visual & lit

• Visual Arts


  • Mixture of western and native culture influence
• Friars


  The ones who introduced the western painting and carving
• Spanish Era


  • Mainly theme was religious
• Medium of Visual Arts

  Western/ Foreign
• Abueva


  1976
• Abueva


  Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture
• Abueva was the youngest awardee of the National artist Award
• Abueva


  • The medium used is hardwood to coral and adobe
• Abueva's famous works


  • Transfiguration
  • Water Buffalo
  • The death Mask of Fernando Poe Jr.
• Kiukok


  2001
• Kiukok


  The technique is visual intensity and overwhelming meaning
• Kiukok


  • Imbued with nationalist fervor and sociological agenda
• Edades


  1976
• Edades


  Father of Modernism in the Philippine Art
• Edades


  • Techniques is dark and gloomy colors
  • Subjects are Filipino Laborers
• Edades' famous work


  • The sketch
• Legaspi


  1990
• Legaspi


  • Pioneer of Neorealist movement
  • Paved the way to the birth of modern art in PH
• Legaspi


  • Technique is geometric fragmentation
• Legaspi's famous works


  • Tree Planting
  • Gadgets
• Manansala


  1981
• Manansala


  Illustrator and cubist painter
• Manansala


  • Technique is transparent cubism
• Manansala's famous works


  • The Madonna of the Slums
  • Birdman
  • Jeepney
• Ocampo


  Self-taught painter
• Ocampo


  • Subject: harsh social realities
  • Technique: movement & bold colors
• Ocampo's popular works


  • Kasaysayan ng Lahi
  • Revelation 8
• Imao


  Native of Sulu
• Imao


  • Subject: native motif and designs
  • Mentored by Tolentino and Abueva
• Imao's works


  • The Industry brass murals
  • Mural Relief
  • Sarimanok
• Coching


  Comic book creator
• Coching


  • Took apprenticeship in Liwayway magazine
  • Subject: Philippine History (romance and corridos)
• Coching's works


  • Bulalakaw
  • El Indio
  • Satur
• Amorsolo


  First National Artist
• Amorsolo


  • Technique: Natural light and Bright/vivid hues
  • Subject: rich rural landscape of the PH
• Amorsolo's famous works


  • Desense of a Filiping woman's Honor
  • Sunday morning Going to Town
• Francisco


  A muralist
• Francisco


  • Famous for massive murals & historical pieces
• Francisco's works


  • First mass at Limasawa
  • The matyrdom of Rizal
• Luz


  Prominent print maker, Sculptor, and art administrator