contemporary arts

==National Artists of the Philippines for Literature==

  • AmadoV.HernandezAmado V. Hernandez - manunulat ng manggagawa

Mga Ibong Mandaragit, Isang Dipang Langit, Luha ng Buwaya

  • JoseGarciaVillaJose Garcia Villa - comma poet

  - doveglion - dove, eagle, lion

  • Footnote To Youth
  • Many Voices
  • Have Come
  • Am Here
  • The Anchored Angel
    • NickJoaquinNick Joaquin - pen name: Quijano de Manila
  • The Summer Solstice
  • The Woman Who Had 2 Navels
  • Ballads of the Five Battles
    • CarlosP.RamuloCarlos P. Ramulo - 1st Asian President of the UN General Assembly and the Philippine Ambassador to US

  - The only Asian to win the Putilizer Prize for Journalism (WWII)

  • I Saw the Fall of the Philippines
  • I Walked With Heroes
  • Mother America
  • I See the Philippines Rise

==National Artists of the Philippine Architecture==

  • PhilippineArchitecturePhilippine Architecture - reflect the country’s cultural heritage and the need to adapt to the environment
  • PabloS.AntonioPablo S. Antonio
    • one of the leaders in modern Philippine Architecture
    • his works are simple and functional
    • most of his design used clean and smooth lines

    works:

  • FEU Administration and Science Building
  • White Cross Orphanage
    • LeandroV.LocsinLeandro V. Locsin
  • one of the modern artists who shaped the modern Philippine architecture
  • themes of floating volume, heavy, massive

    works:

  • Cultural Center of the Philippines
  • Istana Nurul Iman - Palace of the Sultan, located in Brunei
    • JuanF.NakpilJuan F. Nakpil
  • Father of Philippine Architecture
  • First National Artist of Phiilippine Architecture

    works:

  • Reconstructed the Quiapo Church
  • Reconstructed the Rizal Shrine
    • IldefonsoP.SantosJr.Ildefonso P. Santos Jr.
  • the most recognized landscape architect of the Philippines
  • landscape architect - enhances public outdoor places, landmarks, and structures by contouring the environment

    works:

  • Paco Park, Metro Manila
  • Tagaytay Highland Landscape
    • JoseMariaZaragosaJose Maria Zaragosa
  • the country’s 82nd licensed architect
  • played a key role in the reconstuction of post war philippines

    works:

  • Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City
  • Meralco Building
    • FranciscoT.ManosaFrancisco T. Manosa
  • Father of Philippine Neovernacular Architecture

    works:

  • The Coconut Palace
  • EDSA Shrine
  • Manosa Family Home

==National Artists of the Philippines for Visual Arts==

  • VisualArtsVisual Arts - refers to art form that expresses their message, meaning and emotion through visual means
  • PhilippineVisualArtPhilippine Visual Art - a confluence of both ethnic and western tradition in the treatment of subject and the use of medium
  • ChurchChurch - informal museum in the past
  • NapoleonAbuevaNapoleon Abueva
    • considered as “Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture”
    • youngest National Artist Awardee at 46

  ^^works:^^

  • The Transfiguration at the Eternal Garden Memorial Park
  • Nine Muses
  • Kiss of Judas
    • AngKiukokAng Kiukok
  • A Filipino painter known for his experessive, cubist like works

    ^^works^^

  • Pieta
  • Dog Fight
    • VictorC.EdadesVictor C. Edades
  • Father of Modern Phlippine Painting

    ^^works:^^

  • Mother and Daughter
  • The Sketch
    • VicenteS.ManansalaVicente S. Manansala
  • was an extraordinary illustrator and cubist

    ^^works:^^

  • Bird Man
  • Madonna of the Slums
    • HernandoR.OcampoHernando R. Ocampo
  • A self-taught painter
  • a leading member of post ar moderns

    ^^works:^^

  • Genesis
  • Revelation
    • FernandoC.AmorsoloFernando C. Amorsolo
  • Grand Old Man of Philippine Art
  • rich rural landscape of the Philippine landscape

    ^^works:^^

  • Planting Rice
  • Sunday Morning Going to Town
    • CarlosBotongV.FranciscoCarlos “Botong” V. Francisco
  • Most distinguished practitioner of Mural Painting also known for historical pieces

    ^^works:^^

  • First Mass at Limasawa
  • The Martyrdom of Rizal
    • ArturoR.LuzArturo R. Luz
  • Abstract painter, subject matter is local color and people in the street

    ^^works:^^

  • Street Musicians
  • Magbabanig
    • AbdulmariAsiaImaoAbdulmari Asia Imao
  • A native of Sulu, a sculptor and painter
  • First Moro to receive recognition

    ^^works:^^

  • Sarimanok
  • Fish
    • FranciscoCochingFrancisco Coching
  • one of the pillars of Philippine Komiks Industry
  • King of Komiks
  • Dean of Philippine Illustrates

  ^^works:^^

  • Pedro Penduko