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Lesson 5 - National Artists

The document provides information about National Artists of the Philippines, including: 1) Fernando Amorsolo was the first recipient of the National Artist Award in 1972, conferred posthumously. 2) There are 66 awardees across 7 disciplinary areas including architecture, film, visual arts, literature, dance, music, and theater. 3) The works of National Artists explore Filipino culture and identity through varied artistic styles and mediums. They are recognized for their technical excellence and vision in their fields.

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Lesson 5 - National Artists

The document provides information about National Artists of the Philippines, including: 1) Fernando Amorsolo was the first recipient of the National Artist Award in 1972, conferred posthumously. 2) There are 66 awardees across 7 disciplinary areas including architecture, film, visual arts, literature, dance, music, and theater. 3) The works of National Artists explore Filipino culture and identity through varied artistic styles and mediums. They are recognized for their technical excellence and vision in their fields.

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Lesson 5:

National Artists of the


Philippines
P
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E Leilalyn Nicolas
N Russell Quijano
T Rhea Abjwila
E Fritchelle Sacurin
D Oneil Santos
Dominique Malicsi
B
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1 Who is the first recipient who
was conferred the National
Artist Award posthumously?
a) Imelda Marcos
b) Fernando Amorsolo
c) Leandro Locsin

Answer: b) Fernando Amorsolo


National Artist Award
 1972
 Presidential Decree No. 1001
 Issued by President Ferdinand Marcos
 First Recipient: Fernando Amorsolo
 Highest form of recognition to Filipino artists for
their significant contributions in arts and letters.
 Same prestige as the GAMABA and the National
Scientist Award.
 Conferred every three years through rigorous
deliberation and selection process.
 Facilitated by two major cultural offices : National
Commission on Culture and the Arts and the
Cultural Center of the Philippines.
2 Which from the following does NOT
belong to the group in 7 disciplinal
areas?

THEATER, FILM, MASONRY,


ARCHITECTURE, VISUAL ARTS

Answer:
Masonry
66 Awardees from
7 disciplinal areas:

1) Architecture, design and allied arts


2) Film and broadcast arts
3) Visual arts
4) Literature
5) Dance
6) Music
7) Theater
3

Pass the message:

“Depicting a male nude with


arms outstretched as a gesture of
sacrifice and freedom”.
University of the Philippines

 Diliman, Quezon City

Oblation
 1935
 Iconic school symbol
 Sculptor: Guillermo Tolentino
 Depicting a male nude with arms
outstretched as a gesture of sacrifice
and freedom.
4
Unscramble jumbled letters:
ASOOSMORL’
ATICNMOR IPNTSGANI

Answer:
Amorsolo’s Romantic
Paintings
Amorsolo’s romantic paintings

 Bucolic landscapes and


Idealized portraits of
prominent individuals

 Second World War (Jose B.


Vargas Museum in UP).
5 Complete the missing letters:
A_du_m_ri As_a I_ao’s
C_lli_ra_hic W_rk

Answer:
Abdulmari Asia Imao’s
Calligraphic Work
Abdulmari Asia Imao’s
Calligraphic Work
 80’s
 At the sculpture garden of the
Vargas Museum
 One of the largest public
sculptures he made.
6 Give 1 of the 2 people
who served as faculty and
deans of the UP College of
Fine Arts

Answer:
Jose Joya / Napoleon Abueva
Jose Joya & Napoleon Abueva
 Produced commission works that have become
part of university’s visual arts heritage.
 Served as faculty and deans of the UP College
of Fine Arts
 Art studies in United States
 1964- Represented the Philippines in the Venice
art Biennale, one of the oldest international art
exhibition worldwide.
7 Fill in the blanks:
Establishes links to legend,
referencing the trade between
_________ and ____________
a)Datu Zula and King Maribolo b)
Datu Puti and King Marikudo c)
Sultan Kudarat and King Dumangsol

(Write the complete answer)

Answer:
b) Datu Puti and King Marikudo
Barter of Panay (1978)
 Joya’s mural in Virata School of Business
 Rendered in Abstract Expressionist style
 Establishes links to legend, referencing the trade
between Datu Puti and King Marikudo, the former
bearing gold accessories to purchase the lowlands of
Panay from the latter.
8
The Spirit of Business is
drawn from __________
fiction.
a) Science
b) Historical
c) Mystery

Answer:
a) Science
Spirit of Business (1979)
 Abueva’s Abstract sculpture
 Drawn from Science fiction
Composed of metal disk with sharp-
looking poles jutting through it.
9 What church is the architectural
vision of Leandro Locsin that drew
inspiration from the spirit of the
times?
a) Malate Church
b) San Agustin Church
c) Church of the holy sacrifice

Answer:
c) Church of the holy sacrifice
Church of the holy sacrifice
(1955)
 Leandro Locsin’s architectural vision
 In UP Diliman
 First Catholic Church in the country to employ a circular
architecture with a thin shell dome.
 Complex mathematical computations along with the rising
popularity of concrete as building material enabled the
sleek rounded church construction.
 Recognized as National Historical Landmark and by
National Museum
 Treasure by the National Historical Institute
10 Analogy:
Leandro Locsin: Architectural vision,
_____________: double-sided crucifix

a)Arturo Luz
b)Napoleon Abueva
c) Vicente Manansala

Answer:
b) Napoleon Abueva
Church of the Holy Sacrifice consolidates 5
National Artists:

1) Leandro Locsin- architectural vision that drew


inspiration from the spirit of the times.
2) Napoleon Abueva- Hanging above the circular altar
positioned at the center is a double-sided crucifix carved
in hardwood.
3) Arturo Luz- Modernist style terrazzo floor suggesting
flowing rivers that terminate in the altar as a whirling
pattern of planar forms.
4) Vicente Manansala- The use of flat and angular shapes
finds resonance in the 15 Station of the cross
5) Jose Maceda- Christ and characters surrounding his
passion are represented by mildly distorted figures.
11
Founded the UP Center for
Ethnomusicology
a) Nick Joaquin
b) Teofilo Garcia
c) Jose Maceda

Answer:
c) Jose Maceda
Jose maceda
 National Artist for Music
 Maceda’s Pagsamba- Involved a hundred
mixed voices, indigenous musical
instruments such as bamboo buzzers,
clappers, and whistle flutes while
incorporating a prayer sung in Tagalog.
 Founded the UP Center for Ethnomusicology
 Donated collections of sound recordings,
field notes and other materialson
ethnomusicology in the Philippines and
Southeast Asia.
 Received recognition from UNESCO
memory of the world.
12
Unscramble jumbled letters:
NOLNMOGIA QRUEOCOR

Answer:
Mongolian conqueror
The actor, film maker and producer manuel conde worked
with carlos v. fransisco

Genghis Khan (1950)


 Film which told the epic adventure of a Mongolian conqueror
 Filmed in Fransisco’s native Angono
 Screened in many film festivals abroad and translated into 16
languages for international distribution
13

Pass the message:


“Noong Unang Panahon” is a
melancholic and reminiscence of
ecological transformation.
Tales of the manuvu (1985)
 Pop-rock opera performed at the CCP
 One of songs popularized in this production,
Noong Unang Panahon –Melancholic and reminiscence of ecological
transformation

 Benefitted from the efforts of several National Artists:


 Recounting the origins of Manobo people, the scholar poet and teacher
Bienvenido Lumbera
 National artist for Literature wrote the libretto
 National Artist for dance Alice Reyes, founder of Ballet Philippines,
choreographed the performance.
 National Artist for Theater Salvador Bernal took charge of the costume
and design.
 Reflected genres perceived as belonging to different realms: ballet and
opera, popular music and folk culture.
14 Who is the young superhero first
appeared in Conchings’s work in
Liwayway comics.

a) Pedro Penduko
b) Lastikman
c) Captain Barbell

Answer:
a) Pedro Penduko
Fransisco V. conching
 Combined drawings and stories popularized in comics
 Inspired filmmakers to create adaptations on the big
screen
 Pedro Penduko
-Young superhero first appeared in Conchings’s
work in Liwayway comics
-animated into film by Gerardo de Leon
15 A Poet, novelist, and playwright
National Artist for Literature who
wrote the “A Portrait of the Artist as
Filipino”.

a) Fernando Amorsoloo
b) Nick Joaquin
c) Carlos Fransisco

Answer:
b) Nick Joaquin
Nick Joaquin
 Poet, novelist, and playwright National Artist for
Literature
 Wrote A Portrait of the Artist as
Filipino
-Story revolves around a painting of the
same title , dedicated by a crippled artist to
his unmarried daughters, Candida and
Paula
-Set in pre-war Intramuros, concerns
about the value of art and plight of artists
and nostalgia for “peace” and glory days in
Manila
-Adapted for film by Lamberto Avellana,
National Artist for film
 The works of National Artists are explorations about
Filipino culture and identity, as expressed creatively
through varied styles and artistic mediums
 The artists’ technical excellence and outstanding vision
are forged through a strong commitment to their
respective practices.
 They turn out to be profound thinkers who may well be
innovative, open to experiment and inclined toward
engaging with people
 Several artists take on multiple roles as teachers,
founders of collectives, or community organizers.
 The NAA and GAMABA are channels of validation
that contribute to the creation of art history.
Insertion of 4 additional names and removal of one
name from the roster of National Artists

 Conveyed to Malacanang by the Cultural Center of the Philippines


 National artist Ramon P. Santos – initially removed from the 2009
list despite having gone through the power selection process.
 The Palace exercised Presidential Prerogative over the final list of
awardees.
 The case went all the way up to the Supreme Court and the
cooperative effort between past awardees and cultural workers in an
act of resistance to the 2009 proclamation demonstrates how the
public can wield power as stakeholders of culture and arts
 Carlo J. Caparas and three other awardees –(2013) The SC issued
its decision to invalidate the questionable conferment of the NAA.
Bonus Round:

Who is the National Artist initially


removed from the 2009 list despite
having gone through the power
selection process?

Answer:
Ramon P. Santos

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