contemporary arts

\ ==National Artists of the Philippines for Literature==

$Amado V. Hernandez$ - manunulat ng manggagawa

Mga Ibong Mandaragit, Isang Dipang Langit, Luha ng Buwaya

$Jose Garcia Villa$ - comma poet

- doveglion - dove, eagle, lion * Footnote To Youth * Many Voices * Have Come * Am Here * The Anchored Angel

$Nick Joaquin$ - pen name: Quijano de Manila * The Summer Solstice * The Woman Who Had 2 Navels * Ballads of the Five Battles
$Carlos P. Ramulo -$ 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==

$Philippine Architecture$ - reflect the country’s cultural heritage and the need to adapt to the environment
$Pablo S. Antonio$ * 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

$Leandro V. Locsin$ * 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

$Juan F. Nakpil$ * Father of Philippine Architecture * First National Artist of Phiilippine Architecture

works: * Reconstructed the Quiapo Church * Reconstructed the Rizal Shrine

$Ildefonso P. Santos Jr.$ * 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

$Jose Maria Zaragosa$ * 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

$Francisco T. Manosa$ * Father of Philippine Neovernacular Architecture

works: * The Coconut Palace * EDSA Shrine * Manosa Family Home

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

$Visual Arts$ - refers to art form that expresses their message, meaning and emotion through visual means
$Philippine Visual Art$ - a confluence of both ethnic and western tradition in the treatment of subject and the use of medium
$Church$ - informal museum in the past
$Napoleon Abueva$ * 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

$Ang Kiukok$ * A Filipino painter known for his experessive, cubist like works

^^works^^ * Pieta * Dog Fight

$Victor C. Edades$ * Father of Modern Phlippine Painting

^^works:^^ * Mother and Daughter * The Sketch

$Vicente S. Manansala$ * was an extraordinary illustrator and cubist

^^works:^^ * Bird Man * Madonna of the Slums

$Hernando R. Ocampo$ * A self-taught painter * a leading member of post ar moderns

^^works:^^ * Genesis * Revelation

$Fernando C. Amorsolo$ * Grand Old Man of Philippine Art * rich rural landscape of the Philippine landscape

^^works:^^ * Planting Rice * Sunday Morning Going to Town

$Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco$ * Most distinguished practitioner of Mural Painting also known for historical pieces

^^works:^^ * First Mass at Limasawa * The Martyrdom of Rizal

$Arturo R. Luz$ * Abstract painter, subject matter is local color and people in the street

^^works:^^ * Street Musicians * Magbabanig

$Abdulmari Asia Imao$ * A native of Sulu, a sculptor and painter * First Moro to receive recognition

^^works:^^ * Sarimanok * Fish

$Francisco Coching$ * one of the pillars of Philippine Komiks Industry * King of Komiks * Dean of Philippine Illustrates

^^works:^^ * Pedro Penduko