Contemporary

Philippine Arts from

the Regions
Quarter 1 - Module 4
National Artists of the
Philippines
 What I Need to Know

This module is designed and is written for you. It is intended to facilitate

understanding and appreciation of Philippine Contemporary Arts. The scope of this
module permits it to be used in different learning situations. The language used
recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of learners. The lessons are arranged to
follow the standard sequence of the course as indicated in the curriculum guide.
However, the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
flow of the lesson and with the rate or pace of learning.
The module will give an overview of the National Artists of the Philippines
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Identify Filipino National Artist and their contribution to Contemporary
Arts
2. Explain Filipino artist roles
3. Appreciate and value the Filipino Contemporary Artist

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 What I Know

Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the answers
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It is a Filipino citizen who has been given the value and title in
recognition of his or her significant contribution.
a. National Artist c. National Creator
b. National Hero d. National Originator

2. He is the first National Artist known as a world class painter.

a. Fernando Amorsolo c. Jose Tanig Joya
b. Guillermo Tolentino d. Napoleon Abueva

3. This law enabled the government to give appropriate recognition and prestige
to Filipinos who have distinguished themselves and made an outstanding
contribution to Philippine arts and letters.
a. Presidential Proclamation No. 1001 s.1972
b. Presidential Proclamation No. 1100 s.1972
c. Presidential Proclamation No. 1010 s.1972
d. Presidential Proclamation No. 0011 s.1972

4. The work of art of the candidate for the National Artist should
contribute to
a. Nation downfall c. Nation construction
b. Nation building d. Nation making

5. Francisco is a Filipino National Artist for________.

a. Dance c. Visual Arts
b. Literature d. Film

6. It is a Grand Collar adorned by circular links representing the arts.

a. Insignia of the Order of the National Artist
b. Insignia of the Order of the National Hero
c. Insignia of the Order of the Filipino Artist
d. Insignia of the Order of the Artists

7. It is the one in-charge for the process of identifying and selecting candidates
for the National Artist.
a. NCCA c. UCCP
b. NCAA d. CCP

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8. One of the qualifications for the award of being a National Artist is, the
candidate must attained excellence in
a. Academics c. Practice of their art form
b. Marriage d. Co-curricular Activities

9. The rank and title of National Artist is proclaimed by the _________ of the
Philippines.
a. President c. Secretary
b. Vice President d. Chief Justice

10. Napoleon Abueva is a Filipino National Artist for _______________.

a. Visual Arts c. Literature
b. Dance d. Music

11. The Philippines has a great literary tradition that re

history.
Literary journalism is a form of imaginative nonfiction that represents real
events using the style and techniques used in literary texts.
a. The first statement is TRUE, the second statement is FALSE.
b. The first statement is FALSE, the second statement is TRUE.
c. Both statements are TRUE.
d. Both statements are FALSE.

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and the need to adapt to the environment.
Fair and Functional architecture can be seen in the use of clean, smooth
lines and the usage of light and ventilation.
a. The first statement is TRUE, the second statement is FALSE.
b. The first statement is FALSE, the second statement is TRUE.
c. Both statements are TRUE.
d. Both statements are FALSE.

13. Philippine Visual Art is the joining of both ethnic and western traditions in
line of subject and the use of medium.
Filipino Visual artist still use native forms and subjects.
a. The first statement is TRUE, the second statement is FALSE.
b. The first statement is FALSE, the second statement is TRUE.
c. Both statements are TRUE.
d. Both statements are FALSE.

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14. Researches on Philippine dances are important resources in education
Dance companies play an influential role in promotion of art and culture.
a. The first statement is TRUE, the second statement is FALSE.
b. The first statement is FALSE, the second statement is TRUE.
c. Both statements are FALSE .
d. Both statements are TRUE .
15. Early Philippine music was both instrumental and vocal in form.
Philippine Contemporary music is also influenced by the West because of
colonization.

a. The first statement is TRUE, the second statement is FALSE.

b. The first statement is FALSE, the second statement is TRUE.
c. Both statements are TRUE.
d. Both statements are FALSE.

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Lesson
National Artists of the
2 Philippines

By its definition, a National Artist is a Filipino who has made a significant

contribution to the development of Philippine arts in the fields of Music, Dance,
Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film and Architecture. A Filipino individual who
should have been awarded the highest national recognition for the arts namely,
National Artist Award. In Filipino context, it is also known as the Gawad
Pambansang Alagad ng Sining.

A. Directions: Read each statement about various art forms in the Philippines.
Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise. Write
your answer on your answer sheet.
__________1) Dance, Theater and Music are kinds of visual arts.
__________2) Visual artworks of indigenous people are for their entertainment
only.
__________3) Vaudeville is one of the performance arts introduced to us by the
Americans.
__________4) People nowadays are experimenting and mixing forms when it
comes to contemporary arts.
__________5) The colonizers have a significant influence on Philippine visual arts
and is still prominent today.

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 Dr. Nicanor Tiongson said that, there is an important role played by
contemporary artists in making art that will contribute to social change by
informing the viewers and audiences about the nature and causes of the
adversities they face as Filpinos. It was said that with this enlightenment, it gives
that artists responsibility in their craft. Dr. Tionson also challenges the artist to
create art that has a social and political relevance. This kind of art will contribute
to an awareness of present realities and conditions of society.

1. In your opinion, do you think it is important to recognize artistic individuals?

Why?

2. How will this recognition help in the development of Philippine arts?

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 What is It

The Philippines value many significant Filipino artist who have a prominent
contribution to the promotion and preservation of our cultural heritage. They have
made a notable contribution in their own field of expertise, obtaining them the
Order of National Artist. Categories for the Order of National Artist are, Music,
Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, film and Broadcast Arts and Architecture
or Allied Arts.

The Order of National Artist

The Order of the National Artists Award (Orden ng Gawad Pambansang
Alagad ng Sining) is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals
who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts. The
order is concurrent administered by the National Commission for Culture and the
Arts (NCCA) and Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and conferred by the
President of the Philippines upon recommendation by both institutions.

The award is one of the Honors conferred by the Republic of the Philippines
that represents the nd aesthetic
expression through the recognizable achievements of individual citizens. The said
achievements are measured in terms of their vision, unusual insight, creativity and
imagination, technical proficiency of the highest order in expressing Filipino culture
and traditions, history, way of life, and aspirations.

Under the Proclamation No.1001 dated April 27, 1072 the Order of the
National Artist Award (Orden ng Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining was
established. It gives an appropriate recognition and prestige to Filipinos who have
acclaimed themselves and made a remarkable contribution to Philippine arts and
letters. The first award was given to Fernando Amorsolo. On May 15, 1973 under
the Proclamation No. 1144, CCP Board of Trustees was named as the National
Artist Awards Committee. The Presidential Decree No.28 that was issued on June
7, 1973 reiterated the mandate of CCP to administer the National Awards as well as
the privileges and honors to National Artist.

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The Order of National Artists aims to recognize:

1.The Filipino artists who have made significant contributions to the cultural
heritage of the country.

2.The Filipino artistic accomplishment at its highest level and to promote creative
expression as significant to the development of a national cultural identity.

3.The Filipino artists who have dedicated their lives to their works to forge new
paths and directions for future generations of Filipino artists.

The following are the seven categories under which National Artists can be
recognized:

1. Literature poetry, fiction, essay, playwriting, journalism and/or literary

criticism;
2. Film and Broadcasting / Broadcast Arts direction, writing, production
design, cinematography, editing, camera work, and/or performance; and
3. Architecture, Design and Allied Arts architecture design, interior design,
industrial arts design, landscape architecture and fashion design.
4. Music - singing, composition, direction, and/or performance;
5. Dance - choreography, direction and/or performance;
6. Theater direction, performance and/or production design;
7. Visual Arts painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation
art, mixed media works, illustration, graphic arts, performance art and/or
imaging;

Qualifications for the National Artist Award

The qualifications for a Filipino to be nominated and selected are rigorous. Below
are the qualifications for the National Artist Award.

1. Living artists who are natural-born Filipino citizens.

2. The content and form of their work have procured in building a Filipino
sense of nationhood.
3. An artist who have developed a mode of creative expression or style and
living a legend on succeeding generations of artists.
4. An artist who manifest excellence in the practice of their art form

5. The artwork made has attained an international and national recognition.

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Insignia of the Order of the National Artists
The insignia of the Order of the National Artists is formed from a Grand Collar
featuring circular links depicting the arts and an eight-pointed sunburst
suspended from a sampaguita wreath in green and white enamel. The center of the
badge is divided into three equal portions, in red, white and blue representing the
ds f
Katotohanan, Kabutihan at Kaganda the good and the beautiful ).
The Grand Collar is made from silver gilt bronze.

National Artists of the Philippines

The following are the National Artists of the Philippines grouped according to their
categories and arranged to the chronology of National Artist Award:

Architecture

1973 Juan Nakpil

1976 Pablo Antonio
1990 Leondro V. Locsin
2006 Ramon Valera
2014 Jose Maria Zaragoza
2006 I.P Santos

Dance

1973 Francisca Reyes Aquino

1976 Leonor Orosa-Goquingco
1988 Lucrecia Reyes Urtula
2006 Ramon Obusan

Film

1982 Gerardo de Leon

1997 Lino Brocka
2001 Ishmael Bernal
2003 Eddie S. Romero
2009 Manuel Conde

Literature

1973 Amado V. Hernadez

1973 Jose Garcia Villa
1976 Nick Joaquin

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1982 Calos P. Romulo
1990 Francisco Arcellana
1997 N.V. M Gonzales
1997 Carlos Quirino
1999 Edith L. Tiempo
2001 F. Sionil Jose
2003 Virgilio S. Almario
2006 Bienvenido Lumbera
2009 Lazaro Francisco
2014 Cirilo F. Bautista

Music

1973 Antonio J. Molina

1976 Jovita Fuentes
1988 Antonio R. Buenaventura
1989 Lucrecia R. Kasilag
1991 Lucio D. San Pedro
1997 Felipe Padilla de Leon
1997 Jose Maceda
1997 Levi Celerio
1999 Ernani Joson Cuenco
1999 Andrea O. Veneracion
2014 Francisco Feliciano
2014 Ramon Santos

Theater

1987 Honorata " Atang" de la Rama

1997 Levi Celerio
1997 Wlfrido Ma. Guerero
1997 Rolando S. Tinio
1999 Daisy Avellana
2001 Severino Montano

Visual Arts

1972 Fernando C. Amorsolo

1973 Carlos " Botong" V. Francisco
1973 Guillermo E. Tolentino
1976 Victorio C. Edades
1976 Napoleon V. Abueva
1981 Vicente Manansala
1990 Cesar Legaspi
1991 Hernando R. Ocampo
1997 Arturo R. Luz
1999 J. Elizalde Navarro

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2001 Ang Kiukok
2003 Jose T. Joya
2006 Abdulmari Asia Imao
2006 Bencab
2009 Federico Aguillar Alcuaz
2014 Francisco Coching

Some works of Filipino National Artist

The works of National Artist can be found in different University Campuses.
One example is the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. The
known school symbol is based on Oblation made by the sculptor Guillermo
Tolentino. This work of art depicts a male nude with arms outstretched that
represents a gesture of sacrifice and freedom. Guillermo Tolentino is a pioneer of
academic tradition in sculpture like Fernando Amorsolo in Painting. Fernando
Amorsolo is known for its romantic paintings of bucolic landscapes and idealized
portraits of well-known individuals from the Commonwealth Period and the Second
World War. His works can be seen also at the National Museum.Awarded in 1976,
Na itage.

entitled Barter of Panay (1978). This work of art is rendered in the Abstract
expressionist style and it consists of soft, overlapping planes of black, white,
orange, brown and golden yellow. The Church of the Holy Sacrifice in UP Diliman
which was inaugurated in 1955 was credited to be the First Catholic Church in the
country that were able to employ a circular architecture with a fine thin shell dome.
Intricate mathematical computations with the increasing popularity of concrete
that serve as the building material enabled the smooth rounded church
construction. The said church is recognized as a National Historical Landmark as
well as a Cultural Treasure by the National Historical Institute.

musical instruments like bamboo buzzers, clappers and the like. UP center for
Ethnomusicology was also founded by him where he donated his valuable
collections of sound recordings, field notes and the like in Ethnomusicology in the
Philippines and South East Asia. In line with this, he was recognized by the
UNESCO Memory of the World.

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Activity 1
Direction: Answer the following questions truthfully. See the rubrics below for
guidelines in answering the questions.

1. Do the contributions and works of the artist have a great effect in recognizing
him/her as National Artist? Why?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
2. Choose one artist that you know who deserve to be awarded/recognized as
National Artist of the Philippines, and why?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

Rubrics:
Criteria Score
5 3 1
Content and Was able to Was able to Was able to answer
Application of answer the answer the the questions
learning questions questions correctly. Uses 1
correctly. Uses correctly. Uses example or evidences
4-5 examples or 2-3 examples or from the previous
evidences from evidences from lesson to support the
the previous the previous question.
lesson to lesson to
support the support the
question. question.

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Activity 1.2
Complete the table below by providing the contribution to Contemporary arts and
the description of the work of the National Artist.

Name of National Artist Contribution to Description of their

Contemporary Arts works

1. Guillermo Tolentino

2.Fernando Amorsolo

3.Jose Tanig Joya

4.Napoleon Abueva

5.Vicente Manansala

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 What I Have Learned

1. A National Artist is a Filipino citizen who has been given the rank and the
title of National Artist for the recognition of his/her remarkable
contribution to the development of Philippine arts and letters.
2. Those who have been proclaimed as National Artists are given a Grand
Collar that embodies their status.
3. The Order of National Artist is also known as (Orden ng Gawad
Pambansang Alagad ng Sining.
4. The Order of the National Artist Award was established by virtue of
Presidential Proclamation No.1001 s.1972.
5. There are seven categories in which the National Artist can be categorized
namely; Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Film and Broadcasting, Literature,
Architecture, Design and Allied Arts and Design.
6. The NCCA and CCP together administer the nomination and selection of
the chosen artist which are conferred by the President of the country.
7.
est ideals in
the humanities and aesthetic expression through the significant

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 What I Can Do

Activity :

Goal You are expected to create a poster that shows appreciation to

Filipino National Artist entitled

You are a Visual Artist who is tasked to make a poster and

Role
promote legacy of the Filipino National Artists.
The poster will be presented to your family members, classmates,
Audience
and teachers , via online.

Nowadays, some students lack appreciation to our National

Situation
Artists. They tend to idolize more of the foreign artists.This output
will make an awareness to the people about the Filipino National
Artist that we have. This activity also will make the student
enhance their creativity and be discovered that he/she have a
talent.

A poster that portrays appreciation to Filipino National Artist.

Product
Performance

Standard This activity will enhance your creativity and resourcefulness. You
are going to be graded as follows:

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 Required 5 3 1 Score
Elements (Excellent) (Satisfactory) (Needs
Improvement)
The poster The poster The poster
Content includes 4-5 includes 2-3 includes only 1
required required required
elements as elements as element and 1
well as 4-5 well as 2-3 sentence for
sentences for sentences for the description
the the description of the poster.
description of the poster.
of the poster.
Graphics - The poster The poster The poster had
Relevance includes 4-5 includes 2-3 only 1 item of
items of items of importance
importance importance
are clearly that are clearly
labeled. labeled.

Total:

Activity Guidelines:

1. Use long bond paper in landscape to create poster.

2. Use crayola as a medium in doing your poster.
3. Provide a short description at the back of your work.
4. After you had created your work, you will present it to your fellow
classmates through our messenger class.

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice. Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Who among of the following is the first recipient of being a National

Artist?
a. Fernando Amorsolo c. Guillermo Tolentino
b. Jose Tanig Joya d. Vicente Manansala

2. What does the Oblation statue symbolize?

a. Freedom and Sacrifice c. Ambition and Loyalty
b. Compassion and Hard work d. Love and Empathy

3. Which of the following President issued the Presidential decree No.1001?

a. Corazon Aquino c. Ferdinand Marcos
b. Ramon Magsaysay d. Emilio Aguinaldo

4. Why is the Church of the Holy Sacrifice in UP Diliman recognized as the first
Catholic Church in the country to be known for its complicated
mathematical computation?
a. It is simple in texture.
b. Its color is different as compared to other churches.

c. It has a unique circular architecture with a thin shell dome.

d. It is simply unique in texture.

5.
a. Barter of Panay c. Crucifixion
b. Oblation d. Pagsamba

6. Which of the following statement is the reason for the recognition received
by Jose Maceda from the UNESCO Memory of the world?
a. Jose Maceda is a National Artist
b. The art of Jose Maceda portrayed poverty.
c. Jose Maceda travelled the world with his art.
d. Jose Maceda founded the UP Center for Ethnomusicology where he
donated his valuable collections of sound recordings, field notes,
and other materials on ethnomusicology in the Philippines and
Southeast Asia

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7. Which of the following statements are true about the Church of the Holy
Sacrifice in UP Diliman?
I. It employs a circular architecture with a thin shell dome.
II. Simple mathematical computations are made in the process of
constructing it.
III. It is similar from other rectangular configuration of most churches.
IV. The spherical structure of the church indicated a keen interest in
space travel.
a. I, II, III and IV c. I and IV
b. II and III d. I, II and IV

8. Which of the following statements is not true?

I. The iconic school symbol of UP is based on Oblation.

II. Guillermo Tolentino is the sculptor of the Oblation
III. The Oblation symbolizes Freedom and Sacrifice
IV. Oblation is a painting.

a. I, II, III and IV c. III and IV only

b. I and II d. IV only

9. Which of the following statements is true in terms of Understanding

the National Artist Award?

I. The National Artist Award was established in 1975

II.
Gawad Manlilikha Award
III. National Artist Award is conferred every three years through a
rigorous deliberation and selection.
IV. National Artist Award was established in 1972 under the
Presidential Decree No. 1001 signed by Ramon Magsaysay

a. I and II c. III only

b. III and IV d. IV only

10. Which of the following statements are not true?

I. Barter of Panay is a mural in the Virata School of Business

II. Fernando Amorsolo portrays portraits of prominent individuals from
Commonwealth and World War.
III. Oblation statue of Guillermo Tolentino symbolizes Nationalism and
Freedom
IV. Napoleon Abueva uses various materials in his public sculptures.
a. I, II, III and IV b. II and III c. III only d. III and I

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