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LAZARO FRANCISCO

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  LAZARO FRANCISCO National Artist for Literature (2009) (February 22, 1898 – June 17, 1980) Background Prize-winning writer Lazaro A. Francisco developed the social realist tradition in Philippine fiction. His eleven novels, now acknowledged classics of Philippine literature, embodies the author’s commitment to nationalism.  Francisco gained prominence as a writer not only for his social conscience but also for his “masterful handling of the Tagalog language” and “supple prose style”.  Major works ( at least 3): a. Ilaw sa Hilaga (North Light) (1946-1947), b. Binhi at Bunga (Seed and Fruit) (1925), and c. Kapulungan ng mga Pinagpala (Meeting of the Blessed People) (1932) Choose 1 major work (maybe the best one in your own): Ilaw sa Hilaga (North Light) (1946-1947) Example of an artwork or major work (picture or any). Describe it.      It depicts the 1920s, during the American colonial period in the Philippines. By this time, the war for independence which started in 1896 had already
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ILDEFONSO P. SANTOS, JR.

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  ILDEFONSO P. SANTOS, JR. National Artist for Architecture, 2006 (September 5, 1929 – January 29, 2014) Background Ildefonso Paez Santos, Jr., distinguished himself by pioneering the practice of landscape architecture–an allied field of architecture–in the Philippines and then producing four decades of exemplary and engaging work that has included hundreds of parks, plazas, gardens, and a wide range of outdoor settings that have enhanced contemporary Filipino life. Santos, Jr., who grew up in Malabon, made his first mark with the Makati Commercial Center where he introduced a new concept of outdoor shopping with landscaped walks, fountains, and sculptures as accents. Santos, Jr.’s contribution to modern Filipino landscape architecture was the seminal public landscape in Paco Park. Major works ( at least 3): a. Cultural Center of the Philippines complex, b. Bantayog ng mga Bayani, and c. Paco Park Choose 1 major work (maybe the best one in your own): Paco Park Example of an artwork or
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CARLOS QUIRINO

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CARLOS QUIRINO National Artist for Historical Literature (1997) (January 14, 1910 – May 20, 1999)\ Background      Carlos Quirino, a biographer, has the distinction of having written one of the earliest biographies of Jose Rizal titled The Great Malayan. Quirino’s books and articles span the whole gamut of Philippine history and culture–from Bonifacio’s trial to Aguinaldo’s biography, from Philippine cartography to culinary arts, from cash crops to tycoons and president’s lives, among so many subjects. He made a record earlier on when he became the very first Filipino correspondent for the United Press Institute. Major works ( at least 3): a. Man of Destiny (1935), b. The Great Malayan (1940), and c. Magsaysay and the Philippines (1958) Choose 1 major work (maybe the best one in your own): The Great Malayan (1940) Example of an artwork or major work (picture or any). Describe it.      Jose Rizal is considered the Philippine National Hero, he is also considered as the great Malayan. He
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CARLOS P. ROMULO

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CARLOS P. ROMULO National Artist for Literature (1982) (January 14, 1899 – December 15, 1985) Background      Carlos P. Romulo‘s multifaceted career spanned 50 years of public service as an educator, soldier, university president, journalist, and diplomat. It is common knowledge that he was the first Asian president of the United Nations General Assembly, then Philippine Ambassador to Washington, D.C., and later minister of foreign affairs. Essentially though, Romulo was very much into writing: he was a reporter at 16, a newspaper editor by the age of 20, and a publisher at 32.  Major Works      His other books include his memoirs of his many years’ affiliations with United Nations (UN), Forty Years: A Third World Soldier at the UN, and The Philippine Presidents, his oral history of his experiences serving all the Philippine presidents. Choose 1 major work (maybe the best one in your own): I Saw the Fall of the Philippines (1942) Example of an artwork or major work (picture or any). D
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H. Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco

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  H. Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco Name of an artist: Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco Birth & Death date: November 04, 1912 - March 31, 1969 Category: National Artist For Painting Year awarded: 1973 Short background ( at least 3 sentences):   Francisco was the most distinguished practitioner of mural painting for many decades and best known for historical pieces. According to restorer Helmuth Josef Zotter, Francisco’s art “is a prime example of linear painting where lines and contours appear like cutouts. He was one of the first Filipino modernists along with Galo Ocampo and Victorio C. Edades who broke away from Fernando Amorsolo’s romanticism of Philippine scenes. Major works  a. First Mass at Limasawa, b. The Progress of Medicine in the Philippines, and c. (none) Choose 1 major work (maybe the best one in your own): First Mass at Limasawa Example of an artwork or major work (picture or any). Describe it.      The first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines was held on Marc
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JOSE JOYA

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  JOSE JOYA National Artist for Visual Arts (2003) (June 3, 1931 – May 11, 1995) Background Jose Joya is a painter and multimedia artist who excels at creating authentic Filipino abstract languages ​​that transcend foreign influences. Most of Joya's paintings in harmonious colors were inspired by the Filipino landscape, such as green rice fields and golden harvest fields. When using rice paper for collages, he focused on transparency, a common feature of folk art. The curvilinear shape of his photographs is often reminiscent of the colorful, multi-layered "kipping" of the Pahya festival. His important mandala series was also drawn from the aesthetic forms and concepts of Asia. Major Works His compositions Beethoven Listening to the Blues, and Space Transfiguration, and other works like Hills of Nikko, Abstraction, Dimension of Fear, Naiad, Torogan, Cityscape.   Example of an artwork or major work (picture or any). Describe it. Granadean Arabesque, 1958 (Ateneo Art Gallery
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Cesar Torrente Legaspi

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  CESAR LEGASPI National Artist for Visual Arts (1990) (April 2, 1917 – April 7, 1994) Background As a pioneer of the country's "neo-realists", Cesar Legaspi is known for his unique achievements in refining cubism in the context of the Philippines. Legaspi belonged to the so-called "Thirteen Moderns" and later to the "Neorealists". His unique style and bold theme contributed to the emergence and final acceptance of contemporary art in the Philippines. Legaspi uses geometric fragmentation techniques, interweaving social comments, overlapping and interacting with myths and modern times, juxtaposed with disturbing power and strength. Major Works Among his works are Gadgets I, Gadgets II, Diggers, Idols of the Third Eye, Facade, Ovary, Flora and Fauna, Triptych, Flight, Bayanihan, Struggle, Avenging Figure, Turning Point, Peace, The Survivor, The Ritual. Choose 1 major work (maybe the best one on your own) Man and Woman (alternatively known as Beggars) 194
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