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Contemporary Philippine
Arts From The Regions
Quarter 2 - WEEK 2:
Contemporary Arts In The
Philippines

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 What I Know

Let us check your prior knowledge about this module’s coverage.

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answers on the space
provided.

1. He was known for using the backlighting technique in painting, making his
creations bright and cheerful.
a. Fernando Amorsolo c. Cesar Legaspi
b. Vicente Manansala d. Napoleon Abueva
2. /He was known for using historical events as subject matter for his murals.
a. Hernando R. Ocampo c. Guillermo E. Tolentino
b. Carlos “Butong” Francisco d. Victoro C. Edades
3. He was considered to be the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture.
a. Fernando Amorsolo c. Napoleon V. Abueva
b. Hernando R. Ocampo d. Color
4. He was the first and so far the only National Artist for Historical Literature.
a. Francisco Arcellana c. Alejandro Roces
b. Nick Joaquin d. Carlos Quirino
5. He was known for his contribution in the development of the tagalog prose
through the use of colloquial style.
a. Carlos P. Romulo c. Virgilio S. Almario
b. Bienvenido Lumbera d. Amado V. Hernandez
6. She was known in blending styles and movements from Philippine indigenous
dance, classical ballet, and modern dance in expressing Filipino subject
matters.
a. Ronal Alan K. Poe c. Alice Reyes
b. Manuel Conde d. Ramon Obusan
7. He was known for using modal scales in his operas and orchestral works.
a. Ernani Cuenco c. Levi Celerio
b. Francisco Feliciano d. Jose Maceda
8. He was most known from his recognition as the only man who could play
music with a leaf in the Guinness Book of World Records.
a. Levi Celerio c. Jovita Fuentes
b. Jose Maceda d. Antonio Buenaventura
9. He was known for Filipinizing western music forms.
a. Felipe Padilla de Leon c. Ramon P. Santos
b. Antonio Molina d. Andrea Veneracion
10. An educator and musician known for introducing the pentatonic scale, whole
scale, linear counterpoints, as well as the use of dominant ninths and eleventh
chords in Philippine Music.
a. Lucresia R. Kasilag c. Ramon P. Santos
b. Antonio J. Molina d. Salvador F. Bernal

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Activity 1. Review

Give the elements & principles of contemporary arts. Encircle the word or phrase
inside the box below.

What Is It

To be a National Artists is considered to be the highest national recognition given

to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of
Philippine arts which is awarded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts
together with Cultural Center of the Philippines.

NATIONAL ARTIST FOR VISUAL ARTS:

Fernando Amorsolo (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972)

Amorsolo is the first National Artist in the country and..

was known for using backlighting technique in painting,.
making his creations bright and cheerful.

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Carlos “Botong” Francisco (November 4, 1912 – March 31, 1969)

Francisco revived the art of mural and was considered..

to be the most distinguished mural painter for about three..
decades and was known for using historical events as..
subject matter for his murals.

Guillermo E. Tolentino (July 24, 1890 – July 12, 1976)

Honored as National Artist for Sculpture in 1973 and was known for designing
the seal of the Republic of the Philippines, and the gold and bronze medals for the
Ramon Magsaysay Award. Tolentino’s works include the “UP Oblation”.

Napoleon V. Abueva (January 26, 1930)

Abueva was considered to be the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture. He is

skillful in creating both representational and modern abstract sculptures using a wide
variety of materials. He was also known for creating “buoyant sculpture,” a type of
sculpture to be viewed from the surface of a pool.

Victorio C. Edades (December 23, 1895 – March 7, 1985)

Recognized as the Father of Modern Philippine Painting and was known for
using dark somber colors in his paintings. His works focused on factory workers,
laborers or other simple townspeople.

Vicente Manansala (January 22, 1910 – August 22, 1981)

He was known for his paintings depicting realistic..

themes using an abstract or a cubist style. He believed..
that.“the beauty of art is in the process, in the moment of.
doing a particular painting, closely associating it with the..
act of making love.

Hernando R. Ocampo (April 28, 1911 – December 28, 1978)

Ocampo was largely known for his abstract paintings. His works featured shapes
bounded with curved lines painted in intense colors. His masterpiece “Genesis” was
used as the basis of the design of the curtain of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
(CCP) Main Theater.

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Cesar Legaspi (April 2, 1917 – April 7, 1994)

Legaspi was known for utilizing and refining cubism, a style involving breaking
parts into geometric shapes, in his paintings.

Elizalde Navarro (May 22, 1924 – June 10, 1999)

He was known for his hardwood masks reflecting the human and the animal,
abstract paintings in oil and watercolor, and assemblages. He was also known for his
fiction works for This Week of the Manila Chronicle, and for his figurative drawings for
Lydia Arguilla’s Juan tamad.

Ang Kiukok (March 1, 1931 – May 9, 2005)

He was known for his paintings expressing nationalism and sociological agenda
during the 60’s through vivid cubistic figures. His works include “Geometric
landscape,” “Pieta,” and the “Seated Figure.”

Benedicto Cabrera (April 10, 1942)

Known as “Bencab,” Cabrera was noted as the..

bestselling painter of his generation of Filipino artists and..
also known for his sketches of a scavenger named
“Sabel,. a symbol of dislocation, despair and isolation-the..
personification of human dignity threatened by life’s..
circumstance.”

Abdulmari Asia Imao (January 14, 1936 – December 16, 2014)

Imao was instrumental in popularizing the ukil, sarimanok and naga motifs in the
country as original Filipino creations. He helped in developing trust and confidence
among cultural groups, which is needed in building a more humane community and
society.

Federico Aguilar Alcuaz (June 6, 1932 – February 2, 2011)

Alcuaz was mainly known for his oil and acrylic paintings, and sketches in ink,
pencil, and watercolor.

Francisco Coching (January 29, 1919 – September 1, 1998)

Tagged as the “Dean of Filipino Illustrators,” Coching is best known for his work
on comics and illustrations which lead to its recognition as popular art. He has
influenced cartoonists such as Larry Alcala, Ben Infante and Nestor Redondo.

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Jose T. Joya (June 3, 1931 – 1995)

Joya is known for pioneering abstract expressionism in the Philippines. His most
notable work is the Granadean Arabesque (1958). He also represented the
Philippines in the 1964 Venice Biennale.

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR ARCHITECHTURE:

Pablo S. Antonio (January 25, 1902 – June 14, 1975)

He was considered a pioneer in modern Philippine architecture. A prominent

feature of his designs is the use of natural light and cross ventilation. According to
Antonio, buildings should be planned with austerity in mind and its stability forever as
the aim of true architecture; that buildings must be progressive, simple in design but
dignified, true to a purpose without resorting to an applied set of aesthetics and
should eternally recreate truth.

Leandro V. Locsin (August 15, 1928 – November 15, 1994)

His designs usually features themes of floating volume and a mix of both eastern
and western aesthetics.

Ildefonso P. Santos (September 5, 1929 – January 29, 2014)

Santos pioneered landscape architecture in the Philippines. His work in the

Makati Commercial Center incorporated fountains, sculptures and landscapes to a
shopping area.

NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR LITERATURE:

Historical Literature

Carlos Quirino (November 4, 1910 – May 20, 1999)

He is the first and so far the only National Artist for..

Historical Literature and was also known for writing “The.
Great Malayan,” which considered to be one of the earliest.
biographies of Jose Rizal.

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Literature

Francisco Arcellana (September 6, 1916 – August 1, 2002)

Arcellana is a writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist and teacher, who is

recognized as one of the pioneers in writing modern Filipino short stories in English.
He also originated the lyrical prose-poetic form in writing short stories.

N.V.M Gonzales (September 8, 1915 – November 28, 1999)

Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzales is a fictionist, essayist, poet and teacher. He

earned numerous recognitions including the First Commonwealth Literary Contest in
1940, the Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1960 and the Gawad CCP Para sa
Sining in 1990.

Nick Joaquin (May 4, 1917 – April 29, 2004)

He is considered as the most distinguished Filipino..

writer in English writing. His body of work extends from..
short stories to poems to essays which includes journalism.
and reportage. He used the name Guerre Quijano de..
Manila as journalist.

F. Sionil Jose (December 3, 1924)

F.Sionil Jose is one of the most widely read Filipino writers founded the
Philippine chapter of the international organization PEN.

Alejandro Roces (July 13, 1924 – May 23, 2011)

Roces is known for his comic short stories which includes “My Brother’s Peculiar
Chicken.” He also led the campaign to change the country’s Independence Day from
July 4 to June 12.

Edith L. Tiempo (April 22, 1919 – August 21, 2011)

Tiempo is a poet, fictionist, teacher and literary critic who founded the Siliman
National Writers Workshop in Dumaguete City with her late husband Edilberto K.
Tiempo.

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Virgilio S. Almario (March 9, 1944)

Also known as Rio Alma, who is among the notable..

modernist poets. He reinvented the traditional Filipino..
poetry forms.

Amado V. Hernandez (September 13, 1903 – May 24, 1970)

Hernandez is known for his contribution in the development of the Tagalog prose
through the use of colloquial style.

Carlos P. Romulo (January 14, 1899 – December 15, 1985)

Romulo is noted as a diplomat and an awarded journalist. He is the first Asian

President of the United Nations General Assembly, and the only Asian to win the
Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for his articles on the World War II.

Bienvenido Lumbera (April 11, 1932)

Lumbera is a multi-awarded poet, critic and librettist. His works includes Likhang
Dila, Likhang Diwa (poems in Filipino and English), 1993; Balaybay, Mga Tulang
Lunot at Manibalang, 2002; Sa Sariling Bayan, Apat na Dulang May Musila, 2004;
Tales of the Manuvu and Rama Hari.

Cirilo F. Bautista (July 9, 1941)

Bautista is a poet, fictionist and essayist. He founded Philippine Literary Arts

Council in 1981, the Iligan National Writers Workshop in 1993, and the Baguio
Writers Group.

Lazaro Francisco (February 22, 1898 – June 17, 1980)

Francisco is among the prominent writers in the Tagalog language. He

established the Kapatiran Ng Mga Alagad Ng Wikang Pilipino (KAWIKA) in 1958 to
support Tagalog as national language.

Jose Garcia Villa (August 5, 1908 – July 7, 1997)

Villa is recognized as one of the best contemporary..

poets. He is best known for introducing the reversed..
consonance rhyme scheme and his use of punctuation,.
especially commas.

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NATIONAL ARTISTS FOR DANCE, MUSIC, FILM, AND THEATER:

Cinema/Film

Lamberto V. Avellana (February 12, 1915 – April 25, 1991)

Avellana was tagged as the “The Boy Wonder of Philippine Movies” as early as
1939. Kalderong Pilak was the first film by a Filipino filmmaker shown in Cannes
International Film Festival.

Manuel Conde (October 9, 1915 – August 11, 1985)

Conde is known for producing and directing films..

based on old Filipino tales such as Siete Infantes de..
Lara .(1950), Si Juan Tamad (1974), Ang Ibong Adarna..
(1941). He also brought to the silver screen stories from..
the other parts of the worlds like Genghis Khan (1950).

Eddie S. Romero (July 7, 1924 – May 28, 2013)

He is a screenwriter, film director and producer who is behind the Filipino

classics such as “Ganito Kami Noon...Paano Kayo Ngayon?”, “Banta ng Kahapon”
and “Aguila” as well as the 13-part series “Noli Me Tangere”.

Lino Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991)

Catalino “Lino” Ortiz Brocka is recognized for his films which explores the lives of
people in the marginalized sectors. Brocka also directed for theater organizations
such as the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and the Concerned
Artists of the Philippines (CAP).

Gerardo de Leon (September 12, 1913 – July 25, 1981)

De Leon is a prominent film maker in the 50’s and 60’s.

producing classics such as “Daigdig ng Mga Api,” “Noli Me.
Tangere,” “El Filibusterismo,” “dyesebel” and “Sisa.”

Ishmael Bernal (September 30, 1938 – June 2, 1996)

Bernal, who was hailed by the critics as “The Genius of the Philippine Cinema,” is
known for directing films that projects the realities of the Filipinos. He was hailed as
Director of the Decade of the 1970s by the Catholic Mass Media Awards; four-time
Best Director by the Urian Awards (1989, 1985, 1983 and 1977); and given the
ASEAN Cultural Award in Communication Arts in 1993.

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Ronald Alan K. Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004)

More known as Fernando Poe, Jr. He is an icon in film.

industry as an actor, director, writer and producer. He.
starred in films like “Mga Alabok sa Lupa” (1967), “Partida”.
(1985), “Ang Probinsyano” (1996), and among others.

Dance

Francisca Reyes Aquino (March 9, 1899 – November 21, 1983)

She was known for her research on Philippine folk dances, which later resulted to
a thesis entitled “Philippine Folk Dances and Games.” It was distributed to public and
private schools.

Leonor Orosa Goquingco (July 24, 1917 – July 15, 2005)

She was known as the “Mother of Philippine Theater Dance,” Goquingco blended
folkloric and Asian styles in ballet choreography. She was a founding member of the
Philippine Ballet Theater and the Honorary Chair of the Association of Ballet
Academies of the Philippines.

Ramon Obusan (June 16, 1938 – December 21, 2006)

A dancer, choreographer, artistic director, researcher, and documentary

filmmaker. He was able to promote Filipino culture in other countries using the art of
dance through the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group.

Lucrecia Reyes – Urtula (June 29, 1929 – August 24, 1999)

Reyes-Urtula was the dance director of the Bayanihan Philippine Dance

Company, for which she choreographed different Philippine folk, ethnic dances,
pageants and festivals.

Alice Reyes (October 14, 1942)

Reyes is known in blending styles and movements from Philippine indigenous

dance, classical ballet, and modern dance in expressing Filipino subject matters. This
is said to be the “contemporary dance language that is uniquely Filipino.”

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Music

Antonino Buenaventura (May 4, 1904 – January 25, 1996)

He was known for his marches including the..

“Triumphal March,” “History Fantasy,” “Echoes from the..
Philippines,” and “Ode to Freedom.” He was a conductor..
of.the Philippine Army Band. He wrote compositions for..
solo instruments, symphonic and orchestral works, which.
are based on Philippine folksongs.

Ernani Cuenco (May 10, 1936 – June 11, 1988)

He was known for the following songs: “Bato sa Buhangin,” “Gaano Kita
Kamahal,” “Inang Bayan,” “Isang Dalangin,” “Kalesa,” and “Pilipinas.” These works
brought contemporary Filipino music to a higher level. The song, “Gaano Kita
Kamahal”, he added elements of Kundiman. He played with the Filipino Youth
Symphony Orchestra and the Manila Symphony Orchestra from 1960 to 1968.

Francisco Feliciano (February 19, 1941 – September 19, 2014)

His major works include “Ashen Wings,” “Sikhay sa Kabila ng Paalam,” and
“Pamugun.” He was known for the use of modal scales in his operas and orchestral
works. He used indigenous music in his compositions.

Jovita Fuentes (February 15, 1895 – August 7, 1978)

She was best known for her portrayal of Cio-cio San in Giacamo Puccini’s
Madame Butterfly in Italy in April 1925. When she returned to the Philippines, she
established the Artists’ Guild of the Philippines in an effort to instill love for opera in
her countrymen.

Jose Maceda (January 31, 1917 – May 5, 2004)

He conducted researches and fieldwork to explore.

Filipino traditional music further and to understand the.
nature of Philippine ethnic and traditional music. His.
efforts.gave birth to a huge number of recorded Philippine.
ethnic and traditional music.

Lucio San Pedro (February 11, 1913 – March 31, 2002)

Best known for his compositions “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan,” “Sa Mahal Kong Bayan,”
“Dance of the Fairies,” “Triumphal March,” and “Lahing Kayumanggi,” Lucio San
Pedro was the conductor of the Peng Kong Grand Mason Concert Band, the San

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Pedro Band of Angono, and the Benda Angono Numero Uno. Working with these
bands and other town bands helped in the development of a civic culture among
Filipino communities.

Levi Celerio (April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002)

Celerio is most known for his recognition as the only man who could play music
with a leaf in the Guinness Book of World Records. He also earned Lifetime
Achievement Award of the Film Academy of the Philippines for writing songs for local
movies. He was also known as the dean of Filipino lyricists.

Felipe Padilla de Leon (May 1, 1912 – December 5, 1992)

He was known for Filipinizing western music forms.

His.works, which include “Mariang Maikling Overture,”.
“Maynila Overture,” “Payapang Daigdig,” and “Ako’y.
Pilipino,” expressed sentiments and aspirations of the.
Filipino in times of strife and peace.

Lucrecia R. Kasilag (August 31, 1918 – August 16, 2008)

She was known for fusing Filipino ethnic music with Western musical influences.
She was also known for incorporating Filipino indigenous musical instruments in
orchestral works.

Antonio J. Molina (December 16, 1894 – January 29, 1980)

Molina was known for introducing the pentatonic scale, whole tone scale, linear
counterpoints and the use of dominant ninths and eleventh chords in Philippine
music.

Ramon P. Santos (February 25, 1941)

Santos is a Filipino composer, musicologist and..

ethnomusicologist who was made a Chevalier de I’Orde..
des Arts et Lettres in 1987. He helped in advocating..
modern Philippine music that is still based on early Asian.
practices and way of life.

Andrea Veneracion (July 11, 1928 – July 9, 2013)

She was the founder of the world-renowned University of the Philippines Madrigal
Singers, or simply the Philippine Madrigal Singers, which is the first choir in the world

to win the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing twice. Veneracion is also
recognized as an important authority in the development of Philippine choral music.

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Theater

Daisy Avellana (January 26, 1917 – May 12, 2013)

She co-founded the Barangay Theatre Guild,..

together with her husband, National Artist Lamberto..
Avellana, in 1939. This move made theatre and..
dramatic arts popular in the country. She was known..
as.director of films “Diego Silang” (1968) and “Walang..
Sugat” (1971).

Honorata “Atang” dela Rama (January 11, 1902 – July 11, 1991)

She was named National Artist for Theater and Music in 1987. She was known as
the Queen of Kundiman, and the first actress to portray a 15-year-old in the very first
Tagalog film, which was the film version of the Sarsuela “Dalagang Bukid.”

Salvador F. Bernal (January 7, 1945 – October 26, 2011)

Honored as National Artist for Theater Design in 2003, Bernal used local
materials including bamboo, abaca, hemp twine, and rattan in theater design for local
productions.

Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero (January 22, 1910 – May 1, 1995)

He served as the director of UP Dramatic Club for 16 years since 1947. He

founded the UP Mobile Theater, which started the concept of theater campus tour.

Severino Montano (January 3, 1915 – December 12, 1980)

He organized the Arena Theater Playwriting Contest which became the initial
ground for playwrights to showcase their talents in writing while serving as Dean of
Instruction of the Philippine Normal College.

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 What’s More

Activity 2. Identifying the statement

Read the statements carefully. Identify what is being described in the statement.
Write your answers on the space provided.

1. The first National Artist in the country.

a. Arturo Luz c. Fernando Amorsolo
b. Hernando R. Ocampo d. Vicente Manansala
2. He was known for using historical events as subject matter for his murals.
a. Carlos “Botong” Francisco c. Victorio Edades
b. Cesar Legaspi d. Napoleon Abueva
3. He was recognized as the Father of Modern Philippine Painting and was
known for using dark somber colors in his paintings.
a. Bnedicto Cabrera c. Pablo S. Antonio
b. Victorio Edades d. Leandro V. Locsin
4. He was considered to be the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture.
a. Napoleon V. Abueva c. Ildefonso P. Santos
b. Jose T. Joya d. Ang Kiukok
5. He was known for utilizing and refining cubism, a style involving breaking parts
into geometric shapes in his paintings.
a. Cesar Legaspi c. Fernando Amorsolo
b. Guillermo E. Tolentino d. Napoleon V. Abueva
6. He was known for his marches including the “Triumphal March,” “History
Fantasy,” “Echoes from the Philippines,” and “Ode to Freedom.”
a. Cesar Legaspi c. Francisco Coching
b. Leandro V. Locsin d. Antonio Buenaventura
7. He was known for introducing the pentatonic scale, whole tone scale, linear
counterpoints and the use of dominant ninths and eleventh chords in
Philippine music.
a. Pablo S. Antonio c. Ildefonso P. Santos
b. Antonio J. Molina d. Abdulmari Asia Imao
8. He is more known as Fernando Poe, Jr. He is an icon in film industry as an
actor, director, writer and producer.
a. Francisco Coching c. Jose T. Joya
b. Ronald Allan K. Poe d. Federico Alcuaz
9. She was known as the Queen of Kundiman, and the first actress to portray a
15-year-old in the very first Tagalog film.
a. Ildefonso P. Santos c. Arturo Luz
b. Guillermo E. Tolentino d. Honorata “Atang” dela Rama
10. She is a master weaver who makes “inabel”, an Ilokano handwoven cloth and
awarded for her wide array skills in texttile weaving.
a. Magdalena Gamayo c. Leandro V. Locsin
b. Pablo S. Antonio d. Benedicto Cabrera

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Activity 3. Evaluate

Find the names of the National artist tackled in this lesson. List down all the names
found.

X H P R M G S G K F D T B L K 9 G A Q V T
D D F S H K V R I P F W U L F G D G S D V
S F E D H J M X S G K L E V G J R C S G Y
C A R L O S B O T O N G F R A N C I S C O
A D N G D J L O N G D E J L U F H E G J R
R S A F Y B F H J L V G J L U S D T J I O
L E N A P O L E O N A B U E V A S R B J N
O G D M A N U E L C O N D E G L H O W G A
S A O T B K U B F H K P R D N V R H Y D L
Q D A G L H K L G T E J U U S A F H F M D
U A M D O R H U G E H K F A R D G H I F A
I S O F A G J J K O G D D R H O Y U G D L
R A R D N G J V F J K D H D J R D H I S A
I S S F T G J D G J L L D O S B D H J K N
N S O J O S E M A C E D A M F E G J L F P
O D L D N D F H K A D J S U H R G K S H O
D G O S I H K I S R T U P T D N G J O W E
A G D K O S U O M F H P W U C A H D J O W
Q T N I E U N T E P J F Y C N L E K P X E

What I Have Learned

Reflective Question:

Among the artists, whom do you admire most?

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Remember these key points:

➢ National artists for Visual Arts

o Fernando Amorsolo
o Carlos “Botong” Francisco
o Guillermo E. Tolentino
o Napoleon V. Abueva
o Victorio C. Edades
o Vicente Manansala
o Hernando Ocampo
o Cesar Legaspi
o Arturo Luz
o J. Elizalde Navarro
o Ang Kiukok
o Banedicto Cabrera o
Abdulmari Asia Imao
o Federico Aguilar Alcuaz
o Francisco Coching
o Jose T. Joya

➢ National artists for Architecture

o Pablo S. Antonio
o Leandro V. Locsin
o Ildefonso P. Santos
➢ National artist for Literature
o Carlos Quirino
o Francisco Arcellana
o NVM Gonzalez
o Nick Joaquin
o F. Sioneil Jose
o Alejandro Roces
o Edith L. Tiempo
o Virgilio S. Almario
o Amado V. Hernandez
o Carlos P. Romulo
o Bienvenido Lumbera
o Cirilo F. Bautista
o Lazaro Francisco
o Jose Garcia Villa

➢ National artists for Cinema/Film

o Lamberto V. Arellana
o Manuel Conde o
Eddie S. Romero o
Lino Brocka
o Gerardo de Leon
o Ishmael Bernal
o Ronald Alan K. Poe

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➢ National artists for Dance
o Francisca Reyes Aquino
o Leonor Orosa Goquingco
o Ramon Obusan
o Lucresia Reyes-Urtula
o Alice Reyes

➢ National artists for Music

o Antonio Buenaventura
o Ernani Cuenco
o Francisco Feliciano
o Jovita Fuentes
o Jose Maceda
o Lucio San Pedro
o Levi Celerio
o Felipe Padilla de Leon
o Lucresia R. Kasilag
o Antonio J. Molina
o Ramon P. Santos
o Andrea Veneracion

➢ National artists for Theater

o Daisy Avellana
o Honorata “Atang” de la Rama
o Rolando S. Tinio
o Salvador F. Bernal
o Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero
o Severino Montana

➢ GAMABA awardees
o Eduardo Mutuc
o Lang Dulay
o Salinta Monon
o Alonzo Saclag
o Federico Caballero
o Masino Intaray
o Samon Sulaiman
o Uwang Ahadas o
Ginaw Bilog
o Magdalena Gamayo

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 What I Can Do

Activity 4. It’s Your Turn

Research on the following National Artists for visual arts and architecture and fill in
the third column on the table below. All you have to do is write the artworks for each
National Artist.

ART FORM NATIONAL ARTIST FAMOUS

ARTWORK/MASTERPIECE
FERNANDO AMORSOLO “PLANTING RICE” (Example)
CARLOS FRANCISCO
VISUAL ARTS VICTORIO C. EDADES
VICENTE MANANSALA
NAPOLEON V. ABUEVA
PABLO S. ANTONIO
ARCHITECTURE LEANDRO V. LOCSIN
JUAN F. NAKPIL
ILDEFONSO P. SANTOS

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lesson, check the icon that best shows your learning experience.

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teach what I learned to others.

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other things that I need to review and relearn.

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the lesson. I need help in some tasks.

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teacher, parents or peers in clarifying the lessons that you find it difficult. Be honest
so that you will truly improve.

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Additional Activity

After doing the activities:

I noticed
________________________________________

A question I have is
________________________________________

I’m not sure

________________________________________

I realized
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 Assessment

Let us check how much you learned from this module’s coverage.

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answers on the space
provided.

1. He was known for using the backlighting technique in painting, making his
creations bright and cheerful.
a. Fernando Amorsolo c. Cesar Legaspi
b. Vicente Manansala d. Napoleon Abueva
2. He was known for using historical events as subject matter for his murals.
a. Hernando R. Ocampo c. Guillermo E. Tolentino
b. Carlos “Butong” Francisco d. Victoro C. Edades
3. He was considered to be the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture.
a. Fernando Amorsolo c. Napoleon V. Abueva
b. Hernando R. Ocampo d. Color
4. He was the first and so far the only National Artist for Historical Literature.
a. Francisco Arcellana c. Alejandro Roces
b. Nick Joaquin d. Carlos Quirino
5. He was known for his contribution in the development of the tagalog prose
through the use of colloquial style.
a. Carlos P. Romulo c. Virgilio S. Almario
b. Bienvenido Lumbera d. Amado V. Hernandez
6. She was known in blending styles and movements from Philippine indigenous
dance, classical ballet, and modern dance in expressing Filipino subject
matters.
a. Ronal Alan K. Poe c. Alice Reyes
b. Manuel Conde d. Ramon Obusan
7. He was known for using modal scales in his operas and orchestral works.
a. Ernani Cuenco c. Levi Celerio
b. Francisco Feliciano d. Jose Maceda
8. He was most known from his recognition as the only man who could play
music with a leaf in the Guinness Book of World Records.
a. Levi Celerio c. Jovita Fuentes
b. Jose Maceda d. Antonio Buenaventura
9. He was known for Filipinizing western music forms.
a. Felipe Padilla de Leon c. Ramon P. Santos
b. Antonio Molina d. Andrea Veneracion
10. An educator and musician known for introducing the pentatonic scale, whole
scale, linear counterpoints, as well as the use of dominant ninths and eleventh
chords in Philippine Music.
a. Lucresia R. Kasilag c. Ramon P. Santos
b. Antonio J. Molina d. Salvador F. Bernal

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Gerard Lico, Glecy Cruz Atienza, Imelda Cajipe Endaya, J Pilapil Jacobo, Ramon
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Publishing House, Inc. Quezon City: 2018

Wilson K. Panisan, Leslie B. Gazzingan, Gregorio L. Samar, Corie Chuza G.

Boongaling. Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions. Mutya Publishing
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