
National Artist for Music (1999)
(July 11, 1928 – July 9, 2013)
 Two of her indispensable contributions in culture and the arts
include the founding of the Philippine Madrigal Singers and the
spearheading of the development of Philippine choral music.
 A former faculty member of the UP College of Music and honorary
chair of the Philippine Federation of Choral Music
 She also organized a cultural outreach program to provide music
education and exposure in several provinces
 She is recognized as an authority on choral music and performance
and has served as adjudicator in international music competitions.

Ryan Cayabyab
He is the most popular Filipino composer of modern times.
Through the years, he has gone into jazz, theater, and pop to
cover all listening bases. He even incorporated ethnic music in
“Misa,” “ Kapinangan,” and “Maria Makiling.”
He’s works are often praised for their poetic yet easy to grasp
word play mirroring the plight of the common people.
He composed more than 400 songs and counting.

Rama-Hari (Two-act musical ballet, 1980)
Katy! The Musical (Two-act musical, 1988)
Smokey Mountain (Pop CD album, 1990)
One Christmas (Christmas Album, 1993)
Noli Me Tangere (Tele-sine musical, 1995)
Spoliarium (Three-act opera, 2003)
Ignacio Of Loyola (Film Score, 2016)
Larawan: The Musical (Full-length musical film, 2017)
Da Coconut Nut
Kay Ganda Ng Ating Musika
Nais Ko
Paraiso
Kahit Ika’y Panaginip Lang
Kailan
Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka

A performance art that involves rhythmic body
movement within a given space, choreographed
based on musical beat.
Performed either in front of an audience of by
everyone on a dance floor.

Alice Reyes
NationalArtist for Dance(2014)
 She has become a significant part of Philippine dance parlance.
As a dancer, choreographer, teacher and director.
 She has made a lasting impact on the development and
promotion of contemporary dance in the Philippines.
 the biggest contribution of Alice Reyes to Philippine dance is the
development of a distinctly Filipino modern dance idiom.
Utilizing inherently Filipino materials and subject matters
expressed through a combination of movements and styles from
Philippine indigenous dance, modern dance and classical ballet
she has successfully created a contemporary dance language
that is uniquely Filipino.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmMfz6wUGCQ

Leonor Orosa Goquingco
NationalArtist for Dance
(July 24, 1917 – July 15, 2005)
 Mother of Philippine Theater Dance
 Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics
 Pioneer Filipino choreographer in balletic folkloric
and Asian styles, produced for over 50 years highly
original, first-of-a-kind choreographies, mostly to
her own storylines.
 She brought native folk dance, mirroring Philippine
culture from pagan to modern times, to its highest
stage of development.
 She was the Honorary Chair of the Association of
Ballet Academies of the Philippines (ABAP), and was
a founding member of the Philippine Ballet Theater.

Francisca Reyes Aquino
(March 9, 1899 – November 21, 1983)
 Acknowledged as the Folk Dance Pioneer.
 Her research on the unrecorded forms of local celebration, ritual
and sport resulted into a 1926 thesis titled “Philippine Folk Dances
and Games,” and arranged specifically for use by teachers and
playground instructors in public and private schools.
 In the 1940’s, she served as supervisor of physical education at the
Bureau of Education that distributed her work and adapted the
teaching of folk dancing as a medium of making young Filipinos
aware of their cultural heritage.
 Her books include the following: Philippine National
Dances (1946); Gymnastics for Girls (1947); Fundamental Dance
Steps and Music (1948);Foreign Folk Dances (1949); Dances for all
Occasion (1950); Playground Demonstration (1951);
and Philippine Folk Dances, Volumes I to VI.

Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
(June 29, 1929 – August 4, 1999)
 She applied her findings to project a new example of an ethnic
dance culture that goes beyond simple preservation and into
creative growth.
 She had choreographed suites of mountain dances, Spanish-
influenced dances, Muslim pageants and festivals, regional
variations and dances of the countryside for the Bayanihan
Philippine Dance Company of which she was the dance
director.
 Among the widely acclaimed dances she had staged were the
following: Singkil, a Bayanihan signature number based on a
Maranao epic poem; Vinta, a dance honoring Filipino sailing
prowess; Tagabili, a tale of tribal conflict; Pagdiwata, a four-day
harvest festival condensed into a six-minute breath-taking
spectacle; Salidsid, a mountain wedding dance; Idaw,
Banga and Aires de Verbena.

Ramon Obusan
(June 16, 1938 – December 21, 2006)
 He achieved phenomenal success in Philippine dance and cultural work.
 He was also acknowledged as a researcher, archivist and documentary
filmmaker who broadened and deepened the Filipino understanding of his
own cultural life and expressions.
 “Vamos a Belen! Series” (1998-2004) Philippine Dances Tradition
“Noon Po sa Amin,” tableaux of Philippine History in song, drama and dance
“Obra Maestra,” a collection of Ramon Obusan’s dance masterpieces
“Unpublished Dances of the Philippines,” Series I-IV
“Water, Fire and Life, Philippine Dances and Music–A Celebration of Life
Saludo sa Sentenyal”
“Glimpses of ASEAN, Dances and Music of the ASEAN-Member Countries”
“Saplot (Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group): Philippines Costumes in Dance”

National Artists and Their
Contribution to Particular Areas
Quarter 4 Lesson 7 & 8

Fernando Amorsolo
Known as the “grand old man of the Philippine
art”.
Born on May 30, 1892, in Paco, Manila
Trademark was the Backlighting Technique.
His Significant works are: Planting Rice,
Chiaroscuro, Dalagang Bukid, The Mestiza,
and Maiden In a Stream.

The Bombing of
Intendencia (1942) Planting Rice (1949)

Fruit Gatherer (1950)
The Making of
Philippine Flag
Dalagang Bukid (1927)

Hernando R. Ocampo
One of the thirteen moderns.
Also a fictionist, a playwright and
editor.
Born on May 28, 1911, in Santa Cruz,
Manila.
His major works in the visual arts
include Ina ng Balon, Calvary, Slum
Dwellers, Man and Carabao, Angel’s
kiss and Palayok at Kalan.

Dancing Mutants (1965)
Torso (1963) Mother and Child (1977)

Benedicto Cabrera
Also known as “BenCab”.
Born on April 10, 1942 in Malabon, Rizal.
The most popular subject of his painting
was “Sabel”.
Studied at the University of the
Philippines Diliman.

Sabel in Blue (2006)
The Oriental Fan (1982)
Yellow Confetti (1984)

Carlos “Botong” Francisco
 Was a muralist from Angono, Rizal
 Painted murals showing the historical past of the Philippines
 His subjects depict the life in his hometown and highlight the lives of
the farmers and the fishermen.
 Significant elements in his paintings were lines and shapes that seem
like cutouts and their lush tropical colors.
 One of the so called “The Triumvirate” along with other modernists
Galo Ocampo and Victorio Edades.

Blood Compact
The Martyrdom of Rizal
Bayanihan

Cesar Legaspi
One of the Thirteen Moderns
He was a neo-realist whose important contribution to
modern art was his refinement of cubism in the
Philippine context.
He indigenized cubism and produced artworks showing
local temperaments.

Abdulmari Asia Imao
A visual artist from Sulu, who articulated the Muslim
culture and art in the country.
 He preserved Philippine indigenous art through the
use of ethnic themes like the ukkil, sarimanok, and naga
in his paintings and sculptures.
 Imao empowered cultural groups to take part in
promoting equality and in building a better society.

Brass Mural of the Philippine National Bank
Sarimanok

Guillermo Tolentino
 The master sculptor who introduced
classical sculpture in the country.
 Known for creating monuments and but
figures of Philippine Heroes and Presidents.
 He was the one who created the UP
Oblation, which became the representation
of the academic freedom of the university.

UP Oblation
Bonifacio Monument

Arturo Luz
Abstractionist known for his minimalist
paintings and sculptures which exude
sophisticated simplicity
Started doing art at the age of 17
Had his first lesson under the tutelage of Pablo
Amorsolo
Enrolled at Sto. Tomas and took up Fine Arts,
and studied abroad; US and Europe, to further
improve his skills in art making.

Artworks
BAGONG TAON
HIS MAJOR PAINTING PIECES INCLUDE PROCESSION,
BAGONG TAON, VENDEDOR DE FLORES, SKIPPING ROPE,
CANDLE VENDORS, SELF PORTRAIT, NIGHT GLOWS,
GRAND FINALE, AND CYCLIST SERIES
Night Glows
Candle Vendors

Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz
Known for his gestural abstract
expressionistic paintings using a variety of
mediums like acrylic and oil.
He was also a sculptor who produced
abstract and figurative sculptures made of
materials like ceramics, paper, and mixed
media.
Source:https://explorefilipino.com/2019/01/06/artistry-federico-
aguilar-alcuaz/

Artworks
HIS WORKS INCLUDES REVERIES OF LOVE, STILL LIFE WITH
LANDSCAPE, PANORAMIC VIEW OF MANILA, TRES MARIAS,
AND TAP ROOM
Tres Marias Reveries of Love

Napoleon Abueva
Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture
Made use of wide range of materials in his
works like different types of hardwood,
stones and metals.
He was also the sculptor who started the
trend in mixing different materials, like
metal and stone, in making sculptures.

Artworks
AMONG HIS NOTABLE WORKS ARE NINE MUSES,
KAGANAPAN, STATIONS OF THE CROSS, SUNBURST, AND THE
TRANSFIGURATION.
Nine Muses Sunburst

Jeremias Elizalde Navarro
Popularly known as J. Elizalde Navarro
Created both abstract and figure paintings using
oil and water color
The prominent elements in his abstract works
were its geometric forms and spontaneous
strokes.
His figure paintings were inspired by Balinese art
and culture
His sculptures was popular for its masks, carved
in hardwood, with combined features of human
and animal.
Also known for his assemblages wherein he
combined metals and found materials to create
stunning work of art
Source:https://theaterbator.blogspot.com/2
011/04/application-deadline-foWQ3D2r-
2011-ust-j.html

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PASSENGERS TO THE CENTRAL STATION
AMONG HIS REMARKABLE WORKS ARE I’M SORRY JESUS I CAN’T
ATTEND THE MASS, GRAND PRIX: HOMAGE TO DODGIE LAUREL, A
FLYING CONTRAPTION FOR MR. ICARUS, THE SEASONS, AND ALL
BECAUSE OF HUMPY DUMPY’ S FALL
The Seasons

Francisco Coching
Tagged as “Dean of Filipino Illustrators”
Popular for his komiks drawings
The significant features of his works were
their fluid drawings and dramatic storyline.
Fantasy , love and adventure were the usual
themes of his works drawing inspiration
from awit and korido.
His works illustrated gallant men and
beautiful ladies and the victory of good over
evil
Source:https://philippineculturaleducati
on.com.ph/coching-francisco-v/

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AMONG HIS WORKS ARE LAPU-LAPU, PEDRO
PENDUKO, HAGIBIS, EL NIDO, AND MALDITA
Pedro Penduko Maldita

Victorio Edades
is the “Father of Modern Philippine Painting.”
was born in 1895.
was one of the “Triumvirate” who introduced
modernism in Philippine Visual Art.
studied art in the U.S.

Mother & Daughter
(1926)
The Sketch
(1928)
The Wrestlers
(1927)

Ang Kiukok
Born on March 1, 1931 in Davao City.
Ang Kiukok was known for his highly expressionistic
works containing powerful meanings.
Angst, anguish and anger are the glaring emotions
contained in his cubistic works as these were created in
the time of Martial Law.

Seated Figure
(1986)
Pieta
(1981)
Geometric Landscape
(1975)

Jose Joya
Born on June 3, 1931 in Manila, Philippines.
is an abstractionist known for his “gestural paintings.”
is also a multimedia artist who painted on ceramics such
as vessels, plates and tiles.
As an artist, he promoted visual arts to the younger generation by
conducting regional workshops.

Dimension of Fear
Space
Transfiguration
(1959)
Approaching Storm

Vicente Manansala
Born on January 22, 1919 in Macabebe, Philippines.
studied at the University of the Philippines School of
Fine Art until 1930.
contributed in the modernism of Philippine visual arts by
his style of transparent cubism.

Nude
(1970)
Mother & Child
(1971)
I Believe in God
(1948)

Contemporary Philippine Arts
from the Regions

BIENVINIDO LUMBERA
 He spent most of his youth in Batangas
until he entered the University of Santo
Tomas in 1950 to pursue a degree in
journalism.
 He completed his M.A. and then his Ph.D.
in Comparative Literature at Indiana
University in 1967.
 Lumbera writes in English and Filipino,
and has produced works in both
languages.

N.V.M GONZALES
 Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez is a writer known for his
effective use of English language in expressing and
shaping the culture and sensibility of the Filipino people
and the country

Is an exemplary poet who carries the penname "Rio
Alma". Alma was famously known for his modern poetry
filled with social consciousness. He has published
numerous poetry books containing the poet's reflection of
self and society.

Included in his work is his first major collection of poetry,
Doktrinang Anakpawis, which reflects the 70's political mayhem.
This was followed by Mga Retrato at Rekwerdo and Muli sa
Kandungan ng Lupa. The poetry books mentioned were Almario's
famous trilogy. A part from being a poet, Alma is also a scholar, a
teacher, a columnist, and a publisher. He also become the
Executive Director of the NCCA from 1998-2001.

Is a literary genius who produced numerous works such
as poems, fictions, and essays. Included in his major
works are Summer Suns, Galaw ng Asoge, Words and
battlefield, among others. For Four(4) decades, Cirilio
contributed in the enrichment and promotion of
Philippine literature through his writing, workshop, and
lectures.

He brought literature closer to the people especially to the
young generations by conducting literary workshop and lectures
all over the country where he discussed literary techniques and
developments. He also said in founding literary groups like the
Philippine Literary Art Council, Baguio Writers Group, and the
Iligan Writer's Workshop. He was also an instrument in the
establishment of the Bienvenido Creative Writing Center in the
De La Salle University.

Nick Joaquin is a playwright, poet, novelist , short
story writer, and a journalist. He was the most
distinguished Filipino writer who used English as his
medium of writing. His literary pieces explored the
Spanish colonial past of the country and the social
changes evident in the Philippines. Included in his
works are Dona Geronima, The Order of
Melchizedek, The Ballad Of Five Battles, Rizal in
Saga, Cave, and Shadows, and The woman, Who
Have Two Navels.

Amado V. Hernandez is the socially committed writer
who believes that a writer should uplift the human
spirit by being the voice of the society in times of
oppression. Included in his numerous works are
Bayang Malaya, Isang dipang Langit, Luha ng
Buwaya, Langaw sa Isang Basong Gatas at Iba pang
Kwento ni Amado V. Hernandez, Magkabilang
Mukha ng Isang Bagol at Iba Pang Akda ni Amado V.
Hernandez.

Lázaro Francisco
Master of Tagalog novel whose literary pieces
nightlight the writer's nationalism.
Express his desire for social change.
He wrote for the masses and the common
people depicting their way of life.
Published 11 literary pieces which are
considered as Philippine literary classics.

Included in his novels are Ama,Daluyong and
Maganda Pa ang Daigdig

Jose Garcia Villa
Contemporary poet who used the pen name
Doveglion (a combination of a dove,eagle,lion).
Known not just locally but internationally.
Received awards outside the country for his
remarkable style in writing poetry.

His poems collection includes Many Voices, Poems 55, Footnote to Youth, Poems
in Praise of Love: The Best Love Poems of Jose Garcia Villa, etc.

Francisco Sionil Jose
Commonly known as F. Sionil Jose
Shows the Filipino's aspiration for freedom and social
justice.
He travelled to different parts of the world and became
exposed to different societal problems.
He realized the importance of land reform and social
change and wrote articles about them in Manila Times
Sunday Magazine, which won numerous awards.

As a novelist, he wrote his opus called the Rosales Saga
composed of 5 noteworthy novels entitled Poon,Tree,,Mass,The
Pretenders, and My Brother,My Executioner.

Carlos P. Romulo
He was an editor,a reporter,and a publisher. He wrote series
of articles predicting the WWII and won the Pulitzer Price in
journalism in America.
He was the only Asian, who was given the said recognition.
Moreover, he wrote numerous literary works which include
novels, memoirs, and autobiographies.
Aside from being a writer, he is a respected world leader. He
was the first Asian, who became president of the United
Nations.

Included in his works were his novel The United, his
autobiography I Walked with Heroes, and other war-time
memoirs.

Alejandro Roces
Alejandro "Anding" Roces is known
for his staunch contributions to art
and country.
He is considered as the best comic
short story writer and one of the
few humorists in the literature.

His work, "We Filipinos Are Mild
Drinkers" won the first prize in the
Student Literary Contest and published
in the prestigious Arizona Quarterly
It was included in Martha Foley's
famous annual anthology of The Best
American Short Stories and considered
one of the most distinctive stories in it.

He also became known for his anthology entitled My
Brother's Peculiar Chicken.

Some of his works include of cocks and kites
and other stories,fiesta, and something to
crow about.

He has a column in Daily Mirror (now
Philippine Star) dubbed as "Roses
and Thorns". Focusing on the
neglected aspect of Filipino cultural
heritage, Landing works to educate
end entertain readers by giving
insightful comparisons and
conclusions of Filipino life,culture,
and history in a simple and obvious
manner.

Carlos Quirino
Was the first recipient of the National Artist Award for
Historical Literature awarded by President Fidel V.
Ramos.
He also wrote books and article which contain wide range
of topics involving Philippine history and culture.
Example:
The Great Malayan is a majestic life story of the
Philippine national patriot, Jose Rizal
His books include Maps and Views of old Manila
He is a National Artist for historical Literature.

LAMBERTO V. AVELLANA
Was the so-called “The Boy Wonder of the
Philippine Cinema ”.
He was the director who first utilized the motion
picture camera.
He established the Barangay Theater Guild
together with his wife, Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana.
“Sakay” was the first film he directed which won
the Best Picture of 1939. This movie started his
remarkable journey to the film industry.

LINO BROCKA
Was an award-winning director who used “freedom
of expression” in his works.
Some of the films he produced include
a. Wanted: Perfect Mother
b. Tubog sa Ginto
c. TInimbang ka, Ngunit Kinulang
d. Orapronobis
e. Maynila: Sa Kuko ng Liwanag
f.Bona
g. Makiusap Ka sa Diyos

ISHMAEL BERNAL
Was the so-called “Genius of the Philippine
Cinema”.
His works were reflections of the existing
realties of the Philippine society and the
struggle of the Filipino people.
Among His works are:
a. Himala
b. Nunal sa Tubig
c. Pahiram ng Isang Umaga
d. Broken Marriage

MANUEL CONDE
Started his journey in the world of film as an apprentice in
Philippine Films.
He became the assistant director for sarswela film entitled
‘Giliw Ko”.
He Directed box office hits films like “Ibong Adarna”.
He also established the MC (Manuel Conde) Production
and produced movies.
Some of his films include :
a. Siete Infante De Lara
b. Si Juan Tamad
c. Ikaw Kasi

GERARDO DE LEON
Piano player for silent movies
This become his first training ground in the field of
cinema.
He was the medical practitioner.
Classic production are;
a) Noli Me Tangere
b) El Felibusterismo
c) Daigdig ng mga api
d) Sisa

RONALD ALAN K. POE
Also known as Fernando Poe jr.
Legendary icon in the philippine cinema.
Actor, writer, director and producer.
FPJ starred on numerous Filipino action movie like
a) Ang probinsyano
b) Ang alamat
c) Ang bayang Maynila
d) Ang panday

EDDIE ROMERO
Edgar Romero Y Sinco
Musical, love story and Drama
Screen playwright, producer and gilm director.
He started in the field of filmmaking when he was still
student in
 Silliman University in Dumaguete.
Screenplay
Ang Maestra Kamay ng Diyos 1948
Anong ganda mo So long America
Isumpa mo Giliw Hindi kita malimot

He won as The best director in his film Ang Prinsesa at ang
Pulubi in 1951.
He stablished the Eddie Romero production.
*Buhay Alamang which won the best Screenplay in
FAMAS
*Ang Asawa kong Amerikano also won the best screenply
in Southeast Asia film Festival w/ Luciano B. Carlos

Architecture, design, and allied arts

PABLO S. ANTONIO
Known for his simple architectural design consisting
of clean lines and functional curves.
Significant works are:
a) Far Easters University
b) Administration and science buildings
c) Ideal Theater
d) lyric Theater
e) Galaxy Theater

LEANDRO VALENCIA LOCSIN
Leandro Valencia Locsin (August 15, 1928 –
November 15, 1994) was a
Filipino architect, artist, and interior
designer known for his use of concrete, floating
volume and simplistic design in his various
projects. An avid collector, he was fond of modern
painting and Chinese ceramics. He was proclaimed
a National Artist of the Philippines for
Architecture in 1990 by the late President Corazon
C. Aquino.

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TANGHALANG
PAMBANSA
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SACRIFICE

JUAN F. NAJKPIL
Juan Felipe de Jesus Nakpil (born Juan
Felipe Nakpil y de Jesus; May 26, 1899 –
May 7, 1986), known as Juan F. Nakpil,
was a Filipino architect, teacher and a
community leader. In 1973, he was
named one of the National Artists for
architecture.He was regarded as the
Dean of Filipino Architects.
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SAN CARLOS SEMINARY RIZAL SHRINE IN CALAMBA

ILDEFONSO SANTOS
Ildefonso Paez Santos Jr. (September 5, 1929 –
January 29, 2014), popularly known simply as
"IP Santos", was a Filipino architect who was
known for being the "Father of Philippine
Landscape Architecture." He was recognized as
a National Artist of the Philippines in the field of
Architecture in 2006.
He was the son of Filipino poet Ildefonso
Santos and Asuncion Paez.

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BANTAYOG NG MGA BAYANI PACO PARK

JOSE MARIA V. ZARAGOZA
José María V. Zaragoza (December 6, 1912 –
November 26, 1994) was a Filipino architect.
Zaragoza took up BS Architecture at the University of
Santo Tomas where he graduated in 1936. He placed 7th
in the licensure exams in the 1938.
He also had a diploma in liturgical art and architecture
from the Rome-based International Institute of
Liturgical Art. At the Hilversun Technical Research
Center in the Netherlands, he obtained a diploma in
comprehensive planning.

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MERALCO BUILDING STO. DOMINGO CHURCH

RAMON VALERA
Valera is said to have given the country its visual icon to
the world via the terno. In the early 40s, Valera produced
a single piece of clothing from a four-piece ensemble
consisting of a blouse, skirt, overskirt, and long scarf.
He unified the components of the baro’t saya into a
single dress with exaggerated bell sleeves, cinched at the
waist, grazing the ankle, and zipped up at the back. Using
zipper in place of hooks was already a radical change for
the country’s elite then.

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RAMON VALERA EXHIBIT IN CBS

Gawad sa Manlilikhang Bayan and
Their Contribution to Philippine Art
Quarter 4 Lesson 7

Ginaw Bilog
• Ginaw Bilog is a Hanununo Mangyan poet from
Mansalay, Mindoro.
• He advocate of preserving the traditional form
of his tribe called “Ambahan”.
• Ambahan is a kind of poem consisting of seven syllable
lines which most of time contains messages of love and
friendship.
• In the case of Ginaw Bilog, he kept the ambahan
recorded both in bamboo tubes and old notebooks.

USES OF AMBAHAN: It is used by the parents in educating their children, by
young people in courting each other, by a visitor in asking for food and by a
relative bidding goodbye or farewell.

Federico Caballero
• Federico Caballero is a Panay- Bukidnon epic
chanter who preserved his community’s oral
tradition by tediously documenting epics of his
ancestors that are in near danger of
disappearance.
• Federico is also known as Nong Pedring.
• These epics, which tell stories about mythical heroes and their
marvelous adventures. It reflects the rich cultural heritage of Panay-
Bukidnon.
• His mother and great-great grandmother were the ones who influenced
him to be an epic chanter.

Alonzo Saclag
• Alonza Saclag is a master of dance and performing arts from Kalinga.
• He did not receive any formal education in performing arts but still
he mastered the choreography and musical instruments of Kalinga
just by observation and practice.
• Through his efforts and lobbying to the local
government for about 2 years, he managed to convince
them to convert the abandoned provincial capitol into a
museum that contains Kalinga artifacts including
traditional musical instruments like the gangsa or the
Kalinga gong.

Gangsa – Gangsa is a single hand-held
smooth-surfaced gong with a narrow rim. A
set of gangsa, which is played one gong per
musician, consists of gangsa tuned to
different notes, depending on regional or
local cultural preferences.
Gong- is an Eastand Southeast
Asian musical percussion
instrument that takes the form of a flat,
circular metal disc which is hit with a
mallet.

Masino Intaray
• Masino Intaray came from indigenous
community in Southern Palawan called the
Palawan.
• Intaray was a musician and poet whose
expertise were the basal, kulilal, and bagit.
• He also know how to play the aroding, mouth harp, and the babarak, ring
flute.
• Masino intaray is a notable story- teller and epic chanter.

• Basal is a composed of the gimbal or tubular drum, sanang or pair of
small gongs and one to agungs with the wide tunes.
• Basal is a kind of musical ensemble
played during the tambilaw, a ritual of
rice sharing among the Palawan
people as an offering to the Lord of
rice, and during the tinapay, a rice wine
drinking ceremony.

KULILAL
Kulilal is a lyric poem about love being
sung to the accompaniment of kusyapi,
two-stringed lute, and pagang, bamboo
zither.

Samaon Sulaiman
• Samaon Sulaiman is a
Maguindanaon musician from Mama
sa Pano, Maguindanao.
• He is a master in playing the
Kutyapi, a twostringed plucked lute.
• The kutyapi is one of the most diffucult to master indigenous
Filipino instrument, but Samaon Sulaiman was able to play it with
grace and exemplary.

• The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) launched
“Mamayog: the Music of Samaon Sulaiman” at the NCCA Tanghalang
Leandro V. Locsin on May 21, 2012, marking the first death anniversary of
Manlilikha ng Bayan Samaon Sulaiman.
• “Mamayog” is a set of audio recordings and a 300-page book
containing transcriptions of these recordings and a monograph about
the Maguindanaon kutyapi, published by the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan Secretariat.
• The recordings and book pay homage to the ingenuity of the Filipino
traditional artists and Samaon Sulaiman’s final legacy to the Filipino
people.

Uwang Ahadas
• Uwang ahadas is the exemplary musician of the
Yakan of Lamitan, Basilan whose expertise dwell in
playing the indigenous instrument called
Kwintangan kayu.
• He teaches his community people the skill of
playing the kwintangan kayu to preserve the
indigenous music.
• He started teaching his children and later on
passes on his skills to people beyond the
borders of his community.
• Uwang ahadas, despite having a defect in his eyesight and dimming
vision, managed to preserve and promote the music of the Yakan even if it
means tiresome traveling from places to places.

Kwintangan Kayu
• This instrument is composed of five
wooden logs of different sizes,
arranged from shortest to longest, and
hung horizontally.
• This is being played after the planting
of rice to serenade the palay.
• The music coming from the kwintangan kayu is believed to cause
bountiful harvest.

Darhata Sawabi
• Darhata Sawabi is a pis yabit weaver from
Barangay Parang, Jolo, Sulu.
• The weavers in her community considered her
as an expert in weaving due to her well- crafted
cloth with the remarkable intricacy of design
and evenness of weave.

Pis Yabit
• Pis Yabit is a square multi- colored
traditional cloth that serves as the head
cover of the Tausug of Jolo.
• Traditionally, it is used as clothing
ornament or headdress of the Tausug
men that symbolizes the wearer's rank in
the society.
• However, in the contemporary period,
even women wear the cloth as
accessories in traditonal functions.

Haja Amina Appi
• Haja Amina Appi is the master mat weaver of
the Sama indigenous community from Ungos
Matata, Tawi- Tawi.
• With her intense passion for the art of mat
weaving, she produced unique and
magnificent mat.
• Haja Amina's mat designs are complicated
and creatively crafted with an interplay of
hues.

• She was born on June 25,1925
• Also known as ”weaver of rainbow”
• Died on April 2,2013
Sabalai

Mat Weaving
• Mat weaving is one of the
treasured traditions of the Sama
people.
• Their mat is made up of pandan
leaves which undergo tedious
processes from stripping, to sun
drying, and creativity to produce
mat.

Lang Dulay
• Lang Dukay is a t’nalak weaver from the
indigenous community of the T’boli in Lake
Sebu, South Cotabato.
• Lang Dulay is an exemplary weaver who knows
a hundred designs.
• She started weaving at the age of 12 and
became a master weaver who passed on the
art of tnalak weaving to her grandchildren.
• She wanted to establish a school where she can teach her art to the young
generations.

• Many consumers demanded
non- traditional design of the
tnalak and weavers choose to
make modern designs because
they are more expensive than the
traditional ones, still lang dulay
chose to produce the traditional
tnalak to preserve the tradition
and the story of the Tboli.
T’nalak
• Tnalak is a kind of fabric made up of fine abaca fibers
weaved with different designs which reflect the
tradition of the Tboli.

Magdalena Gamayo
• Magdalena Gamayo is an Ilocano
master weaver who came from Pinili,
Ilocos Norte.
• Her expertise dwell in weaving high-
quality Ilocos' textile called abel.
• She started weaving at the age of 16.
• Her handiworks were distinguishable
to other abels since they are finer, with
more thread counts, and more
intricate designs with up to 5 thread
colors.
• It is a kind of blanket made up of cotton
weaved in different patterns.
Abel

Salinta Monon
• Salinta Monon is a Bagobo textile weaver
from Bansalan, Davao Del Sur.
• She started weaving at the age of 12 through
the guidance of her mother.
• The traditional Bagobo fabrics which are
made up of abaca fibers is the product of
Salinta.
• Due to her high- quality textile and their
intricate designs, Salita garnered the
reputation of being the best weaver in her
community.
Salinta’s work

• Teofilo Garcia is an Ilocano casque maker
from San Quintin, Abra.
Teofilo Garcia
• He is known for crafting high-quality and
functional headpiece called tabungaw.
Tabungaw
• The tabungaw that Teofilo makes is made
up of native gourd called upo, rattan, and
bamboo.

Eduardo Mutuc
• Eduardo Mutuc is a metalsmith
from Apalit, Pampanga, who
created numerous wood-carving
and metal art with religious and
secular themes.
• He started woodcarving house
furniture when he was 29.
• Several years later he learned the art of silver plating because of a friend.
• he did intricate decorations for churches

Process
1. Draw in a sheet of paper.
2. Transfer and carve it to a block of wood
3. He would then cover it with a sheet of silver
and carefully hammer the metal until it copies
the design of wood.
4. dip the metal into molten silver

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