ARTS

QUARTER 3 – MODULE 3

MELC: Discuss the Truism that Filipino ingenuity is distinct, exceptional,

and on a par with global standards.
PART I

A. Introduction:

We Filipinos have our own unique sense of design, which is distinct from other cultures in Southeast
Asia. This is evident in the edifices of churches around the city, the vivid prints on jeepneys, the style of our
clothing, and the one-of-a-kind way we produce handicrafts.
Filipinos are also among the most resourceful people; we can make beautiful artisan goods out of
recycled material or just a few items. This is why Filipino ingenuity and creativity should always be celebrated.
In this module, it discusses here the internationally acclaimed photographers, fashion designers, film
makers who contributed their works in the different media-based arts that made them recognized in their
chosen field in the Philippines and even internationally.

B. Discussions:

Great artworks of Filipino Photographers

1. GEORGE TAPAN
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:

• Two Pacific Asia Tourism Association (PATA) Gold awards

• ASEAN Tourism Association award

• First place in the 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest

• Highly acclaimed work has been published in five travel photography books
Figure 1. https://ibit.ly/tWAb
FAMOUS ARTWORKS
Title: INTO THE GREEN ZONE
This photo by George Tapan won the 2011 National Geographic
photo contest.

Figure 2. https://ibit.ly/UiKM

Title: MOVEMENT
The lines and details of this photo are as dynamic as an
Impressionist painting.

Figure 3. https://ibit.ly/UiKM
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2. JOHN K. CHUA
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• Best known as an advertising and commercial photographer with over 40 years
of experience.
• He applied his photo artistry to showcasing the beauty of the Philippines.
• Architectural, talent, advertising and commercial photographer extraordinaire
• Known for his technical excellence and mastery of notoriously challenging photo
shoots.
• John Chua, received an award of recognition at the recent 20th anniversary celebration Figure 4. https://ibit.ly/JtKH
of Canon Philippines for leading Canon’s participation in the “Bachang” advocacy, an effort to revive the bayanihan
spirit to rebuild damaged rice terraces in Batad, Ifugao.

Figure 5. Bachang Advocacy https://ibit.ly/AtDd Figure 6. Bachang Advocacy https://ibit.ly/AtDd

FAMOUS ARTWORKS

Figure 7. Snake Island, Palawan https://ibit.ly/yvLK Figure 8. Gulf of Davao https://ibit.ly/yvLK

Figure 9. Hingyon Terraces, Ifugao Figure 10. American War Memorial / Fort Bonifacio
https://ibit.ly/yvLK https://ibit.ly/yvLK
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3. MANUEL L. LIBRODO JR.

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• Highly decorated photographer, specializing in travel and people, glamour
and fashion photography.
• His popularity among photographers and photography fans is evident
through more than 27 million hits in his Phase account alone and more than
120,000 followers he has on his Facebook personal and fan pages.
• His images have appeared in many publications worldwide, including
several cover pages for Asian Geographic and calendars for UNICEF. Figure 11.
https://ibit.ly/QZed
FAMOUS ARTWORKS

Title: Rosalinda
Iloilo, Philippines
A mother of eleven, a cigarette vendor.
The saying that “some pictures are worth a thousand words”
is an understatement in the case of Rosalinda.
Any picture of her is worth a thousand of stories with a million words.
First Place: Texture Challenge (www.dpchallenge.com)
First Place Winner, People Category (www.betterphoto.com)

Figure 12. https://ibit.ly/xNLI

Title: Desolation
Bali, Indonesia
He is one of the dockworkers in Kusamba, Bali.
His expression changed as I waited for that right moment.
I guessed it was all worth the wait (and risk).
Runner Up:
Photographer of the Year 2006
Digital Camera Magazine (UK)
Figure 13. https://ibit.ly/xNLI

Title: Eyes
Bangkok, Thailand
My most published photo,
this also won awards in various online competitions.
Some good things happen right before your eyes.
First Place: Defining Feature Challenge (www.dpchallenge.com)
Figure 14 https://ibit.ly/xNLI
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Great artworks of Filipino Film Makers

1. LINO BROCKA
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• National Artist Film
• He founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP)
• He has been included on Bantayog ng mga Bayani's Wall of
Remembrance
• Hall of Fame Awardee in FAMAS Awards for Best Director (1970’s -
80’s)
• Gawad Urian Awardee for Best Film and Best Director (1970’s -80’s) Figure 15. https://ibit.ly/nZFF
• Metro Manila Film Festival Best Director
• Nantes Three Continents Festival – Golden Montgolfiere
FAMOUS ARTWORKS

• Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag – Greatest Philippine film ever made

• Insiang - First Philippine film ever shown at the Cannes Film Festival made

• Jaguar - It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival and won Best Director and Best Picture

2. LAURICE GUILLEN

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• She then began work as an actress
• Guillen began her first major work as a director with "Kasal" in 1979
under Lino Brocka
• Best Director in Toronto International Film Festival for “Salome”
• Nominee in Bangkok International Film Festival for “Santa Santita”
• Metro Manila Film Festival Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best
Original Story for Tanging Yaman
• 9th Gawad Tanglaw Awards Presidential Jury and Best Director for
Figure 16. https://ibit.ly/tyqE
Sa’Yo Lamang

FAMOUS ARTWORKS

• Magkano ang Iyong Dangal?

• Tanging Yaman
• Sa’Yo Lamang

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3. MARILOU DÍAZ-ABAYA

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• She was the director of the 1998 film José Rizal, a biographical film on
the Philippines' national hero.

• Díaz was the 2001 Laureate of the Fukuoka Prize for Culture and the Arts
in Japan.
• She has won numerous directing awards from award-giving bodies such
as the Metro Manila Film Festival, the Urian Awards, the Film Academy
of the Philippines, the Famas Awards, the Star Awards, the Catholic Mass
Figure 17. https://ibit.ly/Ihe7
Media Awards the British Film Institute Award, the International
Federation of Film Critics Award (FIPRESCI), and the Network of Pan Asian Cinema Award
(NETPAC).
FAMOUS ARTWORKS
• Muro Ami
• Jose Rizal

4. MARYO J. DE LOS REYES

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• Won the Crystal Bear for "Best Feature Film" for Magnifico during
the Berlin International Film Festival
• Won Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix for "Best Feature Film"
for Magnifico during the Berlin International Film Festival
• Won the Special Jury Award for "International Competition" category for
film Naglalayag at the Brussels International Independent Film Festival.
FAMOUS ARTWORK Figure18. https://ibit.ly/HWnu
• Magnifico

5. BRILLANTE MENDOZA
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• He won the award for Best Director for his film Kinatay at the 62nd
Cannes Film Festival.
• His 2009 film Lola won the award for Best Film at the 6th Dubai
International Film Festival.
• His 2012 film Captive was shown in competition at the 62nd Berlin
International Film Festival in February 2012.

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 • His 2012 film Thy Womb competed for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film
Festival and earned Mendoza the award for Achievement in Directing at the Asia Pacific Screen
Awards in 2012.
• His film Taklub has been selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015
Cannes Film Festival.
• His film 2019 film Mindanao competed for 41st Cairo International Film Festival, which he earned
the award for Henry Barakat Award for Best Artistic Contribution, as well as he decided to compete
in any future film festivals.

FAMOUS ARTWORKS
• Butchered
• Thy Womb
• Mindanao
Great artworks of Filipino in Innovative Project and Industrial Design

1. KENNETH COBONPUE

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• Awards to his credit include 5 Japan Good Design Awards
• Grand prize at the Singapore International Design Competition
• Design for Asia Award of Hong Kong
• American Society of Interior Design Top Pick selection and the
French Coup de Coeur award.
• Several of his designs were selected for several editions of the
International Design Yearbook published in London and New
York. Phaidon’s book entitled "& FORK" underscores Kenneth's
position as a leader of a new movement incorporating new
technologies with crafts.
• Designer of the Year in the first edition of Maison et Objet Asia
Figure 20. https://ibit.ly/8q3C
held last March 11, 2014 in Singapore.
• He has appeared on European television, countless international magazines and newspapers around the
world.

FAMOUS ARTWORKS
• Uniqueness of his designs. He used bamboo, rattan, and
abaca—materials which are native to the Philippines—
in making his famous creations. He integrated natural
materials through innovative handmade production
processes.
Figure 21. https://ibit.ly/VTKp
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2. MONIQUE LHUILLIER

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• Lhuillier studied at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in
Los Angeles, and now has her own retail boutiques in that city and in New
York.
• Her collections include bridal and bridesmaids’ dresses, ready-to- wear,
evening gowns, linens, tableware, stationery, and home fragrances.
• Monique Lhuillier is a fashion designer most prominently known for
bridal wear. She owns a couture fashion house based in Los Angeles,
California, as well as another store on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Figure 22. https://ibit.ly/H85u
FAMOUS ARTWORKS
• Wedding dress for Britney Spears
• Emmy Awards dresses for Jamie-Lynn DiScala and Allison Janney
• She opened a Los Angeles "flagship" store on Melrose Place in 2007 and New York in 2012

• In 2016, in collaboration with Pottery Barn Kids, Lhuillier launched a line for babies and kids.

3. JOSIE NATORI

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• On October 3, 2008, Bank of the Philippine Islands director Zobel de
Ayala and Labor Secretary Marianito Roque awarded the 2008 BPInoy
Award for Natori at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.
• In 2007, Natori celebrated her 30th year as the CEO-founder of The
Natori Company.
• Natori also received the Galleon Award from Corazon Aquino in 1998.
• Natori is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America Figure 23. https://ibit.ly/fDN7

FAMOUS ARTWORKS
• The Natori Company now sells lingerie, sleepwear, ready-to-wear, and accessories to upscale
department stores in the US, and to at least fifteen countries internationally.
• The company is also in the home furnishings industry.
• Sell Natori perfume. The perfume debuted in the US in September, 2009
• Natori also launched towel and eyewear lines in the Fall of 2009 as well.

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4. RAJO LAUREL

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• Most Promising Designer of the Year
• Young Designer of the Year (France)
• Smirnoff Fashion Design Awards, 2nd Place
• ASEAN Young Designers Competition, 2nd Place
FAMOUS ARTWORKS
Figure 24. https://ibit.ly/Mbnb

• Laurel's notable galas and exhibitions include his 2001 Optical Illusions
show which introduced Philippine fashion consciousness to the avant-garde, and his 2004 Habi show,
held at the residence of the British Ambassador to the Philippines, showcasing Philippine textiles.

5. LULU TAN GAN

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• Hailed the ‘Queen of Knitwear’

• She has led Philippine fashion associations – Filipino Designers Group (FDG), then the Fashion &
Design Council of the Philippines (FDCP) – to organize missions and
support the industry through continuous participation in the
International Young Fashion Designers Competition in Paris, partnering
with the Department of Trade and Industry.
• Awarded the title of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres by Jean-
Jacques Aillagon, French Minister of Culture and Communication, on
July 8 at the residence of French Ambassador Renee Veyret.

FAMOUS ARTWORKS Figure 25. https://ibit.ly/PFMg

• The first two decades of Lulu’s career is marked by her iconic knitwear, which redefined the versatility
of knits for the local fashion industry.
• She takes on the challenge of integrating native fabrics such as piña and silk into her knits collection.
• The indigenous piña’s golden patina deepens over the years, creating modern heirloom pieces that
become even more beautiful with time.
• Reaffirming her mastery of materials, the modern heirloom collectibles are feats of color, construction,
texture, and fall.

• Lulu’s vision is to encourage the use of stylized indigenous and traditional wear, and in so doing,
promote distinctly Filipino fabrics, traditional crafts, and design. The designer draws inspiration from
the rich textile and embroidery traditions of the Philippines – from the geometric patterns of traditional
tribal woven cloths to the exquisite embroidery and beadwork – and interprets these on her modern
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 6. DITTA SANDICO- ONG

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
• Ditta Sandico was awarded for her Outstanding Achievement in
Entrepreneurship - Small Scale Winner at the 37th Agora Awards held
last October 27 at the PICC.

• Known as the “Wrap Artiste” of the Philippines

FAMOUS ARTWORKS
Figure 26. https://ibit.ly/N7u1
• She tried other local fibers, particularly abaca which she was introduced to by weaver and
entrepreneur Virgilio Apanti. Sandico-Ong has since been working with a multipurpose cooperative
in Catanduanes, training them in natural dye extraction and advanced weaving techniques for abaca.

• Today, her collection includes wraps or panuelos, as well as boleros, jackets, and long tunics of
banana fiber and abaca. Her designs are presented in fashion shows around the world and are sold in
high-end shops major international cities.

C. Examples:

Prominent Film by Lino Brocka

https://www.google.com/search?q=lino+brocka+works&tbm

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Bridal gowns by Monique Lhuillier

https://www.google.com/search?q=monique+lhuillier

Creative works of Ditta Sandico-Ong

https://www.google.com/search?q=ditta+sandico+ong

Rajo Laurel’s Creation

https://www.google.com/search?q=rajo+laurel

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PART II. Activity Proper:

Activity 1. Directions: Complete the crossword puzzle below. Write your answer on a separate sheet.

Activity 2. Directions: Complete the table below by identifying the Filipino artist based from their famous
artworks. Write your answer on a separate sheet.

FAMOUS ARTWORK FILIPINO ARTIST

1. Magnifico

2. Sa’Yo Lamang

3. Insiang

4. Jose Rizal

5. Mindanao

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Activity 2
1. Maryo J. Delos Reyes
2. Laurice Guillen
3. Lino Brocka
4. Marilou Diaz-Abaya
5. Brillante Mendoza
Activity 1
KEY TO CORRECTIONS
PART III. SUMMATIVE EVALUATION:
A. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if not. Write your answer on a separate sheet
of paper.

1. Ditta Sandico was awarded for her Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurship.

2. Filipinos are also among the most resourceful people in the world.
3. John Chua, received an award of recognition in reviving Cordillera Rice Terraces.
4. Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag is considered as the greatest Philippine film ever made.
5. Brilliante Mendoza received the title National Artist for Film.
6. Guillen began her first major work under Lino Brocka.
7. George Tapan’s works have been published in five travel photography books.
8. John Chua’s works are found in cover pages for Asian Geographic and calendars for UNICEF.
9. Monique Lhuillier design is more on bridal dresses.
10. Cobonpue receives 5 Japan Good Design Awards.

B. Directions: Match column A with Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.
A B
1. Bridal gowns for Hollywood Celebrities a. Ditta Sandico-Ong
2. Panuelos, boleros made from banana fiber and abaca b. Laurice Guillen
3. Best Director in Toronto International Film Festival c. Lino Brocka
for “Salome” d. Monique Lhuillier
4. Rattan, Bamboo made chairs e. Kenneth Cobonpue
5. Father of Philippine Film f. Maryo J. delos Reyes

C. Directions: Choose one artist that captured your attention. Discuss their notable achievements and ingenuity.
Do this in a separate sheet of paper.
Artist’s Full Name

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Rubrics:
CRITERIA 4 3 2
Quality of Work Instructions were Some instructions were Most of the instructions
followed correctly. not followed correctly. were not followed
correctly.
Visual Impact Artwork mostly Artwork somehow Artwork did not convey
conveyed the idea and conveyed the idea and the idea and dimensions
dimensions of view. dimensions of view. of view.

Neatness Artwork presentation Artwork presentation Artwork presentation

was mostly neat and was somehow neat and was disorderly.
orderly. orderly.
Total

Numerical Descriptive Score Equivalent

10-12 Excellent 10
7-9 Very Good 8
5-6 Fair 7
1-4 Needs Improvement 5

References

Books:
SUNICO et.al. Horizons Music and Arts Appreciation for Young Filipinos Grade 10 Teachers Guide
Pages 143-162
SUNICO et.al. Horizons Music and Arts Appreciation for Young Filipinos Grade 10 Learner’s
Materials pages 262 – 302
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