 “It

is a place where we learn things

about disciplinary approach”
 “It
gives you freedom and
creativity, it gives you the
technique and the mind-set to
which you can be creative
 “Notjust thinking outside the box
but completely different box”
The term visual arts encompasses several
different art forms, including both fine arts, such
as drawing, painting, photography, and
sculpture, as well as handicrafts, such as
basketry, ceramics, textiles, and jewellery.
FERNANDO AMORSOLO
• “Grand Old man of
the Philippine Art”
• Lighting is the most
prominent element of
Amorsolo’s painting. His
trademark was the
backlighting technique
which makes the subjects of
his painting seems to glow.
• Also, his work of art were
also notable for reflecting
the artistic and cultural
heritage of the Philippines.
 FERNANDO AMORSOLO

Significant works:

Frui t
Gatherer
 FERNANDO AMORSOLO
Significant works:
P l a n t i n g Rice
Significant works:

Making
the
Philippine
Flag
HERNANDO OCAMPO
• One of the thirteen Moderns,
who paved way to art
modernism in the Philippines.
• His works were more radical
and more poetic showing the
kind of society there was
after World War II.
• He developed a new style of
abstraction through his use of
fierce and striking colors.
• He proved that abstract and
non- traditional style of
painting can also result to
nationalistic art.
 HERNANDO
MajorOCAMPO
artworks:
Still life with Glass
 HERNANDO
OCAMPO
Major artworks:

Calvary
HERNANDO
OCAMPO

The Wall
HERNANDO
OCAMPO
HERNANDO
OCAMPO

Slum
Dwellers
BENEDICTO CABRERA
• Popularly known as BenCab, is
an award winning painter and
printmaker who was tagged as a
master of Philippine
contemporary art.
• BenCab was internationally
known and had been exhibiting
in Europe, USA, and Asia.
• He received various awards,
and two of these recognitions
are the National Artist Award
and the Gawad CCP para sa
Sining.
BENEDICTO CABRERA
Major artworks:

Soldier with
Shades
BENEDICTO CABRERA

Mother and
Child
BENEDICTO CABRERA

Sabungero
BENEDICTO CABRERA

Yellow
Confetti
BENEDICTO CABRERA

Sabel
BENEDICTO CABRERA

Twins
CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO
He was a muralist from Angono,
Rizal.
His works shows the historical past of
the Philippines.
Most of his subjects depict and
highlight the lives of the farmers and
the fisherman.
The significant elements of
Francisco’s painting were their lines
and shapes that seem like cutouts and
their lush tropical colors.
He is one of the so-called “The
Triumvirate” along with other
modernist Galo Ocampo and Victorio
Edades.
MAJOR ARTWORKS:
BAYANIHAN
CARLOS “BOTONG”
FRANCISCO
Filipino Struggles
Sandugo
CARLOS “BOTONG”
FRANCISCO
First Mass at Limasawa
CESAR LEGASPI
He is one of the Thirteen
Moderns who promoted
modern arts in the country.
He was a neo-realist whose
important contribution to
modern art was his
refinement of cubism in the
Philippine context.
He indigenized cubism and
produce artworks showing
local temperaments.
 CESAR LEGASPI
Major artworks:

The
Beggars
 CESAR LEGASPI

The
Stairway
 CESAR LEGASPI

Fruit vendor
Gladiola
CESAR LEGASPI
 CESAR LEGASPI
Idols of
the Third
Eye
 CESAR LEGASPI

Lavanderas
ABDULMARI ASIA IMAO
He is a visual artist from Sulu,
who articulated the Muslim
culture and art in the country.
He preserved and promoted the
Philippine indigenous art through
the use of ethnic themes like the
ukkil, sarimanok, and naga in his
paintings and sculptures.
He empowered cultural groups to
take part in promoting equality
and in building a better society.
 ABDULMARI
Major artworks: ASIA IMAO

Brass Mural
of Philippine
National
Bank
ABDULMARI ASIA IMAO

Mural
Relief in
Filmmaking
ABDULMARI ASIA IMAO

Sarimanok
GUILLERMO TOLENTINO
He was the master sculptor who
introduces classical sculpture in the
country.
He was known for creating
monuments and bust figures of
Philippine Heroes like Andres
Bonifacio and Jose Rizal and
Philippine Presidents like Manuel L.
Quezon and Ramon Magsaysay.
He was also the one who created the
UP Oblation, which became the
representation of the academic
freedom of the university.
 GUILLERMO
Major artworks:
TOLENTINO

Oblation
ARTURO LUZ
He is an abstractionist known
for his minimalist paintings
and sculptures which exude
sophisticated simplicity. He
started doing art at the age of 17
without prior training.
His first art lesson is under
Pablo Amorsolo, brother of
Fernando Amorsolo.
He took up Fine Arts at
the University of Sto.
Tomas.
 ARTURO
Major artworks LUZ
Cities of the Past
:
Red Sky
 ARTURO LUZ
Candle Vendors
FREDERICO AGUILAR ALCUAS
He was the artist known for
his gestural abstract
expressionistic paintings
using a variety of mediums
like acrylic and oil.
He was also a sculptor who
produced abstract and
figurative sculpture made of
materials like ceramics,
paper, and mixed media.
FREDERICO AGUILAR
Major artworks: ALCUAS
Reveries ofLove
FREDERICO AGUILAR ALCUAS
Still Life With Landscape
FREDERICO AGUILAR ALCUAS
Panoramic View of Manila
NAPOLEON ABUEVA
He is the Father of Modern
Philippine Sculpture, who made use
of wide range of materials in his
works like different types of
hardwood, stones, and metals.

He was also the sculptor who

started the trend in mixing
different materials, like metal and
stone, in making sculptures.
 NAPOLEON
Major artworks:
ABUEVA
Nine Muses
 NAPOLEON ABUEVA
Kaganapan
 NPOLEON
Bataan ABUEVA
Memorial Cross designed by
N. Abueva
NAPOLEON
SunburstABUEVA
 NAPOLEON ABUEVA
The Transfiguration
JEREMIAS ELIZALDE NAVARRO

He is popularly known as
J. Elizalde Navarro, was a
painter and a sculptor.
As a painter, he created
both abstract and figure
paintings using oil and
watercolor.
His figure paintings were
inspired by Balinese art
and culture.
Major artworks:

Daigon,
Christmas
Carollers

JEREMIAS ELIZALDE NAVARRO

Grand Prix:
Homage to
Dodgie Laurel
 A Flying
Contraption For
Mr. Icarus

JEREMIAS ELIZALDE NAVARRO

 A Foul Wind in February '86

JEREMIAS ELIZALDE NAVARRO

FRANCISCO COCHING
Tagged as “Dean of Filipino
Illustrators”, he was popular for
his komiks drawing.
His significant features in his
works were their fluid drawings
and dramatic storyline: fantasy,
love, and adventure were the
usual themes of his works
drawing inspiration from awit
and korido.
His works illustrated gallant men
and beautiful ladies and the
victory of good over evil.
 FRANCISCO
Major artworks: COCHING

Ang
Barbaro
 FRANCISCO COCHING
Pedro
Penduko
 FRANCISCO COCHING
Movie Idol
 MalditaCOCHING
FRANCISCO
VICTORIO EDADES
 He is the “Father of Modern
Philippine Painting”.
 Edadesshocked many Filipinos
on his exhibit due to his non-
conventional style of painting.
 Hedeviated from Amorsolo’s use
of happy and bright colors and
used dark and sad hues in his
painting instead.
 Depicted in his works were the
hardship in the life of the laborers
and the lower class in the society.
 VICTORIO EDADES
Major artworks:
The Sketch
VICTORIO EDADES
The Builders
 VICTORIO EDADES

Mother
And
Daughter
Landscape
ANG KIUKOK
He was known for his
highly expressionistic
works containing powerful
meanings.

Angst, anguish, and anger

are the glaring emotions
contained in his cubistic
works as these were
created in the time of
Martial Law
 ANG KIUKOK
Major artworks:
Geometric Landscape
ANG KIUKOK
Pieta
 ANG KIUKOK

Seated
Figure
JOSE JOYA

He is an abstractionist known
for his “gestural paintings”.
The prominent elements of his
artworks include their color
harmony inspired by the
country’s landscapes, their
kinetic energy, and their
spontaneity.
He is also a multimedia artist
who painted on ceramics such
as vessels, plates, and tiles.
 JOSE
Major artworks: JOYA
Approaching Storm
 JOSE JOYA
Verdant Hills
Major artworks:
Beethoven Listening to Blues
CityJOSE
EnteringJOYA
the Edge of
Sundown
VICENTE MANANSALA
He was a cubist painter who
painted with a wide range of
subject matters from the happy
and bountiful rural to poverty-
stricken urban set ups.
He contributed in modernism of
Philippine visual arts by his
style of transparent cubism.
Unlike the usual Paris Cubism,
his style of cubism does not
fragmentize human figures.
He reorganized human forms in
transparent planes instead.
 VICENTE
Major MANANSALA
artworks:
Mother and Child
VICENTE MANANSALA
Luksong Tinik
 VICENTE MANANSALA
Juan Luna, The Blood Compact
VICENTE MANANSALA
Via Crucis
VICENTE MANANSALA
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