Philippine Artists

and their Contributions to

Contemporary Arts

Explains Filipino artists’ roles and identify

their contribution to contemporary arts
• President Ferdinand E. Marcos,
• through Proclamation No.1001 dated April 2
1972, confers the award to deserving
individuals as recommended by the
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)
and the National Commission for Culture
and the Arts (NCCA).
 Award-Giving Bodies

NCCA CCP
National
Cultural Center
Commission for
of the
Culture and the
Philippines
Arts
 NCCA
• In 1987, then President Corazon C. Aquino
penned Executive Order No. 118 creating the
Presidential Commission on Culture and Arts.

• Five years later, in 1992, this presidential directive

was enacted into law:
R.A. 7356 - Law Creating the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts
 NCCA
R.A. 7356 - Law Creating the National Commission
for Culture and the Arts

• The overall policy making body that coordinates,

and grants giving agency for the:
 preservation;
 development; and
 promotion of Philippine arts and culture.
• NCCA logo is the Alab ng Haraya (The Flame of
Imagination)
• It symbolizes the wellspring of Filipino art and
culture.
 • The fire is a stylized letter
K of Philippine indigenous
script that stands
for kadakilaan or greatness.
The logo is
composed of • It represents the highest
two basic level of imagination and
elements – emanates from a three-
the fire and tiered censer.
the censer.
 • The three tiers stand
for organization, economic
support, and an orientation
rooted on a thorough grasp
of tradition and history, which
Official Hymn:
PAMBANSANG the NCCA provides.
KULTURA
Titik: Virgilio Almario • Done in gold to symbolize the
Musika: Felipe de immense wealth of Philippine
Leon Jr.
Orkestrasyon: Diwa culture, it was designed by the
de Leon late Romeo “Boy” Togonon.
 NCCA
• National Endowment Fund for Culture and
the Arts (NEFCA)
– fund exclusively for the implementation of
culture and arts programs and projects
• According to the rules of the National Commission on Culture and the
Arts, the Order of National Artists should be conferred every three
• years.
• Executive Order No. 80 coordination among the cultural agencies in
the country was strengthened
 NCCA
• Agencies under its umbrella:
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP),
National Historical Institute (now the National
Historical Commission of the Philippines)
National Museum,
The National Library (now The National
Library of the Philippines), and
Records, Management, and Archives Office
(now, the National Archives of the Philippines)
 CCP
• The Cultural Center of the Philippines
• Logo is derived from the Baybayin character
Ka and styled based on a Katipunan design
that represents Katotohanan, Kagandahan at
Kabutihan (Truth, Beauty and Goodness)
 CCP
Its nine resident companies present a regular season of
productions, workshops and outreach performances:

 Ballet Philippines  Philippine Philharmonic

 Philippine Ballet Theater Orchestra
 Tanghalang Pilipino  UST Symphony Orchestra
 Ramon Obusan Folkloric  Philippine Madrigal
Group Singers and the National
 Bayanihan Philippine Music Competition for
National Folk Dance Young Artists Foundation
Company (NAMCYA)
 CCP Branches
• The Arts Education Department
Encourages the growth of aspiring artists, arts
managers and new audiences through master
classes, workshops, and online educational
resources
• The Outreach and Exchange Department
Supports the development of satellite venues in
selected cities all over the country
 CCP Branches
• The Production and Exhibition Department
Advances the practice in technical theater and
design and takes the lead in the
professionalization of stagecraft and venue
management in the country.
• The Cultural Content Department
Digitizes the cultural content of the Center and
designs interactive portals to make this available
to students, teachers, and enthusiasts in the
World Wide Web.
Back to NCCA: Organization Awards
1) Order of National Artists (Orden ng
Pambansang Alagad ng Sining)
2) National Living Treasures (Gawad sa
Manlilikha ng Bayan) - conducts the search
for the finest traditional artists of the land
3) Gawad Alab ng Haraya and Dangal ng
Haraya
 NCCA’s Organizational Awards
• Gawad Alab ng Haraya • Dangal ng Haraya
(Alab ng Haraya (Achievement Award)
Awards)
• Honors outstanding • Given to living Filipino artists,
achievements in the cultural workers and
performing arts, historians; artistic or cultural
cultural conservation, groups, historical societies,
arts management, institutions, foundations and
library and information
services program, councils, to recognize their
theater production, outstanding achievements in
cultural journalism and relevant fields that have
documentation, and made an impact and
other fields significant contribution to
Philippine culture and arts.
 Order of National Artists
• Orden ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining
• The highest national recognition given to
Filipino individuals who have made
significant contributions to the
development of Philippine arts
• Jointly administered by the NCCA and
the CCP, and conferred by the President of
the Philippines upon recommendation by
both institutions
 Order of National Artists
• Philippine arts:

Architecture Cinema Visual Arts Literature

Fashion Theater Historical

Dance
Design Design Literature

Music Theater
Architecture
PABLO SEBERO
ANTONIO
 Pioneered modern
Philippine
architecture
 His basic design is
grounded on
simplicity, no clutter.
Architecture

“For our father, every

line must have a
meaning, a purpose. For
him, function comes first
before elegance or
form“.
 Architecture

The lines are clean and smooth, and where

there are curves, these are made integral to the
structure.

The other thing that characterizes an Antonio

structure is the maximum use of natural light
and cross ventilation.
 Architecture

CROSS VENTILATION
When placing ventilation openings, you are
placing inlets and outlets to optimize the path
air follows through the building.

Windows or vents placed on opposite sides of

the building give natural breezes a pathway
through the structure
• FEU Administration and Science buildings
• Manila Polo Club
• Lyric Theater in Escolta Street, Manila
• Ideal Theater
• Lovely Movie House in Quezon Boulevard,
Manila
• Galaxy Theater
• Bel-air Apartments in Ortigas
 Architecture
• FEU Administration and Science buildings
 Home of the Warner
Bros. Production

It survived the bombing

of Manila during World
War II.

With the decline of

Escolta as Manila’s
shopping and banking
street, the theater lost
much of its patronage.

– Lyric Theater
• Escolta Street, Manila

• FAVE OF MOVIE GOERS

• Ideal Theater
Lovely Movie House in Quezon Boulevard, Manila
]

Galaxy Theater
By 2008, the building had been demolished.
Bel-air
Apartments in
Ortigas
 Architecture
LEANDRO V. LOCSIN
 Reshaped the urban
landscape with a
distinctive architecture
reflective of Philippine
Art and Culture
 His architectural designs
were original and
modern with a touch of
Filipino culture & arts
Architecture
He believes that the
true Philippine
Architecture is “the
product of two great
streams of culture, the
oriental and the
occidental… to produce
a new object of
profound harmony.”
his mastery of space
and scale (size, extent,
measure).
 Architecture

From 1955 to 1994, Locsin

has produced:
 75 residences and 88
buildings, including
 11 churches and chapels
 23 public buildings
 48 commercial buildings
 six major hotels, and
 an airport terminal
building (NAIA Terminal 1)
 Architecture

The palace of
the Sultan of
Brunei

Floor area:
2.2 million
square feet
Locsin’s largest single work: Istana Nurul Iman
 Architecture

Theater of Performing Arts Folk Arts Theater

(now the Tanghalang Pambansa) of the
Cultural Center of the Philippines
 Architecture

Philippine International Convention Sofitel Philippine Plaza

Center, Manila (Westin Philippine Plaza)
Asia's first international convention
center
 Architecture

Philippine Pavilion, Osaka, Japan

Canada’s pavilion across the street
by Arthur Erickson
Fine Philippine hardwoods and other native

the pavilion
Architecture
materials were used extensively throughout
 small exhibits of artefacts such
as Oriental trade porcelains,
Philippine-made gold jewellery
 pattern of the narra planking on the dating from the twelfth-century
ceiling and earlier, Muslim
woodcarvings and brass
 Panels of capiz shell in the skylight jewellery, and Spanish-colonial
diffused a warm interior light large capiz sculpture
chandelier
 exhibits of native products such
 exhibit in the pavilion was a photo essay as lumber (artistically displayed
covering the history of the Philippine as sculpture like works) and
Islands form their mythic origins to the handsome silk fabrics
present day (stretched on frames to form
colourful, decorative panels on
the walls

 The basement housed a small

Philippine Pavilion, Osaka, Japan art gallery of contemporary
Philippine art and sculpture
 Architecture

Church of Saint Andrew, Bel-Air Village,

Makati
Church of Monastery of the Transfiguration,
Malaybalay, Bukidnon
“Home of the Benedictine monks”
 Architecture

JUAN FELIPE NAKPIL

 Architect, teacher
and civic leader
 A pioneer and
innovator in
Philippine
architecture
 Architecture
JUAN F. NAKPIL
 He has integrated strength, function, and
beauty in the buildings that are the
country’s heritage today.

 He designed the 1937 International

Eucharistic Congress altar and rebuilt and
enlarged the Quiapo Church in 1930
adding a dome and a second belfry to the
original design.
 Nakpil’s Major Works

 1937 International Eucharistic Congress altar in Rizal Park

 February 3–7, 1937 (33rd Congress)
 Nakpil’s Major Works

 Rizal Theater in Makati

 A film and performance venue (orchestra, restaurant, coffee shop)
 Lack of funds in the construction
 Demolished towards the end of the 20th century and now replaced with 5-
star Makati Shang-ri La Hotel
 Nakpil’s Major Works

 Quiapo Church as we seen today after Juan Nakpil rebuilt it in 1930s

adding a dome and 2nd belfry to the original design
 Nakpil’s Major Works

 Capitol Theater in Escolta St., Binondo

 Set to be demolished for a high-rise residential building
 Nakpil’s Major Works

 University of the Philippines Administration and

University Library
Architecture

ILDEFONSO PAEZ
SANTOS, Jr.
 Distinguished himself
by pioneering the
practice of landscape
architecture
 Architecture
Landscape architecture

The design of outdoor areas,

landmarks, and structures to
achieve environmental,
social-behavioural, or
aesthetic outcomes
 Architecture

 Produced four decades of

exemplary and engaging
work that has included
hundreds of parks, plazas,
gardens, and a wide range
of outdoor settings that
have enhanced
contemporary Filipino life
Architecture

 Santos, Jr., who grew up in

Malabon, made his first
mark with the Makati
Commercial Center where
he introduced a new
concept of outdoor
shopping with landscaped
walks, fountains and
sculptures as accents.
Makati Commercial Center
 Architecture

 Santos, Jr.’s contribution to

modern Filipino landscape
architecture was the
seminal public landscape in
Paco Park.
Public landscape
in Paco Park
Ildefonso’s Recent Projects

Tagaytay Highlands Resort

Ildefonso’s Recent Projects

Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country

Club in Lipa, Batangas
Ildefonso’s Recent Projects

Orchard Golf and Country

Club in Imus, Cavite
 Architecture

JOSE MARIA V. ZARAGOZA

 defined by a
significant body of
modern edifices (large
and usually impressive
bldgs. Like a church or
gov’t blg.) that address
spiritual and secular
requirements.
 Architecture

JOSE MARIA V.
ZARAGOZA
 Zaragoza’s name is
synonymous to
modern
ecclesiastical
(relating to Christian
church) architecture.
 Architecture

• Graduated from the

University of Santo
Tomas in Manila in
1936
• Passed the licensure
examinations in 1938
to become the 82nd
architect of the
Philippines
 Architecture

• With growing interest in

specializing in religious
architecture, Zaragoza
also studied at
International Institute of
Liturgical Art (IILA) in
Rome in the late 1950s,
where he obtained a
diploma in liturgical art
and architecture.
 Architecture

• His training in Rome

resulted in innovative
approaches, setting new
standards for the design
of mid-century Catholic
churches in the
Philippines.
 Architecture
Notwithstanding his affinity to liturgical
structures, he greatly excelled in secular
works: 36 office buildings, 4 hotels, 2,
hospitals, 5 low-cost and middle-income
housing projects; and more than 270
residences – all demonstrating his
typological versatility and his mastery of
modernist architectural vocabulary.
 Architecture
including the Santo Domingo
• His prolificacy in Church
designing religious Our Lady of Rosary in Tala
edifices was Don Bosco Church
reflected in his Convent of the Pink Sisters
body of work that San Beda Convent
was predominated Villa San Miguel
by about 45 Pius XII Center
churches and Union Church, and the
religious centers, controversial restoration of
the Quiapo Church, among
others.
 Architecture

• Zaragoza is a pillar of
modern architecture in
Philippines buttressed by
a half-century career that
produced ecclesiastical
edifices and structures of
modernity in the service
of God and humanity.
Zaragosa’s Major Works

Meralco Building (Pasig City)

 Zaragosa’s Major Works

Sto. Domingo Church and Convent (Quezon City)

Zaragosa’s Major Works

Metropolitan Cathedral of Cebu City

Zaragosa’s Major Works

Villa San Miguel, Mandaluyong

Dance:
• Aquino, Francisca Reyes Bocaue, Bulacan 1973
(+)…. Phil. Folk dance
• Goquingco, Leonor Orosa Jolo, Sulo 1976 (+)…. TREND:
Return to Native, In a Javanese Garden
• Urtula, Lucresia R. Iloilo City 1988 (+)…. Vinta, Tagabili
• Obusan, Ramon A. Legazpi, Albay 2006 (+)
Choreographer- Vamos a Belen! Series, Noon Po sa Amin
• Reyes, Alice G. 2014…. Amada (1969), At a Maranaw
Gathering (1970)
Music:
• Molina, Antonio J. Quiapo, Manila 1973 (+).... music educator: Misa
Antoniana Grand Festival Mass, Ang Batingaw
• Fuentes, Jovita Roxas, Capiz 1976 (+).... broadway singer: Liu Yu in
Puccini’s Turnadot, Mimi in Puccini’s La Boheme
• Buenaventura, Antonio R. Baliuag, Bulacan 1988 (+)… Triumphal
March, Echoes of the Past
• Kasilag, Lucrecia R. San Fernando, La Union 1989 (+)…. Toccata
for Percussions and Winds, Divertissement and Concertante
• San Pedro, Lucio D. Angono, Rizal 1991 (+).... conductor: The Devil’s
Bridge, Malakas at Maganda Overture
• De Leon, Felipe D. Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija 1997 (+)…. Mariang
Makiling Overture, Roca Encantada
• Honorata “Atang” dela Rama…, Kundiman singer: Dalagang Bukid,
Pangarap ni Rosa Date conferred as NA: 1987
• Celerio, Levi Tondo, manila 1997 (+).... lyricist
Sample works: O Maliwanag Na Buwan (Iloko), Ako ay May Singsing
(Pampango)
• Maceda, Jose M. Manila 1997 (+).... Ugma-
ugma(1963), Pagsamba (1968)
• Veneracion, Andrea O. Manila 1999
(+)….choirmaster
• Cuenco, Ernani J. Malolos, Bulacan 1999 (+)….
Nahan, Kahit na Magtiis, Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa
• Feliciano, Francisco F. Morong, Rizal
2014(++)…. Ashen Wings (1995), Sikhay sa Kabila ng Paalam
(1993)
• Santos, Ramon P. Pasig 2014… Panaghoy
Visual Art
• Amorsolo, Fernando C. Paco,Manila 1972 (++)
• Francisco, Carlos V. (Botong) Angono, Rizal 1973 (++)
• Tolentino, Guillermo E. Malolos, Bulacan 1973 (+)
sculptor
• Abueva, Napoleon V. Tagbilaran, Bohol 1976…. sculptor
• Edades, Victorio C. Dagupan,Pangasinan 1976 (+)
• Manansala, Vicente S. Macabebe, Pangasinan 1981 (++)
• Legazpi, Cesar T. Tondo, Manila 1990 (+)
• Ocampo, Hernando R. Sta. Cruz, Manila 1991 (++)
• Luz, Arturo R. Manila 1997.... painter/sculptor
• Navarro, Elizalde J. San Jose, Antique 1999 (++)
• Kiukok, Ang Davao City 2001
• Joya, Jose T. Manila 2003 (++)
• Cabrera, Benedicto (BenCab) Malabon 2006 (+)
• Imao, Abdulmari Asia Siasi, Sulu 2006 (+)
sculptor/painter
• Alcuaz, Federico A. Sta. Cruz, Manila 2014 (++)
• Coching, Francisco V. Pasig 2014 (++)…. Illustrator
Historical Literature
• Quirino, Carlos Felix L. Manila 1997 (+)
Fashion Design
• Valera, Ramon Abra 2006 (++)
Theater Design
• Bernal, Salvador F. Dagupan City 2003 (+)
Literature
• Hernandez, Amado V. Hagonoy, Bulacan 1973 (++)… poet: Bayang
Malaya, Isang Dipang Langit
• Villa, Jose Garcia Singalong, Manila 1973 (+)… poet: Footnote to
Youth,Many Voices, Poems by Doveglion
• Joaquin, Nick (Nicomedes) Paco, Manila 1976 (+)... writer: The
Woman Who Had Two Navels, A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino
• Romulo, Carlos P. Inramuros, Manila 1982 (+)... educator: The
United, I Walked with Heroes
• Arcellana, Francisco Q. Sta. Cruz, Manila 1990 (+)… writer: Frankie,
The Man Who Would Be Poe, Death in a Factory
• Gonzales, N.V.M. (Nestor Vicente Madali) Romblon, Romblon
1997 (++)… essayist: The Winds of April, Seven Hills Away
• Tiempo, Edith L. Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya 1999… poet: A Blade of
Fern, The Native Coast
• Jose, Sionil F. Rosales, Pangasinan 2001… writer: The
Pretenders, Tree, My Brother, My Executioner
• Almario, Virgilio S. San Miguel, Bulacan 2003... poet:
Ang Makata sa Panahon ng Makina, Balagtasismo versus Modernismo
• Roces, Alejandro R. Manila 2003 (+)…. writer: Of Cocks
and Kites, My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken
• Lumbera, Bienvenido Lipa, Batangas 2006... poet:
Tagalog Poetry, 1570-1898: Tradition and Influences in its Development
• Francisco, Lazaro A. Orani, Bataan 2009 (++)... writer:
Ama, Bayang Nagpatiwakal, Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig
• Bautista, Cirilo F. 2014 (+)…. essayist: Summer Suns, Words
and Battlefields
Cinema and Film
• Avellana, Lamberto V. Bontoc, Mt. Province 1976 (+)
• De Leon, Gerardo Sampaloc, Manila 1982 (++)
• Brocka, Lino (Catalino) Pilar, Sorsogon 1997 (++)
• Bernal, Ishmael Manila 2001 (++)
• Romero, Eddie S. Dumaguete City 2003 (+)
• Poe, Fernando, Jr. Manila 2006 (++)
• Conde, Manuel Daet, Camarines Norte 2009 (++)
Theater
• dela Rama, Honorata (Atang) Tondo, manila
1987 (++)
• Ma. Guerrero, Wilfrido Ermita, manila 1997 (++)
• Tinio, Rolando S. Tondo, Manila 1997 (++)
• Avellana, Daisy Roxas City, Capiz 1999 (++)
• Montano, Severino Laoag, Ilocos Norte 2001
(+)