LESSON 5

NATIONAL
ARTIST OF
THE
NATIONAL ARTIST AWARD
 Highest form of recognition to Filipino artists for
their significant contributions in the arts and
letter.
 The award is conferred every three years
through a rigorous deliberation and selection
process jointly facilitated by two major cultural
offices, “NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CULTURE
and ARTS AND THE CULTURAL CENTER OF THE
PHILIPPINES.”
 Was established in 1972 under President Decree
National Commission for Culture and the
Arts (NCCA)

Philippines
 is the overall policy making body, coordinating,
and grants giving agency for the preservation,
development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture
NCCA is an executing agency for the policies
Its task is to administer the National Endowment Fund for

Culture and the Arts (NEFCA) — fund exclusively for the
implementation of culture and arts programs and projects.
Ano ang NCCA.mp4
Cultural Center of the
Philippines,
 also known as CCP Complex, is a
government owned and controlled
corporation established to provide a home
for the preservation, promotion and
development of Philippine art and culture.
 The CCP was established through Executive
Order No. 30’s 1969 by President Ferdinand
Marcos.
 It receives an annual subsidy and is placed under
the National Commission for Culture and the Arts
for purposes of policy coordination.

CULTURAL CENTER OF THE

PHILIPPINES PRES.
LEANDRO FERDINAND
 The CCP gives:
WORKSHO SEMINARS
PS

Workshop for Choir Sopranos and

Altos
ANTHROPOLOG
IES

EXHIBIT
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THE MONALISA’S 57 FACES

WORKS OF
NATIONAL
ARTISTS IN
PUBLIC SPACES:
A LOOK AT UP
DILIMAN
Guillermo Estrella Tolentino

Was born in Malolos, Bulacan on 24 July
1890. 
 Guillermo or Memong, as his family called
him, inherited this artistic skill. 
 Moreover, Memong became one of the
three best guitar players in the Philippines
during his time.
 OBLATION
Depicting a male nude with arms
outreached as a gesture of sacrifice and
freedom.

Oblation at Quezon hall, UP

 OBLATION was based on the second
stanza of Rizal’s “Mi Ultimo Adios” (My
Last Farewell).
On the field of battle, ‘mid the frenzy of fight,
Others have given their lives, without doubt or
heed;
The place matters not-cypress or laurel or lily
white,
Scaffold or open plain, combat or martyrdom’s
plight,
‘Tis ever the same, to serve our home and
 CARLOS P. GARCIA, RAMON
MAGSAYSAY and
BONIFACIO FERDINAND MARCOS (Left-
GOLD AND BRONZE MEDAL FOR SEAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE
RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD PHILIPPINES
Fernando Amorsolo
 Awarded 1972 in his paintings.

 Amorsolo’s romantic paintings of bucolic

landscape and idealized portraits of
prominent individuals from commonwealth
period and the Second World War can be
viewed at the JORGE B. VARGAS MUSEUM
IN UP.
AMORSOLO.mp4
AMORSOLO’S
Paintings
BATHERS BY THE THE
  This work is a fine example of Amorsolo’s
favorite subject and setting.

Amorsolo notes, “My conception of an

ideal Filipina beauty is one with a
rounded face, not of the oval type...
The eyes should be exceptionally
lively… The nose should be of the
blunt form but firm and strongly
marked… The ideal Filipino beauty
should have a sensuous mouth…
not…white-complexioned, nor of the
PALAY MAIDEN dark brown color…but of the clear
skin…which we often witness when
Rice planting
, 1951
oil on canvas
Painting
24¼ x 34 in.
(62 x 86.5
cm.)
Detail from Fernando
Amorsolo's 1945
Defense of a Filipina
Woman's Honor,
which is representative
of Amorsolo's WWII-era
paintings. Here, a man
defends his wife or
daughter from being
raped or executed by
an unseen Japanese
soldier.
JOSE MACEDA
 An ethnomusicologist.
 National Artists for Music( awarded 1997)
 Maceda’s Pagsamba involved mixed voices,
indigenous musical instrument such as bamboo
buzzer, clappers, and whistle flutes; while
incorporating a prayer sung in [Link] Maceda - Pagsamba agnus.mp3

 He donated his precious collections of sound in UP

Center for Ethnomusicology.
 Received recognition From UNESCO Memory of the
world.
ABDULMARI ASIA IMAO
 Bornin the island of Jolo, and proceded to Manila where
he earned a degree in fine arts from the University of
the Philippines(UP) in 1959.

 Imao’s calligraphic work done in the 80’s at the

sculpture garden of Vargas Museum it is an untitled
sculpture which is sometimes referred to as the ‘Allah’

 Configuration
one of the largest public sculptures he
made. Awarded as the 1st Muslim National Artist in 2006
ABDULMARI and his artwork
“SARIMANOK”
JOSE TANIG JOYA JR.
Graduated from the UP School of fine Arts
in 1953, and became immediately part of
the Neo-realist movement of the period.

 Were selected to represent the

Philippines at the prestigious Venice Art
Biennale one of the oldest international
art exhibitions world wide.
BARTER OF PANAY- Consist of soft, overlapping
planes of black, white orange, brown and
golden yellow.
Napoleon Isabelo ‘Billy’
Veloso Abueva
Was born in 1930 studied at the U.P School of
fine arts.
Known as “Godfather of Philippine modern
sculpture.”
He was proclaimed National Artist for Sculpture
in 1976.
Spirit of business drawn from science fiction,
composed of a metal disk with sharp-looking
poles jutting through it.
SPIRIT OF BUSINESS
Church of the Holy in UP-DILIMAN
Credited as the first Catholic church in
the country to employ a circular
architecture with a thin shell dome.

On January 12, 2005 the church is

recognized as a National Historical
Landmark as well as a cultural
treasure. It consolidates the work of
five National Artist.
Design by LEANDRO LOCSIN
( AWARDED IN 1990)
The first round chapel in the
Philippines with the altar in
the middle and the first to
have a thin shell concrete
dome and can accommodate
1000 people .
Hanging above the circular altar positioned at
the center is a double-side crucifix carved in
hardwood.

One side of the crucifix depicts Christ crucified,

while an image of the Ressurected Christ is on
the other vantage point.

Lectern of apostles
ARTURO ROGELIO LUZ
TERRAZZO FLOOR “RIVER OF LIFE”

The concept of the artwork is to have the

spirit of Christianity flow from altar, and
down into the streets of the university.

He was a Neo-Realist and National Artist

for Visual Art in 1997
VICENTE MANANSALA
He painted the 15 stations of
the cross with the assistance
of ANG KIUKOK (NATIONAL
ARTSIST)
 Translations and
Collaborative Works
of National Artist
Manuel Conde and Carlos
Franscisco
Bothworked each other in many films.
One of these films was acclaimed
GENGHIS KHAN.

Francisco’s known for his imaginative

production design while Conde more
known in his cinematic vision.
 Tales of the Manuvu
Performed at the CPP in 1985 also benefitted
from the efforts of several National Artists.
Recounting the origin of the Manobo people.
Bienvenido Lumbrera
 NAA for Literature
 Wrote the libretto(an opera’s words are
called libretto)
 He wrote the libretto of Tales of Manuvu.

Alice Reyes
 Founder of ballet Philippines,
choreographed the performance.
 NAA for Dance.
3. Salvador Bernal
 NAA for theater.

 He took charge of the costume and set design.

 One of the songs popularized by this production is

NOONG UNANG PANAHON- a melancholic
reminiscence of ecological transformation.

Noong Unang Panahon.mp4

Francisco V. Coching
 A popular comic-book illustrator/writer and regarded
as one of the pillars of the Philippine komiks industry,
Coching was a contemporary of National Artists .
Gerardo de Leon
NAA for film
He animated the comics story of
Pedro Penduko into film.
Nick Joaquin
NAA for Literature.
Wrote A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino,
1950.
 A Portrait of the Artist as
Filipino is a literary play written in
English.
 The play forwards concerns about
the value of art, plight of an artists
and the nostalgia for “peace” and
“glory” days in Manila.
Lamberto Avellana
 NAA for film
 Adapted A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino into film
 His
wife and collaborator , the actress, director
and writer DAISY HONTIVEROS
AVELLANA( NAA for Theater) played the lead
character in both film and theatre.
 What are some
issues surrounding
the NAA?
Reporters Notebook Pambansang Artista (1).mp4
Activity
 INSTRUCTION: With your group , think about a national artist
who you would like to work with on an art project on.
Research about the life and works of the artist that the
group selected. Discuss it through a power point
presentation.

A. What does it take to be a National

Artist?
B. What qualities should he or she
possess?