National Artists of Paintings

Recognized as the Philippines' first National Artist on this date four days after his death.

April 28 1972

Title given to Fernando Amorsolo.

Grand Old Man of Philippine Art

"Enumerate three (3) reasons why Amorsolo deserves the title ""Grand Old Man of Philippine Art"":"

First National Artist; Celebration of Filipino Identity; Master of Light, Realism, and Romanticism

"The Italian word that means ""backlighting."""

Chiaroscuro

Accurate detail.

Realism

Light, beauty, idealism.

Romanticism

A signature technique of Amorsolo wherein subjects appear to glow against the canvas.

Backlighting

Amorsolo studied in two (2) universities:

University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts and Real Academia De Bellas Artes de San Fernando

The uncle of Amorsolo who mentored him and is also a renowed Filipino painter.

Fabian de la Rosa

A movement that breaks away from traditional and classical art forms.

Modernism

"In English, the Italian word ""Impasto"" means _."

Paste

The overlapping of geometric shapes.

Cubism

An art movement that shows real-life situations and struggles of ordinary people but in a modern, stylized, and symbolic way.

Neorealism

A visual artist whose paintings are often made of abstract figures. Known for his incision painting.

J. Elizalde Navarro

Created an authentic Filipino abstract and recognized as National Artist for Painting in 2003.

Jose Joya

Art method where the artist scratches, carves, or cuts lines into the surface of the painting through layers of paint to reveal textures, patterns, or underlying colors.

Incision painting

Inspired by a real woman Cabrera saw in Manila, wrapped in plastic and cloth, BenCab portrayed her not as pitiful but as a symbol of beauty, grace, strength, hope, humanity, and the Filipino spirit amidst hardship.

Sabel series

The Father of Modern Philippine Painting. He has a modernist style and uses raw and rough bold impasto strokes. He introduced the liberal arts program.

Victorio C. Edades

A pioneer of modernism and discovered the Angono Petroglyphs. He portrays scenes of heroism, struggle, and daily life.

Carlos Botong Francisco

A pioneer of cubism. His works are combined concepts from rural and urban settings.

Vicente Manansala

A leading Filipino neorealist who focused on modern art. He portrays hardships in the working class and revealed emotions, strength, and dignity in his art.

Cesar Legaspi

Popular for his series of works that feature a solitary figure of a scavenger whom he named Sabel.

Benedicto Cabrera

Represents the common Filipino. The iconic subject of BenCab who symbolizes the struggles, resilience, and dignity of the Filipino people, especially the poor and marginalized.

Sabel

Focuses on abstract. Themes of his works told of destruction and harshness of life after WW2.

Hernando Ocampo

A painting technique where the artist applies thick layers of paint on the canvas or surface so that brush or palette knife marks are clearly visible. Helps convey movement, energy, and texture in a painting.

Impasto strokes

Recognized as the Philippines' first National Artist.

Fernando Amorsolo