National Artists for Visual Arts

Fernando Amorsolo

(Visual Arts, Painting) Known as the “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art” and for his trademark backlighting technique; many works depict rural Filipino life.

Planting Rice

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1949) A work by Fernando Amorsolo depicting Filipino rural life.

Chiaroscuro

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work listed among Fernando Amorsolo’s significant paintings.

Dalagang Bukid

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1927) A painting by Fernando Amorsolo.

The Mestiza

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Fernando Amorsolo.

Maiden in a Stream

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Fernando Amorsolo.

The Bombing of Intendencia

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1942) A historical painting by Fernando Amorsolo.

Fruit Gatherer

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1950) A painting by Fernando Amorsolo.

The Making of the Philippine Flag

(Visual Arts, Painting) A historical painting by Fernando Amorsolo.

Hernando R. Ocampo

(Visual Arts, Painting) One of the Thirteen Moderns; also worked as a fictionist, playwright, and editor.

Ina ng Balon

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Hernando R. Ocampo.

Calvary

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Hernando R. Ocampo.

Slum Dwellers

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Hernando R. Ocampo.

Man and Carabao

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Hernando R. Ocampo.

Angel’s Kiss

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Hernando R. Ocampo.

Palayok at Kalan

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Hernando R. Ocampo.

Dancing Mutants

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1965) A work by Hernando R. Ocampo.

Torso

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1963) A work by Hernando R. Ocampo.

Mother and Child

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1977) A work by Hernando R. Ocampo.

Benedicto Cabrera (BenCab)

(Visual Arts, Painting) The most popular subject of his paintings was Sabel; he began painting her after encountering a homeless Filipino woman in 1964.

Sabel

(Visual Arts, Painting Series) A recurring figure in BenCab’s paintings, inspired by a homeless Filipino woman he encountered in 1964; represents isolation and despair.

Sabel in Blue

(Visual Arts, Painting, 2006) A work from BenCab’s Sabel-related paintings.

The Oriental Fan

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1982) A painting by BenCab.

Yellow Confetti

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1984) A painting by BenCab.

Carlos “Botong” Francisco

(Visual Arts, Mural and Historical Painting) A muralist known for depicting Philippine history and Filipino life; associated with the Triumvirate alongside Victorio Edades and Galo Ocampo.

Blood Compact

(Visual Arts, Historical Painting) A work by Carlos “Botong” Francisco.

The Martyrdom of Rizal

(Visual Arts, Historical Painting) A work by Carlos “Botong” Francisco.

Bayanihan

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Carlos “Botong” Francisco.

Cesar Legaspi

(Visual Arts, Painting) One of the Thirteen Moderns; adapted Cubist techniques to Filipino subjects and temperament.

Gadgets

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Cesar Legaspi.

The Ritual

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Cesar Legaspi.

Abdulmari Asia Imao

(Visual Arts, Painting and Sculpture) Promoted Muslim Filipino cultural heritage through motifs such as sarimanok, ukkil, and naga.

Sarimanok

(Visual Arts, Motif and Artwork) A traditional bird motif associated with Muslim Filipino culture and used by Abdulmari Asia Imao.

Brass Mural of the Philippine National Bank

(Visual Arts, Brass Mural) A work by Abdulmari Asia Imao.

Guillermo Tolentino

(Visual Arts, Sculpture) A master sculptor known for monuments honoring Philippine heroes; created the UP Oblation and Bonifacio Monument.

UP Oblation

(Visual Arts, Sculpture) A sculpture by Guillermo Tolentino representing the University of the Philippines’ academic freedom.

Bonifacio Monument

(Visual Arts, Monument Sculpture) A monument by Guillermo Tolentino honoring revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio.

Arturo Luz

(Visual Arts, Painting) Known for minimalist works, geometric compositions, and sophisticated simplicity.

Bagong Taon

(Visual Arts, Painting) A painting by Arturo Luz.

Procession

(Visual Arts, Painting) A painting by Arturo Luz.

Vendedor de Flores

(Visual Arts, Painting) A painting by Arturo Luz.

Skipping Rope

(Visual Arts, Painting) A painting by Arturo Luz.

Candle Vendors

(Visual Arts, Painting) A painting by Arturo Luz.

Self Portrait

(Visual Arts, Painting) A painting by Arturo Luz.

Night Glows

(Visual Arts, Painting) A painting by Arturo Luz.

Grand Finale

(Visual Arts, Painting) A painting by Arturo Luz.

Cyclist Series

(Visual Arts, Painting Series) A series by Arturo Luz associated with his minimalist style.

Federico Aguilar Alcuaz

(Visual Arts, Painting and Sculpture) Known for gestural abstract-expressionist works; used acrylic, oil, ceramics, paper, and mixed media.

Reveries of Love

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Federico Aguilar Alcuaz.

Still Life with Landscape

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Federico Aguilar Alcuaz.

Panoramic View of Manila

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Federico Aguilar Alcuaz.

Tres Marias

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Federico Aguilar Alcuaz.

Tap Room

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Federico Aguilar Alcuaz.

Napoleon Abueva

(Visual Arts, Sculpture) Known as the “Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture”; worked with hardwood, stone, metal, and mixed media.

Nine Muses

(Visual Arts, Sculpture) A sculpture by Napoleon Abueva.

Kaganapan

(Visual Arts, Sculpture) A sculpture by Napoleon Abueva.

Stations of the Cross

(Visual Arts, Sculpture) A sculptural work by Napoleon Abueva.

Sunburst

(Visual Arts, Sculpture) A sculpture by Napoleon Abueva.

The Transfiguration

(Visual Arts, Sculpture) A sculptural work by Napoleon Abueva.

J. Elizalde Navarro

(Visual Arts, Painting, Masks, and Assemblage) Produced abstract and figurative paintings, hardwood masks, and assemblages using metal and found materials.

I’m Sorry Jesus I Can’t Attend the Mass

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by J. Elizalde Navarro.

Grand Prix: Homage to Dodgie Laurel

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by J. Elizalde Navarro.

A Flying Contraption for Mr. Icarus

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by J. Elizalde Navarro.

The Seasons

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by J. Elizalde Navarro.

All Because of Humpty Dumpty’s Fall

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by J. Elizalde Navarro.

Passengers to the Central Station

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by J. Elizalde Navarro.

Francisco Coching

(Visual Arts, Komiks and Illustration) Known as the “Dean of Filipino Illustrators”; recognized for dramatic adventure and fantasy storylines.

Lapu-Lapu

(Visual Arts, Komiks and Illustration) A work or character associated with Francisco Coching in the lesson.

Pedro Penduko

(Visual Arts, Komiks and Illustration) A character associated with Francisco Coching.

Hagibis

(Visual Arts, Komiks and Illustration) A work or character associated with Francisco Coching.

El Nido

(Visual Arts, Komiks and Illustration) A work associated with Francisco Coching.

Maldita

(Visual Arts, Komiks and Illustration) A work associated with Francisco Coching.

Victorio Edades

(Visual Arts, Painting) Known as the “Father of Modern Philippine Painting”; a member of the Triumvirate who helped introduce modernism.

Mother & Daughter

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1926) A painting by Victorio Edades.

The Wrestlers

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1927) A painting by Victorio Edades.

The Sketch

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1928) A painting by Victorio Edades.

Ang Kiukok

(Visual Arts, Painting) Known for expressionistic and Cubist works conveying angst, anguish, and anger.

Seated Figure

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1986) A painting by Ang Kiukok.

Pieta

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1981) A painting by Ang Kiukok.

Geometric Landscape

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1975) A painting by Ang Kiukok.

Jose Joya

(Visual Arts, Painting and Multimedia Art) An abstractionist known for gestural painting; also worked with ceramics and promoted visual arts through workshops.

Dimension of Fear

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Jose Joya.

Space Transfiguration

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1959) A painting by Jose Joya.

Approaching Storm

(Visual Arts, Painting) A work by Jose Joya.

Vicente Manansala

(Visual Arts, Painting) Known for transparent Cubism, a style that uses overlapping or transparent-looking forms.

Nude

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1970) A painting by Vicente Manansala.

Mother & Child

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1971) A painting by Vicente Manansala.

I Believe in God

(Visual Arts, Painting, 1948) A painting by Vicente Manansala.