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What is Visual Arts?  Pertains to painting and sculpture

Topic: The National Artists of the Philippines for Visual Arts Objectives: Explains Filipino artists’ roles and Identify their contribution to contemporary Arts. CAR11/12CAP-oc-e- -Identify the National Artists for Visual Arts -Explain the contributions of these National Artists. -Discuss the different styles and techniques these visual artists have used -Explain Filipino artist’s role and Identify their contribution to contemporary arts.

Spaniards invaded the country, the friars were the ones who introduced the Western styles of painting and carving , in which the theme was mainly religious. All over the country, churches have become informal museums where paintings and statues abound.

 Filipino visual artists use native forms and subjects but with the use of foreign styles and techniques. Along with the inspirations from other countries, Spanish influences is still apparent in the works of the Filipinos. Some contemporary visual artists have been educated and trained abroad, introducing in the country different movements in the world of art.

National Artist for visual Arts 1.Napoleon Abueva 1930- Year of Conferment: -born in Tagbilaran, Bohol -considered the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture. Youngest awardee to receive the National Artist award

-His works used varied materials ranging from hardwood to coral and adobe. -Man behind famous artwork such as: 1.The Transfiguration at the Eternal Gardens Memorial Park 2.The Water Buffalo 3.Bronze image of Teodoro M. Kalaw found in the façade of the National Library 4.Death masks of famous personalities such as Benigno Aquino, Jr. and Fernando Poe.

1991 "Siyam na Diwata "Magdangal"

Sandugo

Three Dancers

2.Ang Kiukok 1931- Year of Conferment: -born to immigrant Chinese parents Vicente Ang and Chin Lim. -one of the most talented and energetic figures who began his flourishing carrier during the 1960s. -his works continue to inspire and influence Filipinos

Name some notable works by Ang Kiukok What dominant feeling does one get by looking at Ang Kiukok painting? What did the critics say about Ang Kiukok’s works?

3.Victorio C. Edades 1895 - 1985 Year of Conferment:

• Father of Modernism in Philippine Art -showed his attraction toward the style of impressionists such as Cezanne and Paul Gauguin early in his career. -liked to use dark and gloomy colors (unlike Amorsolo: bright and vivid hues)

Who are the major influences in Victorio Edades’s Carrer? How is Edades work different from that of Fernando Amorsolo? What were Edade’s common subjects in his paintings? How did Edades Paint them?

4.Cesar Legaspi 1917 - 1994 Year of Conferment:

• pioneer of the Neorealist movement in the country.  Neorealism – is a modern art movement that makes an artist take a subject and explore its unknown qualities. -his art paved the way to the birth of modern art in the Philippines.

Some of his notable paintings : Tree Planting, Man and Woman, Reclining Nude, and Gadgets.

5.Vicente S. Manansala 1910- Year of Conferment: -an extraordinary illustrator and cubist painter -born in Macabebe, Pampanga -his paintings depected the barrio and the city together and were often characterized, according to NCCA as “ visions of reality teering on the edge of abstraction.”