3. Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (born Fernando Amorsolo
y Cueto; May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was a
portraitist and painter of rural Philippine
landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of
Philippine Art," he was the first-ever to be
recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines.
He was recognized as such for his "pioneering use
of impressionistic technique" as well as his skill in
the use of lighting and backlighting in his
paintings, "significant not only in the development
of Philippine art but also in the formation of
Filipino notions of self and identity
4. AWARDS
• National Artist of the Philippines for
Visual Arts 1972
• Gold Medal of Recognition from the
UNESCO National Commission (1959).
• Rizal-Pro Patria Award and Doctor of
Humanities (Honoris Causa) from the
Far Eastern University (1961).
• Diploma of Merit from the University
of the Philippines (1962). Araw ng
Maynila Award for Painting (1963).
5. WORKS
• Dalagang Bukid
• Planting Rice
• Fruit Gatherer
• Making of the Philippine Flag
• Maiden in a Stream
• Fruit Pickers HArvesting Under
The Mango Tree
• The Bombing of the Intendencia
• The Mestiza
7. Carlos Modesto "Botong" Villaluz Francisco
(November 4, 1912 – March 31, 1969) was a
Filipino muralist from Angono, Rizal. Francisco was
a most distinguished practitioner of mural painting
for many decades and best known for his historical
pieces. He was one of the first Filipino modernists
along with Galo Ocampo and Victorio C. Edades
who broke away from Fernando Amorsolo's
romanticism of Philippine scenes. According to
restorer Helmuth Josef Zotter, Francisco's art "is a
prime example of linear painting where lines and
contours appear like cutouts.
8. AWARDS
• Republic Cultural Heritage
Award in 1964.
• Declared Philippines National
Artist posthumously in 1973.
9. WORKS
• Bayanihan
• Camote Diggers
• Filipino Struggles Through
History
• First Mass at Limasawa
• Bayanihan sa BUkid
• Magpupukot
• Progress through Education
• THe Progress of Medicine in
the Philippines
11. Victorio Candido Edades (December 23, 1895 –
March 7, 1985) was a Filipino painter. He led
the revolutionary Thirteen Moderns, who engaged
their classical compatriots in heated debate over
the nature and function of art. He was named a
National Artist in 1976.History names Victorio
Edades as “the father” of Modern Philippine art.
Schooled in the US upon his return he introduced
an entirely new way of thinking about art. He
argued that art can be more than representation
of reality, it can be representation of reality as
seen through the mind and emotions of the artist.
12. AWARDS
• First Prize, English Composition
Contest, Dagupan, 1915
• Gold Medal, Oratorical Contest,
1919
• Second Prize, “The Sketch,”
Seattle Fine Arts Competition
• The National Artists Award of the
Republic of the Philippines, 1976
• Tanglaw ng Lahi Award, Ateneo de
Manila University, 1980.
13. WORKS
• "The Sketch"
• "The Builders"
• "Interaction"
• "Fontainebleau, August
1937"
• "The Model and The
Artist"
15. Vicente Silva Manansala (January 22, 1910 – August
22, 1981) was a Filipino cubist painter and
illustrator.[1] One of the first Abstractionists on the
Philippine art scene Vicente Manansala is also credited
with bridging the gap between the city and the
suburbs, between the rural and cosmopolitan ways of
life. His paintings depict a nation in transition, an
allusion to the new culture brought by the Americans.
Manansala together with Fabian de la Rosa are among
the best-selling Philippine artists in the West.
He was a member of the prominent Cruz, Manansala,
Lopez family clan. He is considered one of the 13
Moderns, a group of modernists associated with
Victorio Edades
16. AWARDS
• Republic Cultural Heritage Award
and the Patnubay ng Sining at
Kalinangan Award
• In 1981 Vicente Manansala was
chosen as the National Artist of
the Philippines to commemorate his
lifetime dedication and
distinguished contribution to the
art and culture of his country.
17. WORKS
• Planting RIce
• Madonna of the Slums
• The Bird Seller
• Untitled (Landscape)
• Market Vendors
• Ang Magbabayo (Pounding
Rce)
• Candle Vendors
• Still Life
19. Jeremias "Jerry" Elizalde Navarro (22 May
1924 – 10 June 1999) was a Filipino artist. As
a young artist, Navarro was very passionate in
creating new ways of art. He experimented
with different kinds of art media such as oil,
acrylic, and watercolor. He also tried making
sculpture and mixed media. He uses the
"incision painting" this method is applied on
the stop surface by carving out the artist’s
desired pattern on the stone materials and
layering paint or plaster on the stone surface.
20. AWARDS
• Bestowed the National Artist Award
for the Visual Arts shortly after his
death, Navarro was among the first
generation of modernists after the
war.
23. José T. Joya (June 3, 1931 – May 11, 1995) was a
Filipino abstract artist and a National Artist of the
Philippines awardee.[1] Joya was a printmaker,
painter, mixed media artist, and a former dean of
the University of the Philippines' College of Fine
Arts. He pioneered abstract expressionism in the
Philippines. His canvases were characterized by
"dynamic spontaneity" and "quick gestures" of action
painting. He is the creator of compositions that were
described as "vigorous compositions" of heavy
impastoes, bold brushstrokes, controlled dips, and
diagonal swipes". Joya added the brilliant tropical
colors.
24. AWARDS
• Republic Heritage Award in 1961
• Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan
Award in 1971
• 1987 Order de Chevalier des
Artes et Lettres from the French
government
• The 1991 Gawad CCP sa Sining
also in 1991
