National

National Artist
Artist and
and their
their
Contributions
Contributions to
to Particular
Particular
Areas
Areas
MUSIC
 Antonio R. Buenaventura

-- Together
Together with
with Francisca
Francisca Reyes
Reyes Aquino,
Aquino,
national
national artist
artist for
for dance,
dance, researched
researched onon
and
and popularized
popularized Philippines
Philippines folk
folk songs
songs and
and
dances
dances in in 1935
1935
-- He
He wrote
wrote songs
songs and and musical
musical arrangement
arrangement
based
based on
on thethe folk
folk songs
songs of
of different
different ethnic
ethnic
groups
groups inin the
the country
country
 Jose Maceda
-- His
His life-long
life-long musical
musical career
career focused
focused on on
understanding
understanding and and popularizing
popularizing Filipino
Filipino
traditional
traditional music.
music. He
He conducted
conducted researches
researches
and
and fieldworks
fieldworks which
which resulted
resulted in
in his
his wide
wide
array
array ofof recorded
recorded music
music from
from parts
parts ofof the
the
country.
country.
-- His
His major
major works
works include
include Ugma-ugma,
Ugma-ugma,
pagsamba,
pagsamba, Udlot-udlot,
Udlot-udlot, Kubing,
Kubing, Agungan,
Agungan,
Ugnayan,
Ugnayan, Aroding,
Aroding, Ading,
Ading, Siasid
Siasid and
and
Suling-suling.
Suling-suling.
 Lucresia R. Kasilag

-- Reinforces
Reinforces thethe Filipino’s
Filipino’s appreciation
appreciation toto
music
music byby fusing
fusing Western
Western influences
influences to
to
Philippine
Philippine ethnic
ethnic music.
music.
-- She
She integrated
integrated ethnic
ethnic instruments
instruments inin her
her
orchestral
orchestral productions.
productions.
-- Legend
Legend of of Sarimanok,
Sarimanok, Philippine
Philippine scenes,
scenes,
Her
Her son,
son, Ang
Ang pamana,
pamana, Jose,
Jose, Sisa,
Sisa, Awit
Awit ng
ng
mga
mga awit
awit Psalms,
Psalms, East
East meets
meets jazz
jazz ethnika.
ethnika.
 Ernani J. Cuenco

-- Is
Is one
one ofof the
the remarkable
remarkable singer,
singer, composer,
composer,
film
film scorer,
scorer, andand musician
musician inin his
his time.
time. Many
Many
of
of his
his songs
songs etched
etched aa mark
mark inin the
the hearts
hearts of
of
the
the Filipinos
Filipinos due
due to
to his
his style
style of
of
incorporating
incorporating Kundiman
Kundiman elements
elements in in his
his
ballad
ballad love
love songs.
songs.
-- Bato
Bato sasa buhangin,
buhangin, Bulong
Bulong ngng Puso,
Puso, Kalesa,
Kalesa,
Gano
Gano kita
kita Kamahal,
Kamahal, Diligin
Diligin mo
mo ng ng Hamog
Hamog
and
and Uhaw
Uhaw na na lupa,
lupa, and
and Nahan.
Nahan.
 Ernani J. Cuenco

-- Is
Is one
one ofof the
the remarkable
remarkable singer,
singer, composer,
composer,
film
film scorer,
scorer, andand musician
musician inin his
his time.
time. Many
Many
of
of his
his songs
songs etched
etched aa mark
mark inin the
the hearts
hearts of
of
the
the Filipinos
Filipinos due
due to
to his
his style
style of
of
incorporating
incorporating Kundiman
Kundiman elements
elements in in his
his
ballad
ballad love
love songs.
songs.
-- Bato
Bato sasa buhangin,
buhangin, Bulong
Bulong ngng Puso,
Puso, Kalesa,
Kalesa,
Gano
Gano kita
kita Kamahal,
Kamahal, Diligin
Diligin mo
mo ng ng Hamog
Hamog
and
and Uhaw
Uhaw na na lupa,
lupa, and
and Nahan.
Nahan.
 Lucio San Pedro

-- Is
Is aa master
master composer
composer known
known for
for creatively
creatively
using
using folk
folk idioms
idioms in
in his
his musical
musical compositions.
compositions.
Unlike
Unlike anyany other
other artists,
artists, he
he did
did not
not incorporate
incorporate
folk
folk song
song materials
materials inin his
his works.
works.
-- Sa
Sa ugoy
ugoy ngng duyan,
duyan, Lulay,
Lulay, choral
choral compositions
compositions
include
include Sa Sa mahal
mahal kong
kong bayan;
bayan; orchestral
orchestral
works
works include
include the
the The
The devils
devils Bridge,
Bridge, Malakas
Malakas
at
at Maganda
Maganda overture,
overture, Hope
Hope and
and Ambition.
Ambition.
 Antonio J. Molina

-- He
He innovated
innovated the the Philippine
Philippine music
music in in his
his time
time
by
by using
using folk
folk instruments
instruments like
like the
the kulintang
kulintang
and
and gabbang.
gabbang.
-- He
He composed
composed more more than
than 300
300 works
works and
and two-
two-
thirds
thirds of
of which
which used
used traditional
traditional music.
music.
 Franciso Feliciano

-- Was
Was aa musician,
musician, composer,
composer, teacher,
teacher, and
and
conductor
conductor known
known for
for incorporating
incorporating “Asianess”
“Asianess” inin
his
his music.
music. His
His works
works show
show the
the rich
rich culture
culture and
and
ethnicity
ethnicity of
of Asia
Asia especially
especially in
in the
the Philippines.
Philippines.
 Levi Celerio

-- He
He started
started playing
playing violin
violin when
when he he was
was 1111
years
years old.
old. Due
Due toto his
his extraordinary
extraordinary talent
talent in
in
music,
music, Alexander
Alexander Lippay
Lippay ofof the
the UP
UP
conservatory
conservatory of of music
music recommended
recommended him him atat the
the
Academy
Academy of of Music
Music Manila
Manila forfor scholarship.
scholarship.
However,
However, Celerio
Celerio had
had an
an accident
accident resulting
resulting toto aa
broken
broken wrist
wrist which
which stopped
stopped him him from
from playing
playing
violin
violin but
but this
this accident
accident diddid not
not stop
stop him
him from
from
continuing
continuing aa career
career inin music.
music. He He composed
composed an an
estimate
estimate ofof 4,000
4,000 musical
musical works.
works.
 Ramon Santos

-- His
His music
music highlights
highlights Asia’s
Asia’s and
and Philippines’
Philippines’
rich
rich artistic
artistic tradition
tradition and
and features
features elements
elements from
from
western
western andand non-western
non-western areas.
areas. HeHe combined
combined
Philippine
Philippine indigenous
indigenous instruments
instruments and and vocals
vocals toto
orchestral
orchestral instruments
instruments andand other
other instruments
instruments
from
from foreign
foreign nations.
nations. Moreover,
Moreover, included
included in
in his
his
popular
popular unique
unique compositions
compositions is is Kulintang.
Kulintang.
 Jovita Fuentes

-- Was
Was remarkable
remarkable Filipina
Filipina artist
artist known
known fo fo her
her
portrayal
portrayal ofof Cio-cio
Cio-cio san
san inin madame
madame Butterfly
Butterfly byby
Gia33omo
Gia33omo Puccini,
Puccini, which
which waswas held
held inin in
in Theatro
Theatro
Municipale
Municipale di di Piacenza
Piacenza Italy.
Italy. Spain
Spain awarded
awarded her her
as
as the
the “Embahadora
“Embahadora de de Filipinas
Filipinas aa su
su Madre
Madre
Patria”
Patria” for
for outstanding
outstanding portraying
portraying different
different roles
roles
in
in numerous
numerous musical
musical performances
performances in in Europe.
Europe.
 Felipe Padilla de Leon

-- Is
Is aa “people’s
“people’s musician”
musician” for
for the
the sentiments
sentiments
and
and aspirations
aspirations of
of the
the Filipino
Filipino people
people inin times
times
of
of war
war and
and ofof peace
peace are
are evident
evident in in his
his musical
musical
works.
works.
-- Some
Some of of his
his orchestral
orchestral music
music include
include Mariang
Mariang
Makiling
Makiling Overture
Overture andand Roca
Roca Encantada.
Encantada.
-- His
His choral
choral music
music and
and songs
songs include
include
Payapang
Payapang Daigdig,
Daigdig, AkoAko ay
ay Pilipino,
Pilipino, Bulaklak,
Bulaklak,
and
and mUtya
mUtya ng ng Lahi.
Lahi.
 Andrea Veneracion

-- She
She was
was the
the founder
founder ofof the
the world-renowned
world-renowned
choral
choral group,
group, the
the Philippine
Philippine Madrigal
Madrigal Singers,
Singers,
which
which has
has won
won numerous
numerous awards
awards inin and
and
outside
outside the
the country.
country. The
The Madrigals
Madrigals
contributed
contributed inin the
the development
development of of choral
choral
literature
literature and
and movement
movement throughout
throughout the
the
Philippines.
Philippines.
DANCE
 Francisca Reyes Aquino

-- She
She vigorously
vigorously researched
researched on on the
the different
different folk
folk
dances
dances ofof the
the Philippines
Philippines which
which made
made her her the
the
“Folk
“Folk Dance
Dance Pioneer”
Pioneer” of of the
the country.
country. HerHer
researched
researched entitled
entitled “Philippine
“Philippine Dances
Dances and and
games”
games” contains
contains thethe country’s
country’s unrecorded
unrecorded
celebrations,
celebrations, folk
folk dances,
dances, rituals,
rituals, and
and games.
games.
-- Due
Due to
to her
her valuable
valuable contribution
contribution in in the
the
development
development of of Filipino
Filipino culture,
culture, former
former
President
President Ramon
Ramon Magsaysay
Magsaysay awarded
awarded her her the
the
Republic
Republic Award
Award Merit.
Merit.
 Ramon Obusan

-- He
He promoted
promoted thethe Philippine
Philippine ethnic
ethnic dances
dances
and
and performed
performed them
them with
with respect
respect and
and
authenticity.
authenticity. He
He researched
researched on on the
the different
different
Philippine
Philippine ethnic
ethnic groups
groups throughout
throughout the
the
country
country to
to perfectly
perfectly perform
perform their
their dances.
dances. His
His
presentations
presentations attempt
attempt to
to demonstrate
demonstrate the the
ethnic
ethnic dances’
dances’ original
original routine
routine and
and music.
music.
 Alice Reyes

-- Her
Her major
major andand most
most significant
significant contribution
contribution in in
the
the Philippine
Philippine dance
dance is
is the
the development
development of of the
the
unique
unique Filipino
Filipino modern
modern dance
dance idiom.
idiom. SheShe
popularized
popularized contemporary
contemporary dance
dance inin the
the
Philippines
Philippines through
through her
her concerts,
concerts, tours,
tours,
outreached
outreached works
works and
and lecture-demonstrations
lecture-demonstrations
in
in schools.
schools.
 Leonor Orosa Goquingco
-- Also
Also known
known as as the
the ‘Trailblazer”,
‘Trailblazer”, “Mother
“Mother of of
Philippine
Philippine Theater
Theater Dance”,
Dance”, andand “Dean
“Dean ofof Filipino
Filipino
Performing
Performing Arts Arts Critics”,
Critics”, significantly
significantly contributed
contributed
to
to the
the progress
progress of of the
the Philippine
Philippine dance
dance byby
developing
developing distinct
distinct productions
productions using
using balletic
balletic
folkloric
folkloric and
and Asian
Asian styles.
styles.
-- Her
Her most
most ambitious
ambitious work work is
is the
the Filipinescas:
Filipinescas:
Philippine
Philippine Life,
Life, Legend,
Legend, andand Lore,
Lore, aa dance
dance epicepic
showing
showing thethe Filipino
Filipino culture
culture from
from pagan
pagan time
time toto
present
present that
that elevated
elevated thethe Philippine
Philippine native
native folk
folk
dance
dance to to its
its highest
highest level
level of
of development.
development.
 Lucresia Reyes-Urtula

-- Studied
Studied thethe country’s
country’s folk
folk and
and ethnic
ethnic dances
dances
for
for four
four decades
decades and
and developed
developed ethnic
ethnic
choreographies
choreographies applying
applying her
her findings.
findings.
-- She
She waswas the
the dance
dance director
director of
of Bayanihan
Bayanihan
Philippine
Philippine Dance
Dance Company
Company for for three
three decades
decades
who
who choreographed
choreographed various
various dances
dances forfor the
the
group.
group.
THEATER
 Daisy Avellana

-- She
She was
was the
the so-called
so-called First
First lady
lady of
of the
the
Philippine
Philippine Theater
Theater because
because of of her
her magnificent
magnificent
performances
performances in in classis
classis Filipino
Filipino and
and
international
international theater
theater productions
productions and and plays.
plays.
-- Some
Some ofof the
the productions
productions sheshe significantly
significantly
became
became part
part of
of were
were Othello,
Othello, Macbeth
Macbeth in in
Black,
Black, Tatarin,
Tatarin, Portrait
Portrait of
of the
the Artist
Artist as
as Filipino,
Filipino,
Diego
Diego Silang,
Silang, walang
walang Sugat,
Sugat, etc.
etc.
 Rolando Tinio

-- Was
Was anan outstanding
outstanding stage
stage director,
director, poet,
poet,
thespian,
thespian, and
and playwright
playwright known
known for for his
his
numerous
numerous remarkable
remarkable productions
productions and and notable
notable
scripts.
scripts.
-- Some
Some of of his
his works
works include
include film
film scripts
scripts for
for Now
Now
and
and Forever,
Forever, Gamitin
Gamitin momo Ako,
Ako, andand Milagros,
Milagros,
sarswelas
sarswelas like
like and
and Mestiza,
Mestiza, andand AnaAna Maria,
Maria,
and
and Komedya
Komedya like like Orosman
Orosman at at Zafira.
Zafira.
-- He
He is
is also
also aa National
National Artist
Artist for
for Literature
Literature aside
aside
from
from Theater.
Theater.
 Wilfredo Ma. Guerero

-- Being
Being aa theater
theater teacher
teacher and
and artist,
artist, has
has
mentored
mentored and and trained
trained many
many performing
performing artists
artists
for
for 35
35 years.
years. He
He also
also introduced
introduced andand
popularized
popularized Philippine
Philippine theater
theater to
to different
different parts
parts
of
of the
the country
country byby establishing
establishing the
the UP
UP Mobile
Mobile
Theater.
Theater. The
The UPUP Mobile
Mobile Theater
Theater has
has delivered
delivered
thousands
thousands of of performances
performances for for 19
19 long
long years
years to
to
many
many campuses
campuses in in the
the Philippines.
Philippines.
 Salvador F. Bernal

-- He
He was
was an
an exceptional
exceptional theater
theater designer
designer who
who
designed
designed hundreds
hundreds of of theater
theater productions
productions forfor
aa span
span ofof four
four decades.
decades. The The superior
superior quality
quality of
of
his
his designs
designs made
made him
him incomparable
incomparable to to other
other
designers.
designers.
-- Bernal
Bernal was
was also
also aa professor
professor atat the
the University
University
of
of the
the Philippines
Philippines Diliman
Diliman and
and Ateneo
Ateneo De De
Manila
Manila University
University where
where he he shared
shared hishis
competencies
competencies to to the
the aspiring
aspiring young
young designers.
designers.
 Honorata “Atang” Dela Rama

-- Started
Started her
her theatrical
theatrical career
career in in an
an early
early age.
age.
At
At the
the age
age of
of seven,
seven, she
she has
has already
already been
been aa
part
part of
of different
different Spanish
Spanish zarsuelas.
zarsuelas.
-- She
She played
played many
many roles
roles in
in numerous
numerous
productions
productions where
where she
she became
became popular
popular and
and
hailed
hailed asas the
the Queen
Queen ofof Kundiman.
Kundiman. She She
performed
performed kundiman
kundiman andand Filipino
Filipino songs
songs for
for
indigenous
indigenous communities
communities all all over
over the
the country.
country.
 Severino Montano

-- Hailed
Hailed asas the
the titan
titan of
of Philippine
Philippine Theater,
Theater,
Montano
Montano tooktook the
the lead
lead in in promoting
promoting
‘legitimate
‘legitimate theater”
theater” in in the
the country.
country. He He was
was top
top
caliber
caliber playwright,
playwright, theater
theater artist,
artist, and
and director
director
who
who took
took upup degrees
degrees in in and
and outside
outside the
the
country
country toto master
master theater
theater artsarts and
and later
later on
on toto
share
share his
his learnings
learnings and and competencies
competencies to to the
the
younger
younger Filipino
Filipino generation.
generation.
VISUAL ARTS
 Fernando Amorsolo

-- He
He was
was known
known as as the
the “Grand
“Grand OldOld Man
Man ofof the
the
Philippine
Philippine Art”
Art” was
was the
the first
first National
National Artist
Artist of
of
the
the country.
country. Lighting
Lighting isis the
the most
most prominent
prominent
element
element of of Amorsolo’s
Amorsolo’s painting.
painting. His
His trademark
trademark
was
was the
the backlighting
backlighting technique
technique whichwhich makes
makes
the
the subjects
subjects ofof his
his painting
painting seem
seem toto glow.
glow.
-- His
His significant
significant works
works are
are Planting
Planting Rice,
Rice,
Dalagang
Dalagang Bukid,
Bukid, The
The Mestiza,
Mestiza, and and Maiden
Maiden in in
aa Stream,
Stream, among
among others.
others.
 Hernando Ocampo

-- Is
Is one
one the
the Thirteen
Thirteen Moderns,
Moderns, who who paved
paved the
the
way
way to
to art
art modernism
modernism in in the
the Philippines,
Philippines,
compared
compared to to classical
classical paintings,
paintings, hishis works
works
were
were more
more radical
radical and
and more
more poetic.
poetic.
Ocampo’s
Ocampo’s pieces
pieces show
show the
the kind
kind of
of society
society
there
there was
was after
after World
World War
War II.II.
-- His
His major
major artworks
artworks were
were Genesis,
Genesis, Calvary,
Calvary,
Slum
Slum Dwellers,
Dwellers, Nude
Nude with
with cradle
cradle and
and flower,
flower,
The
The Resurrection,
Resurrection, Fiesta,
Fiesta, etc.
etc.
 Benedicto Cabrera

-- Popularly
Popularly known
known as as BenCab,
BenCab, is is an
an award
award
winning
winning painter
painter and
and printmaker
printmaker who who tagged
tagged
as
as master
master of
of the
the Philippine
Philippine contemporary
contemporary art.
art.
-- His
His painting
painting was
was “Sabel”,
“Sabel”, the the woman
woman
scavenger
scavenger roaming
roaming thethe streets
streets inin his
his
hometown
hometown when
when hehe was
was young.
young. Sabel
Sabel depicts
depicts
poverty
poverty and
and inequality
inequality inin the
the Philippines
Philippines
society.
society.
 Carlos “Botong” Francisco

-- Was
Was aa from
from Muralist
Muralist from
from Angono,
Angono, Rizal.Rizal. For
For
nearly
nearly three
three decades,
decades, he he painted
painted murals
murals
showing
showing thethe historical
historical past
past of
of the
the Philippines.
Philippines.
Most
Most of
of hid
hid subjects
subjects depict
depict the
the life
life in
in his
his
hometown
hometown and and highlight
highlight the
the lives
lives ofof the
the
farmers
farmers and
and fishermen.
fishermen.
-- Is
Is one
one of
of the
the so-called
so-called “The
“The Triumvirate”
Triumvirate” along along
with
with other
other modernists
modernists GaloGalo Ocampo
Ocampo and and
Victorio
Victorio Edades,
Edades, whowho introduce
introduce modern
modern art art to
to
the
the country.
country.
 Cesar Legaspi

-- Is
Is one
one of
of the
the thirteen
thirteen moderns,
moderns, whowho promoted
promoted
modern
modern arts
arts in
in the
the country.
country. HeHe was
was aa neo-
neo-
realist
realist whose
whose important
important contribution
contribution to to
modern
modern artart was
was hishis refinement
refinement ofof cubism
cubism andand
produced
produced artworks
artworks showing
showing local
local
temperaments.
temperaments.
-- The
The Beggars,
Beggars, The The Stairway,
Stairway, thethe ritual,
ritual, the
the
Survivor,
Survivor, Gadget
Gadget II and
and IIII and
and among
among others.
others.
 Abdulmari Asis Imao

-- Is
Is aa visual
visual artist
artist from
from Sulu,
Sulu, whowho articulated
articulated the
the
Muslim
Muslim culture
culture andand art
art in
in the
the country.
country. He
He
preserved
preserved andand promoted
promoted the the Philippine
Philippine
indigenous
indigenous art art through
through the the use
use of
of ethnic
ethnic
themes
themes like
like the
the ukkil,
ukkil, sarimanok,
sarimanok, and and naga
naga II
his
his paintings
paintings and
and sculpture.
sculpture.
 Guillermo Tolentino

-- was
was the
the master
master sculptor
sculptor who
who introduced
introduced
classical
classical sculptor
sculptor in
in the
the Philippeines.
Philippeines. HeHe was
was
known
known for
for creating
creating monuments
monuments and and bust
bust
figures
figures of
of Philippine
Philippine heroes
heroes like
like Andres
Andres
Bonifacio
Bonifacio and
and Jose
Jose Rizal
Rizal and
and Philippine
Philippine
presidents
presidents like
like Manuel
Manuel Quezon
Quezon and and Ramon
Ramon
Magsaysay.
Magsaysay.
 Arturo Luz

-- Is
Is an
an abstractionist
abstractionist known
known for for his
his minimalist
minimalist
paintings
paintings and
and sculptures
sculptures whichwhich exude
exude
sophisticated
sophisticated simplicity.
simplicity. He He started
started doing
doing art
art
at
at the
the age
age of
of 17
17 without
without priorprior training.
training. Then
Then
later
later on
on he
he had
had his
his first
first lesson
lesson with
with Pablo
Pablo
Amorsolo,
Amorsolo, brother
brother of
of Fernando
Fernando Amorsolo.
Amorsolo.
 Frederico Aguilar Alcuaz

-- Was
Was the
the artist
artist known
known forfor his
his gestural
gestural abstract
abstract
expressionistic
expressionistic paintings
paintings using
using aa variety
variety of
of
mediums
mediums like
like acrylic
acrylic and
and oil.
oil.
-- He
He was
was also
also aa sculptor
sculptor who
who produced
produced
abstract
abstract and
and figurative
figurative sculptures
sculptures like
like
ceramics,
ceramics, paper,
paper, and
and mixed
mixed media.
media.
 Napoleom Abueva

-- Is
Is the
the Father
Father ofof Modern
Modern Philippine
Philippine Sculpture,
Sculpture,
who
who mademade useuse ofof wide
wide range
range ofof materials
materials inin his
his
works
works likelike different
different types
types of
of hardwood,
hardwood, stones,
stones,
and
and metals.
metals. He He was
was also
also the
the sculptor
sculptor who
who
started
started the the trend
trend in
in mixing
mixing materials,
materials, like
like metal
metal
and
and stone
stone in
in making
making sculptures.
sculptures.
 Jeremias Elizalde Navarro

-- Popularly
Popularly known
known as as J.
J. Elizalde
Elizalde Navarro,
Navarro, waswas aa
painter
painter and
and aa sculptor.
sculptor. AsAs aa painter,
painter, he
he created
created
both
both abstract
abstract and
and figure
figure paintings
paintings using
using oiloil and
and
watercolor.
watercolor. The
The prominent
prominent elements
elements inin his
his
abstract
abstract works
works were
were its
its geometric
geometric forms
forms andand
spontaneous
spontaneous strokes.
strokes.
 Francisco Coching

-- Tagged
Tagged asas “Dean
“Dean of of Filipino
Filipino Illustrators”
Illustrators” and
and
was
was popular
popular for
for his
his komiks
komiks drawings.
drawings.
Fantasy,
Fantasy, love
love and
and adventure
adventure werewere the
the usual
usual
themes
themes ofof his
his works
works drawing
drawing inspirations
inspirations from
from
awit
awit and
and korido.
korido.
-- Among
Among his
his works
works are
are Lapu-lapu,
Lapu-lapu, Pedro
Pedro
Penduko,
Penduko, Hagibis,
Hagibis, ElEl Nidoa
Nidoa and
and Maldita.
Maldita.
 Vistorio Edades

-- “Father
“Father ff Modern
Modern Philippine
Philippine Painting”.
Painting”. HeHe was
was
one
one of
of the
the “Triumvirate”
“Triumvirate” who
who introduced
introduced
modernism
modernism in in Philippine
Philippine Visual
Visual Art.
Art. Upon
Upon his
his
arrival
arrival to
to the
the Philippines
Philippines after
after studying
studying
abroad,
abroad, Edades
Edades shocked
shocked many
many Filipinos
Filipinos in
in his
his
exhibit
exhibit due
due toto his
his non-conventional
non-conventional stylestyle of
of
painting.
painting.
 Ang Kiukok

-- Was
Was known
known for for his
his highly
highly expressionistic
expressionistic
works
works containing
containing powerful
powerful meanings.
meanings. Angst,
Angst,
anguish,
anguish, and
and anger
anger are
are the
the glaring
glaring emotions
emotions
contained
contained in in his
his cubistic
cubistic works
works as
as these
these were
were
created
created in
in the
the time
time of
of Martial
Martial Law.
Law.
 Jose Joya

-- Is
Is an
an abstractionist
abstractionist known
known for
for his
his “gestural
“gestural
paintings”.
paintings”. HeHe is
is also
also aa multimedia
multimedia artist
artist who
who
painted
painted onon ceramics
ceramics such
such as
as vessel,
vessel, plates,
plates,
and
and tiles.
tiles.
-- As
As an
an artist,
artist, he
he promoted
promoted visual
visual arts
arts to
to
younger
younger generation
generation by by conducting
conducting regional
regional
workshop.
workshop.
 Vicente Manansala

-- Was
Was cubist
cubist painter
painter who
who painted
painted with
with aa wide
wide
range
range of
of subject
subject matters
matters from
from the
the happy
happy and
and
bountiful
bountiful rural
rural to
to poverty-stricken
poverty-stricken urban
urban set-
set-
ups.
ups.
LITERATURE
 Francisco Arcellana

-- Is
Is one
one of
of the
the proponents
proponents of of modern
modern Filipino
Filipino
short
short story
story which
which uses
uses English
English as
as its
its
language.
language. Due Due toto his
his innovativeness
innovativeness in in
developing
developing fiction,
fiction, he
he was
was able
able to
to come
come up up
with
with short
short stories
stories using
using lyrical
lyrical prose-poetic
prose-poetic
approach.
approach. He He published
published books,
books, poems,
poems, and and
short
short stories.
stories.
 Edith Tiempo

-- In
In over
over five
five decades,
decades, sheshe produced
produced numerous
numerous
remarkable
remarkable poemspoems andand short
short stories.
stories. Evident
Evident
in
in her
her poems
poems is is the
the harmony
harmony of of intellect
intellect and
and
emotions
emotions which
which resulted
resulted in
in fine
fine literary
literary pieces.
pieces.
The
The “Little
“Little Marmoset”
Marmoset” and and “Bonsai”
“Bonsai” are are tow
tow of
of
her
her notable
notable poems.
poems.
Bienvenido Lumbera
 N.V.M. Gonsalez

-- Nestor
Nestor Vicente
Vicente Madali
Madali Gonzales
Gonzales is is aa writer
writer
known
known for
for his
his effective
effective use
use of
of English
English
language
language in in expressing
expressing and and shaping
shaping the the
culture
culture and
and sensibility
sensibility of
of the
the Filipino
Filipino people
people
and
and the
the country.
country.