CPAR 1ST QUARTER CHAPTER 5 - THE NATIONAL ARTISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES

modernist

this is a descriptive form of expressive style and is against the concept of romanticism.

commissioned work

these are artworks that are explicitly done as a professional service to a client, typically in exchange for payment.

tableau

This is a creative agreement as a depiction of a scene - sometimes involving figures.

transept and nave

this is the intersecting sections that form the traditional cross-shaped church structure.

terrazzo

this is a style of flooring made of composite parts as a mosaic or using pieces of stone.

libretto

this refers to the texts or words contained in a musical work usually used in operas.

National Artist Award (NAA)

This bestows the highest form of recognition to Filipino artists for their significant contributions in the arts and letters.

Ferdinand E. Marcos in April 2, 1972

Who was the president that confered the NAA under proclamation no. 1001 to deserving Filipino artists, as recommended by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and when was is proclaimed?

Fernando Amorsolo

This person is the first National Artist and was titled as the “Great Old Man of Philippine Art”, who develop the backlighting technique.

Carlos “Botong” Francisco

This person was named the National Artist for Painting in 1973,

Victorio C. Edades

This person was declared as the National Artist for Painting in 1976 who emerged as the “Father of Modern Philippine Painting”

Vicente Silva Manansala

This person was declared as the National Artist for Painting in 1981, as their painting were described as visions of reality teetering/shaking on the edge of abstraction.

Jerry Navarro Elizalde

This person is a versatile artist , specifically under the fields of painting and sculpting, that was declared as the National Artist for Painting in 1999

Jose Joya

This person is known as the National Artist for Visual Arts in 2003 who distinguished themselves by creating an authentic Filipino abstract idiom that transcended through foreign influences.

Francisco V. Coching

This person is known as the National Artist of Visual Arts in 2014 and was named the “Dean of Filipino Illustrators”, as their drawing and novels were products of a happy combination of fertile imagination, a love of storytelling, etc.

Guillermo E. Tolentino

This person is known as the National Artist for Sculpture in 1973 and was the person who made the Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan.

Francisca R. Aquino

This person is known as the National Artist for Dance in 1973 and is named as the Folk Dance Pioneer.

Ramon A. Obusan

This person is a dancer, choreographer, stage designer, and artistic director that is also known as the National Artist for Dance in 2006