Lesson 4

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  • The National Artists of the Philippines are based on a broad criteria, as set forth by the
    Cultural Center of the Philippines and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts
  • Criteria
    1. Living artists who have been Filipino citizens for the last ten years prior to nomination as well as those who have died after the establishment of the award in 1972 but
    were Filipino citizens at the time of their death.
  • Criteria
    2. Artists who have helped build a Filipino sense of nationhood through the content and
    form of their works.
  • Criteria
    3. Artists who have distinguished themselves by pioneering in a mode of creativee xpression or style, making an impact on succeeding generations of artists.
  • Criteria
    4. Artists who have created a significant body of works and/or have consistently displayed excellence in the practice of their art form, enriching artistic expression ors tyle; and
  • Criteria
    5. Artists who enjoy broad acceptance through prestigious national and/or international
    recognition, awards in prestigious national and/or international events, criticala cclaim and/or reviews of their works, and/or respect, and esteem from peers within an artistic discipline.
  • PABLO S. ANTONIO
    National Artist for Architecture (1976) (January 25, 1902 – June 14, 1975) 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. Antonio’s major works include the following: Far Eastern University Administration and Science buildings; Manila Polo Club; Ideal Theater; Lyric Theater; Galaxy Theater; Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building; Boulevard-Alhambra (now Bel-Air) apartments; Ramon Roces Publications Building (now
    Guzman Institute of Electronics)
  • Synthesis underlies all his works
  • Achievements in concrete
    Mastery of space and scale
  • Largest single work
    • Istana Nurul Iman, the palace of the Sultan of Brunei
  • Achievements in concrete
    • Cultural Center of the Philippines
    • Folk Arts Theater
    • Philippine International Convention Center
    • Philcite
    • The Westin Hotel (now Sofitel Philippine Plaza)
  • Floor area of Istana Nurul Iman is 2.2 million square feet
  • Juan F. Nakpil
    National Artist for Architecture, 1973 (May 26, 1899May 7, 1986)
  • Juan F. Nakpil
    • Architect
    • Teacher
    • Civic leader
    • Pioneer
    • Innovator
    • Philippine architecture
  • Nakpil’s greatest contribution is his belief that there is such a thing as Philippine Architecture, espousing architecture reflective of Philippine traditions and culture
  • Major works
    • Geronimo de los Reyes Building
    • Magsaysay Building
    • Rizal Theater
    • Capitol Theater
    • Captain Pepe Building
    • Manila Jockey Club
    • Rufino Building
    • Philippine Village Hotel
    • University of the Philippines Administration and University Library
    • Reconstructed Rizal house in Calamba, Laguna
  • Ildefonso Paez Santos, Jr.
    National Artist for Architecture, 2006
  • Born
    September 5, 1929
  • Died
    January 29, 2014
  • Ildefonso Paez Santos, Jr.
    • Pioneered the practice of landscape architecture in the Philippines
    • Produced four decades of exemplary and engaging work
    • Hundreds of parks, plazas, gardens, and a wide range of outdoor settings that have enhanced contemporary Filipino life
  • Makati Commercial Center
    • Introduced a new concept of outdoor shopping with landscaped walks, fountains and sculptures as accents
  • Paco Park
    Santos, Jr.’s seminal public landscape
  • Tagaytay Highland Resort<|>Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa, Batangas<|>The Orchard Golf and Country Club in Imus, Cavite
    • Santos, Jr.’s most recent projects
  • LEANDRO V. LOCSIN
    National Artist for Architecture, 1990 (August 15, 1928 – November 15, 1994)
    He reshaped the urban landscape with a distinctive architecture reflective of Philippine Art and
    Culture. He believes that the true Philippine Architecture is “the product of two great streams
    of culture, the oriental and the occidental… to produce a new object of profound harmony.” It
    is this synthesis that underlies all his works, with his achievements in concrete reflecting his mastery of space and scale.
  • Leandro V. Locsin
    Locsin’s largest single work is the Istana Nurul Iman, the palace
    of the Sultan of Brunei, which has a floor area of 2.2 million square feet. The CCP Complex itself is a virtual Locsin Complex with all five buildings designed by him — the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Folk Arts Theater, Philippine International Convention Center, Philcite and The Westin Hotel (now Sofitel Philippine Plaza).
  • JUAN F. NAKPIL
    National Artist for Architecture, 1973 (May 26, 1899May 7, 1986)
    An architect, teacher, and civic leader is a pioneer and innovator in Philippine architecture. Nakpil’s greatest contribution is his belief that there is such a thing as Philippine Architecture, espousing architecture reflective of Philippine traditions and culture.
  • Juan F. nakpil
    Among others, Nakpil’s
    major works are the Geronimo de los Reyes Building,Magsaysay Building, Rizal Theater, Capitol Theater, Captain Pepe Building, Manila Jockey Club, Rufino Building, Philippine Village Hotel, University of the Philippines Administration and University Library, and the reconstructed Rizal house in Calamba, Laguna.
  • ILDEFONSO P. SANTOS, JR.
    National Artist for Architecture, 2006 (September 5, 1929 – January 29, 2014)
    Ildefonso Paez Santos, Jr., distinguished himself by pioneering the practice of landscape
    architecture–an allied field of architecture–in the Philippines and then producing four decades
    of exemplary and engaging work that has included hundreds of parks, plazas, gardens, and a
    wide range of outdoor settings that have enhanced contemporary Filipino life.
  • ildefonso P. Santos JR.
    Santos, Jr., who grew up in Malabon, made his first mark with the Makati Commercial Center where he introduced a new concept of outdoor shopping with landscaped walks, fountains and sculptures as accents. Santos, Jr.’s contribution to modern Filipino landscape architecture was the seminal public landscape in Paco Park. Santos, Jr.’s most recent projects were the Tagaytay Highland Resort, the Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa, Batangas, and the Orchard Golf and Country Club in Imus, Cavite.
  • FRANCISCO T. MANOSA
    National Artist for Architecture and Allied Arts (2018)
    For all his more than 60 years of architecture life, Arc. Bobby Mañosa 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. But what is most valuable is that Mañosa was in the heart and soul of a Philippine architectural movement.
  • Francisco T. Manosa
    He has developed a legacy of Philippine architecture, which is essential to our Filipino identity and at the same time,deeply appreciated and shared in our world today.
    Major Works:
    1. San Miguel Building, Ortigas Center, Pasig City (designed with the Mañosa Brothers)
    2. Chapel of the Risen Lord, Las Piñas City
    3. Our Lady of Peace Shrine, EDSA, Quezon City
    4. World Youth Day Papal Altar, Quirino Grandstand, Manila, 1995
  • LAMBERTO V. AVELLANA
    National Artist for Theater and Film (1976) (February 12, 1915 – April 25, 1991)
    director for theater and film, has the distinction of being called “The Boy
    Wonder of Philippine Movies” as early as 1939. He was the first to use the motion picture camera to establish a point-of-view, a move that revolutionized the techniques of film narration.
  • Lamberto V. Avellana
    Sakay- best picture of 1939 alike and set the tone for Avellana’s career in film that would be capped by such distinctive achievements as the Grand Prix at the Asian Film Festival in Hong Kong for Anak Dalita (1956); Best Director of Asia award in Tokyo for Badjao, among others. Avellana was also the first filmmaker to have his film Kandelerong Pilak shown at the Cannes International Film Festival. Among the films he directed for worldwide release were Sergeant Hasan (1967), Destination Vietnam (1969),
    and The Evil Within (1970).
  • LINO BROCKA
    National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts (1997) (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991)
    Catalino “Lino” Ortiz Brocka, director, espoused the term “freedom
    of expression” in the Philippine Constitution. took his social activist spirit to the screen
    leaving behind 66 films which breathed life and hope for the marginalized sectors of society
    slum-dwellers, prostitutes, construction workers. Directed Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and the Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP).
  • LINO BROCKA
    garnered awards and recognition from institutions like the CCP, FAMAS, TOYM, and Cannes Film Festival. To name a few, Brocka’s films include the following: “Santiago” (1970),
    “Wanted: Perfect Mother” (1970), “Tubog sa Ginto” (1971), “Stardoom” (1971), “Tinimbang Ka
    Ngunit Kulang” (1974), “Maynila: Sa Kuko ng Liwanag” (1975), “Insiang” (1976), “Jaguar” (1979), “Bona” (1980), “Macho Dancer” (1989), “Orapronobis” (1989), “Makiusap Ka sa Diyos” (1991).
  • ISHMAEL BERNAL
    National Artist for Cinema (2001) (September 30, 1938 – June 2, 1996)
    -filmmaker
    -a maestro.
    -“the genius of Philippine cinema.
    films are “Pahiram ng Isang Umaga” (1989), “Broken Marriage” (1983), “Himala” (1982), “City After Dark” (1980), and “Nunal sa Tubig” (1976). He was recognized as the
    Director of the Decade of the 1970s by the Catholic Mass MediaAwards; four-time Best Director by the Urian Awards (1989, 1985, 1983, and 1977); and given the ASEAN Cultural
    Award in Communication Arts in 1993.
  • FERNANDO POE, JR.
    National Artist for Cinema (2006) (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004)
    -Ronald Allan K. Poe
    -cultural icon of tremendous audience impact and cinema artist and craftsman–as actor, director, writer and producer.
    -"image of the underdog"
    -Apollo Robles(1961),
    Batang Maynila (1962), Mga Alabok sa Lupa (1967), Batang Matador and Batang Estibador (1969), Ako ang Katarungan (1974), Tatak ng Alipin(1975), Totoy 5 Bato (1977), Asedillo (1981).
  • Fernando Poe JR.
    Partida (1985), and Ang Probisyano (1996), among many others. The mythical hero, on the other hand, was highlighted in Ang Alamat (1972), Ang Pagbabalik ng Lawin (1975) including his Panday series (1980, 1981, 1982, 1984. Poe was born in Manila on August 20, 1939. After the death of his father, he dropped out of the University of the East in his sophomore year to support his family.
  • KIDLAT TAHIMIK
    National Artist for Film (2018) Birthday: 3 October 1942
    Kidlat Tahimik has continually invented himself through his cinema, and so his cinema is as
    singular as the man. His debut film, Mababangong Bangungot (1977), was praised by critics and filmmakers from Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa and is still considered by many as a pioneering postcolonial essay film.
  • KIDLAT TAHIMIK
    Tahimik’s intense independence as an artist and, at the same time, the film itself called for Filipinos to actively live out their independence and not allow their culture to be imperialized by the west. Kidlat’s “imperfect” film is an exemplar of
    what is worldwide known as “Third Cinema,” a cinema that is critical of neocolonial exploitation
    and state oppression.