CONTEMPORARY
ARTS
Fernando
Amorsolo
• “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art”.
• First National Artist recognized.
• Lighting is a prominently elements in his
paintings, particularly his use in
backlighting technique.
Hernando
Ocampo
• One of the thirteen moderns,who paved away
to art modernism in the philippines.
• His work were more radical and poetic
showing the kind of society there was after the
World War 2.
Hernando
Ocampo
• 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
arts
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.
Benedicto
Cabrera
• He received various awards, and two
of these recognitions are the National
Artist Award and the Gawad CCP
para sa Sining
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.
Carlos “Botong”
Francisco
• 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.
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.
Cesar
Legaspi
• He indigenized cubism
and produce artworks
showing local
temperaments.
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.
Abdulmari
Asia Imao
• He empowered cultural groups to
take part in promoting equality and
in building a better society.
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.
Guillermo
Tolentino
• He was also the one who created the
UP Oblation, which became the
representation of the academic
freedom of the university.
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.
Arturo Lux
• His first art lesson is under Pablo
Amorsolo, brother of Fernando Amorsolo.
• He took up Fine Arts at the university of
Sto. Tomas.
Federico
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.
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.
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.