NAA

• Modernist


  A style of art, architecture, literature, music, etc. that uses new and innovative methods and forms
• Commissioned work


  A work of art or design that is created for a specific client or purpose
• Tableau


  A static scene or picture created by one or more people
• Transept and nave


  Architectural features of a church, with the transept being the part that crosses the main body (nave) at right angles
• Terrazzo


  A type of flooring material made from chips of marble, quartz, granite, glass, or other suitable material
• Libretto


  The text of an opera, oratorio, or other long vocal musical work
• The National Artist Award (NAA) bestows the highest form of recognition to Filipino artists for their significant contributions in the arts and letters
• The NAA is conferred every three years through a rigorous deliberation and selection process jointly facilitated by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts and the Cultural Center of the Philippines
• The NAA was established in 1972 under Presidential Decree No. 1001 issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos
• As of this writing, the roster of NAA recipients has included 66 awardees from seven disciplinal areas: (1) Architecture, Design, and Allied arts (2) Film and Broadcast Arts (3) Visual arts (4) Literature (5) Dance (6) Music, and (7) Theater
• The iconic school symbol of the University of the Philippines (UP) is based on the Oblation, 1935, a sculptural work by the classically trained sculptor Guillermo Tolentino
• Fernando Amorsolo's romantic paintings of bucolic landscapes and idealized portraits can be viewed at the Jorge B. Vargas Museum in UP
• Abdulmari Asia Imao's calligraphic work done in the '80s at the sculpture garden of the Vargas Museum is one of the largest public sculptures he made
• Benedicto Cabrera's iconic Variations of Sabel, 2015 made of aluminum sheets can also be found at the UP Theater
• Jose Joya's mural in the Virata School of Business titled Barter of Panay, 1978 is rendered in the Abstract Expressionist style
• Napoleon Abueva's abstract sculpture Spirit of Business, 1979 is composed of a metal disk with sharp-looking poles jutting through it
• The Church of the Holy Sacrifice in UP Diliman is credited as the first Catholic Church in the country to employ a circular architecture with a thin shell dome
• The Church of the Holy Sacrifice consolidates the works of five national artists: Leandro Locsin for architecture and four other modernists in the visual arts
• Hanging above the circular altar of the Church of the Holy Sacrifice is a double-sided crucifix carved in hardwood by Napoleon Abueva
• The 15 Stations of the Cross in the Church of the Holy Sacrifice are murals painted by Vicente Manansala with the assistance of Ang Kiukok
• Jose Maceda's Pagsamba performance in 1968 at the Church of the Holy Sacrifice involved a hundred mixed voices, indigenous musical instruments, and a prayer sung in Tagalog
• The actor, filmmaker, and producer Manuel Conde worked with Carlos V. Francisco in many of his films, including the acclaimed Genghis Khan, 1950
• The pop-rock opera Tales of the Manuvu performed at the CCP in 1985 had a libretto written by Bienvenido Lumbera and choreography by Alice Reyes
• Manuel Conde


  Awarded 2009
• Carlos V. Francisco


  Awarded 1973
• Films worked on together

  • Genghis Khan, 1950
• Genghis Khan, 1950 told the epic adventure of a Mongolian conqueror and was filmed in Francisco's native Angono
• Francisco


  • More known for his magisterial murals, his imaginative production design enriched Conde's cinematic vision
• Genghis Khan, 1950 was screened in many film festivals abroad and translated into 16 languages for international distribution, the most recent of which was at the 2015 Venice Biennale
• Tales of the Manuvu


  Pop-rock opera performed at the CCP in 1985
• Contributors to Tales of the Manuvu


  • Bienvenido Lumbera (National Artist for Literature, awarded 2006) - wrote the libretto
  • Alice Reyes (National Artist for Dance, awarded 2014) - choreographed the performance
  • Salvador Bernal (National Artist for Theater, awarded 2003) - took charge of costume and set design
• Tales of the Manuvu reflected a confluence of genres normally perceived as belonging to different realms: ballet and opera on the one hand, popular music and folk culture, on the other
• Songs popularized by Tales of the Manuvu

  • Noong Unang Panahon
• First recipient was Fernando Amorsolo
• Guillermo Tolentino (conferred 1973) - Oblation, 1935
• Jose Joya (awarded 2003)

  Napoleon Abueva (awarded 1976)
• Leandro Locsin - architecture of the Church of the Holy Sacrifice
• Artists of the Church of the Holy Sacrifice:

  Leandro Locsin - architecture

  Napoleon Abueva - two sided crucifix

  Arturo Luz - floor work

  Vicente Manansala - murals of the 15 stations

  Ang Kiukok - assisted in painting

  Jose Maceda - pagsamba, music
• Gengis Khan (1950) - Manuel Conde and Carlos Francisco