Contemporary

Art that springs out from current events and passions of society. Newest form.

Statement by an artist about life, thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and other things that define human life

7 Characteristics of contemporary art

Any person, animal, thing or issue that is described in a work

Styles

Art style in which the artist applies paint in the way that it expresses emotions and feelings

Art style structure that moves with the wind, with machine or electricity

Art style that uses lines or images repeatedly to make optical illusions

Art style consist of variety of media and human body to execute an artistic theatrical experience

Art style that involves artistic creation and manipulation of space like landscape or architecture

Art style that tackles issues such as identity, sexualiry, gender roles, equality, and how females are treated

Art style that shows a stripped down or pre-fabricated look, free of details, and often with a flat surface but expresses specific content or statement

Art style that consist of images recorded through a video and viewed through tv, computer or projection screen

Art style which us a drawing, inscription, or sketch done hastily on a wall or surface that is meant to be seen by public

Art style that expresses idea through a mix of materials such as objects welded together

Art style that used the body as a medium. Examples are tattoo and piercing

Art style that is done through the computer.

Techniques in Contemporary Art

Art technique made by sticking materials such as photographs, piece of paper or fabric onto a backing

Art technique which transfer pictures and designs from specially prepared paper(as to glass)

Art technique where you decorate surfaces by applying cutouts and then coating several layers of finish

Art technique of creating a design by rubbing a pencil over an object

Art technique using rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an associate of ideas

Art technique using decorative quilted design worked through at least 2 layers of cloth..

Art technique using any application software that can be used by a computer, mobile, or tablet.

Established under Proclamation No. 1001, s. 1972, it is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts

Administers the order of the national artist

Who grants award and how many years interval is the awarding

3 objectives the order of national Artist

Criteria for selection the order of national Artist

Honors and privileges of national artist

Architecture National Artist 1976

Binondo Manila, NCR

Pioneered modern ph architecture

Works: FEU Administration & Science Bldg, Manila Polo club, Ideal Theater; Galaxy Theater; Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building; Boulevard-Alhambra apartments; and Ramon Roces Publications Building

Architecture National Artist 1973

Quiapo Manila NCR

Dean of Filipino Architects

Geronimo de los Reyes Building, Magsaysay Building, Rizal Theater, Capitol Theater, Captain Pepe Building, Manila Jockey Club, Rufino Building, Philippine Village Hotel, University of the Philippines Administration and University Library, and the reconstructed Rizal house in Calamba, Laguna.

Architecture National Artist 2006

Malabon Manila NCR

Father of Philippine landscape architecture

Works:Tagaytay Highland resort; Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club in Lipa, Batangas; and Orchard Gold and Country Club in Imus, Cavite.

Architecture National Artist 2014

Guagua Pampanga Region 3

Works: Meralco Building, Philbanking Building, Sto. Domingo Church and Convent, Metropolitan Cathedral of Cebu City, Villa San Miguel Church in Mandaluyong.

Architecture National Artist 1990

Silay Negros Oriental Region 18

Philippine Architecture is “the product of two great streams of culture, the oriental and the occidental… to produce a new object of harmony.”

Istana Nurul Iman, the palace of the Sultan of Brunei. He designed the five buildings of the CCP Complex – the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Folk Arts Theater, Philippine International Convention Center, Philcite, and The Westin Hotel.

Visual Art National Artist 1972

Paco Manila NCR

Grand Old Man of Philippine Art

First National Artist

Work:Maiden in a Stream (1921), El Ciego (1928), Dalagang Bukid (1936), The Meztiza (1943), Planting Rice (1946), and Sunday Morning Going to Town (1958).

Visual Art National Artist 1990

NCR

Pioneer neo-realist

Cubism

Works:Gadgets I, Gadgets II, Diggers, Idols of the Third Eye, Facade, Ovary, Flora and Fauna, Triptych, Flight, Bayanihan, Struggle, Avenging Figure, Turning Point, Peace, The Survivor, and The Ritual.

Visual Art National Artist 1991

Sta Cruz Manila NCR

Ph art gallery, genesis served as CCP main theater curtain design

Works: Ina ng Balon, Calvary, Slum Dwellers, Nude with Candle and Flower, Man and Carabao, Angel’s Kiss, Palayok at Kalan, Ancestors, Isda at Mangga, The Resurrection, Fifty-three “Q”, Backdrop, and Fiesta.

Visual Art National Artist 1997

NCR

Luz Gallery

Works:Bagong Taon, Vendador de Flores, Skipping Rope, Candle Vendors, Procession, Self-Portrait, Night Glows, Grand Finale, Cities of the Past, and Imaginary Landscapes. His mural painting Black and White is displayed in the lobby of the CCP’s Bulwagang Carlos V. Francisco (Little Theater). His sculpture of a stainless steel cube is located in front of the Benguet Mining Corporation Building in Pasig.

Visual Art National Artist 2003

NCR

Pioneer abstract expressionism

Use rice paper

Visual Art National Artist 2006

Malabon NCR

Best selling painter

emblematic scavenger figure “Sabel”

Visual Art National Artist 2009

Sta Cruz Manila NCR

An artist of voluminous output, he was known mainly for his gestural paintings in acrylic and oil, as well as sketches in ink, watercolor, and pencil. After his exhibit at Philippine Art Gallery, he received a fellowship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Spain and proceeded to study at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, where other Filipino expatriates like Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Fernando Amorsolo, Fabian dela Rosa and Jose Ma. Asuncion received a similar classical training.

Visual Art National Artist 2014

Buting pasig NCR

King of Komiks and Dean of Filipino Illustrators

Central force in formation of comics

Visual Art National Artist 1976

Dagupan Pangasinan Region 1

Father of Modern Philippines painting

Dark and somber

Works:The Sketch, The Artist and the Model, Portrait of the Professor, Japanese Girl, Mother and Daughter, The Wrestlers, and Poinsettia Girl.

Visual Art National Artist 1973

Malolos Bulacan region 3

Father of Philippine Art

Works:Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan, and the UP Oblation in Diliman, Quezon City. He also designed the gold and bronze medals for the Ramon Magsaysay Award and did the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.

Visual Art National Artist 1981

Macabebe Pampanga Region 3

“visions of reality teetering on the edge of abstraction.” He trained at Paris and at Otis School of Drawing in Los Angeles. Manansala believes 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. “The climax is just when it’s really finished.” Manansala’s works include A Cluster of Nipa Hut, San Francisco Del Monte, Banaklaot, I Believe in God, Market Venders, Madonna of the Slums, Still Life with Green Guitar, Via Crucis, Whirr, Nude.

Visual Art National Artist 1973

Angono Region4A

revived the forgotten art of mural and was best known for his historical pieces. His other major works include the following: Portrait of Purita, The Invasion of Limahong, Serenade, Muslim Betrothal, Blood Compact, First Mass at Limasawa, The Martyrdom of Rizal, Bayanihan, Magpupukot, Fiesta, Bayanihan sa Bukid, and Sandugo.

Visual Art National Artist 1999

Antique Region 6

devotion to the visual arts spans 40 years of drawing, printmaking, graphic designing, painting, and sculpting. Three of his major mixed media works are I’m Sorry Jesus, I Can’t Attend Christmas This Year (1965), and his Homage to Dodjie Laurel (1969: Ateneo Art Gallery collection), and A Flying Contraption for Mr. Icarus (1984: Lopez Museum).

Visual Art National Artist 1976

Bohol Region 7

Youngest awardee, father of modern ph sculpture

Kaganapan (1953), Kiss of Judas (1955), Thirty Pieces of Silver, The Transfiguration (1979), Eternal Garden Memorial Park, UP Gateway (1967), Nine Muses (1994), UP Faculty Center, Sunburst (1994)- Peninsula Manila Hotel, the bronze figure of Teodoro M. Kalaw in front of National Library, and murals in marble at the National Heroes Shrine, Mt. Samat, Bataan.

Visual Art National Artist

Davao City region 11

He favored subjects such as fighting cocks, rabid dogs, and people enraptured by rage. He also painted multiple depictions of the crucified Christ. Some of his works include Geometric Landscape (1969); Pieta, which won for him the bronze medal in the 1st International Art Exhibition held in Saigon (1962); and the Seated Figure (1979), auctioned at Sotheby’s in Singapore.

Visual Art National Artist 2006

Sulu Region 15

sculptor, painter, photographer, ceramist, documentary film maker, cultural researcher, writer, and articulator of Philippine Muslim art and culture. Through his works, the indigenous ukkil, sarimanok and naga motifs have been popularized and instilled in the consciousness of the Filipino nation and other peoples as original Filipino creations. Some of his works include Industry Brass Mural, Mural Relief in Filmmaking, Industrial Mural, and Sulu Warriors.

Fashion Design National Artist

Abra Region 14

commitment to his profession, performing his magical seminal innovations on the Philippine terno.

Literature National Artist1973

Ncr

Contemporary poet

Footnote to Youth, Many Voices, Poems by Doveglion, Poems 55, Poems in Praise of Love: The Best Love Poems of Jose Garcia Villa as Chosen By Himself, Selected Stories, The Portable Villa, The Essential Villa, Mir-i-nisa, Storymasters 3: Selected Stories from Footnote to Youth, 55 Poems: Selected and Translated into Tagalog by Hilario S. Francia.

Literature National Artist 1976

Most distinguished Filipino writer in english writing

“Joaquinesque” to describe his baroque Spanish-flavored English

The Woman Who Had Two Navels, A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, Manila, My Manila: A History for the Young, The Ballad of the Five Battles, Rizal in Saga, Almanac for Manileños, and Cave and Shadows.

Visual Art National Artist 1990

NCR

He pioneered the development of the short story as a lyrical prose-poetic form. For Arcellana, the pride of fiction is “that it is able to render truth that is able to present reality

Selected Stories (1962), Poetry and Politics: The State of Original Writing in English in the Philippines Today (1977), and The Francisco Arcellana Sampler (1990). Some of his short stories are Frankie, The Man Who Would Be Poe, Death in a Factory, Lina, A Clown Remembers, Divided by Two, The Mats, and his poems being The Other Woman, This Being the Third Poem This Poem is for Mathilda, To Touch You and I Touched Her,

Literature and Music National Artist 1997

Tondo manila ncrprolific lyricist and composer for decades. He made it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the only person able to make music using just a leaf. Levi effortlessly translated/wrote anew the lyrics to traditional melodies: “O Maliwanag Na Buwan” (Iloko), “Ako ay May Singsing” (Pampango), “Alibangbang” (Visaya) among others.

prolific lyricist and composer for decades. He made it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the only person able to make music using just a leaf. Levi effortlessly translated/wrote anew the lyrics to traditional melodies: “O Maliwanag Na Buwan” (Iloko), “Ako ay May Singsing” (Pampango), “Alibangbang” (Visaya) among others.

Theater and Literature National Artist 1997

Inventor of Taglish in PH poems

(Sitsit sa Kuliglig, Dunung – Dunungan, Kristal na Uniberso, A Trick of Mirrors) among his works were the following: film scripts for Now and Forever, Gamitin Mo Ako, Bayad Puri and Milagros; sarswelas Ang Mestisa, Ako, Ang Kiri, Ana Maria; the komedya Orosman at Zafira; and Larawan, the musical

Literature National Artist 2003

He is considered as the country’s best writer of comic short stories. He is the champion of the Filipino culture and was instrumental in popularizing several local fiestas specifically Moriones and Ati-atihan. He also led the campaign to change the country’s Independence Day from July 4 to June 12, and the language used in Philippine passports, currency, and diplomas to Filipino

Literature National Artist 2014

He is a multi-awarded poet, fictionist and essayist. He founded the Philippine Literary Arts Council in 1981, the Iligan National Writers Workshop in 1993, and the Baguio Writers Group. He is also holding regular funded and unfunded workshops throughout the country. His major works include: Summer Suns (1963), Words and Battlefields (1998), The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus (2001), and Galaw ng Asoge (2003).

Literature National Artist 2001

Region 1

a publisher, lecturer on cultural issues, and the founder of the Philippine chapter of the international organization PEN. He has bestowed the CCP Centennial Honors for the Arts in 1999; the Outstanding Fulbrighters Award for Literature in 1988; and the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts in 1980

Literature National Artist 1999

Region 2

Siliman National Writers Workshop.

l A Blade of Fern (1978), The Native Coast (1979), and The Alien Corn (1992); the poetry collections, The Tracks of Babylon and Other Poems (1966), and The Charmer’s Box and Other Poems(1993); and the short story collection Abide, Joshua, and Other Stories (1964).

Literature National Artist 1973

Bulacan region 3

“the function of the writer is to act as the conscience of society and to affirm the greatness of the human spirit in the face of inequity and oppression.” He contributed to the development of Tagalog prose through the use of colloquial style. He wrote “Mga Ibong Mandaragit,” his first socio-political novel, while in prison. His other works include Bayang Malaya, Isang Dipang Langit, Luha ng Buwaya

Literature National Artist 1982

Region 3

First asian president of UN gen assembly then Ph ambassador and minister of foreign affairs

Reporter at 16, newspaper editor at 20, publisher at 32,

America’s coveted Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for a series of articles predicting the outbreak of World War II. With 82 honorary degrees from different international institutions and 74 decorations from foreign countries,

Literature National Artist 2003

Region 3

currently serves as the chairman of the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino. His earliest pieces of literary criticism were collected in “Ang Makata sa Panahon ng Makina” now considered as the first book of literary criticism in Filipino.

Literature National Artist 2009

Region 3

He earned his reputation as the “Master of the Tagalog Novel” and it is backed up by numerous awards he received and for his contribution to Philippine literature and culture in general. His novels exposed the evils of the tenancy system, the exploitation of farmers by unscrupulous landlords, and foreign domination. masterpiece novels are Ama, Bayang Napatiwakal, Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig, and Daluyong.

Literature National Artist 2006

Region 4A

Bagay poetry to Tagalog literature. As a librettist for the Tales of the Manuvu and Rama Hari, he pioneered the creative fusion of fine arts and popular imagination. As a scholar, his major books include the following: Tagalog Poetry, 1570-1898: Tradition and Influences in its Development; Philippine Literature: A History and Anthology, Revaluation: Essays on Philippine Literature, and Writing the Nation/Pag-akda ng Bansa.

Literature National Artist 1997

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.

Works:The Winds of April, Seven Hills Away, Children of the Ash-Covered Loam and Other Stories, The Bamboo Dancers, Look Stranger, on this Island Now, Mindoro and Beyond: Twenty -One Stories, The Bread of Salt and Other Stories, Work on the Mountain, The Novel of Justice: Selected Essays 1968-1994, and A Grammar of Dreams and Other Stories.

Historical Literature National Artist 1997

“The Great Malayan” one of the earliest biographies of Jose Rizal. His books and articles span the whole spectrum of Philippine History. His book “Maps and Views of Old Manila” is considered as the best book on the subject. His other books include “Quezon, Man of Destiny,” “Magsaysay of the Philippines,” “Lives of the Philippine Presidents,” “Philippine Cartography,” “The History of Philippine Sugar Industry,” “Filipino Heritage: The Making of a Nation,” and “Filipinos at War: The Fight for Freedom from Mactan to EDSA.”

Dance National Artist 2014

Development of a distinctly Filipino modern dance idiom. Reyes utilized inherently Filipino materials and her subject matters were expressed through a combination of movements and styles From Philippine indigenous dance, modern dance, and classical ballet.

Dance National Artist 1973

Region 3

Mother of Ph Folk Dance

She made a research on the unrecorded forms of local celebration, ritual, and sport, which later resulted into a 1926 thesis titled “Philippine Folk Dances and Games.” She served as supervisor of physical education at the Bureau of Education in the 1940s. The Bureau distributed her work and adapted the teaching of folk dancing to promote awareness of cultural heritage. Her books include the following: Philippine National Dances (1946); Gymnastics for Girls (1947); Fundamental Dance Steps and Music (1948); Foreign Folk Dances (1949); Dances for all Occasion (1950); Playground Demonstration (1951); and Philippine Folk Dances, Volumes I to VI.

Dance National Artist 2006

Region 5

He is a dancer, choreographer, stage designer, artistic director and an acclaimed archivist, researcher, and documentary filmmaker

“Vamos a Belen! Series,” “Noon Po sa Amin,” “Obra Maestra,” “Unpublished dances of the Philippines,” “Water, Fire and Life, Philippine Dances and Music–A Celebration of Life,” “Saludo sa Sentenyal,” “Glimpses of ASEAN, Dances and Music of the ASEAN-Member Countries,” and “Saplot (Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group): Philippines Costumes in Dance.”

Dance National Artist 1988

Region 6

four (4) decades in the discovery and study of Philippine folk and ethnic dances. She became the dance director of Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company and choreographed collections of mountain dances, Spanish- influenced dances, Muslim pageants and festivals, and regional variations and dances of the countryside for the group. Among the widely-acclaimed dances, she had staged were the following: Singkil, Vinta, Tagabili, Pagdiwata, Salidsid, Idaw Banga, and Aires de Verbena

Dance National Artist 1976

Region 13

dubbed “Trailblaizer,” “Mother of Philippine Theater Dance” and “Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics.” She produced highly original choreographies like “TREND: Return to Native,” “In a Javanese Garden,” “Sports,” “VINTA!,” “In a Concentration Camp,” “The Magic Garden,” “The Clowns,” “Firebird,” “Noli Dance Suite,” “The Flagellant,” “The Creation…” and the dance epic “Filipinescas: Philippine Life, Legend and Lore” which was considered as her most ambitious work. Orosa brought native folk dance, mirroring Philippine culture from pagan to modern times, to its highest stage of development.

Music National Artist 1973

whole tone scale, pentatonic scale, exuberance of dominant ninths and eleventh chords, and liner counterpoints. His most familiar composition is Hating Gabi, a serenade. Other works are Misa Antoniana Grand Festival Mass, Ang Batingaw, Kundiman- Kundangan; Hating Gabi, String Quartet, Kung sa Iyong Gunita, Pandangguhan; Amihan, Awit ni Maria Clara, and Larawan Nitong Pilipinas

Theater and Music National Artist 1987

Queen of Kundiman

Sarswela and Kundiman = Fil Soul

seven (7) years old as a star in Spanish sarswelas. By the age of 15, she starred in the sarswela “Dalagang Bukid,” where she became known for singing the song, “Nabasag na Banga.”

Music National Artist 1997

composer, musicologist, teacher, and performer. He wrote papers that enlightened Filipino and foreign scholars about the nature of Philippine traditional and ethnic music. His experiment also freed Filipino musical expression from the view that European culture is dominant. His compositions like “Ugma-ugma,” and “Udlot-uldot” are monuments to his persistent commitment to Philippine music. Other major works include Agungan, Kubing, Pagsamba, Ugnayan, Ading, Aroding, Siasid, and Suling- suling.

Music National Artist 1999 She is known for her achievements as choirmaster and choral singer. She found the Philippine Madrigal Singers and spearheaded the development of choral music in the Philippine

Music National Artist 2014

He is currently the country’s foremost exponent of contemporary Filipino music. A prime figure in the second generation of Filipino composers in the modern idiom, Santos has contributed greatly to the quest for new directions in music, taking as basis non-Western traditions in the Philippines and Southeast Asia

Music National Artist 1989

Region 1

She was instrumental in developing Philippine music and culture. Her pioneering task to discover the Filipino roots through ethnic music and fusing it with Western influences has led many Filipino composers to experiment in the similar approach. She founded the Bayanihan Folk Arts Center for research and theatrical presentations. Her orchestral music include, Love Songs, Legend of the Sarimanok, Ang Pamana, Philippine Scenes, Her Son, Jose, Sisa and chamber music like Awit ng mga Awit Psalms, Fantaisie on a 4-Note Theme, and East Meets Jazz Ethnika.

Music National Artist 1988

A musician from Baliuag, Bulacan, Buenaventura vigorously pursued a musical career that spanned seven (7) decades. During that time, he committed himself to the advancement of Philippine music frontier. In 1935, he joined Francisca Reyes Aquino to conduct research on folksongs and dances that led to its popularization. He has written several marches such as the “Triumphal March,” “Echoes of thePast,” “History Fantasy,” “Second Symphony in E-flat,” “Echoes from the Philippines,” and “Ode to Freedom.” His orchestral music compositions include “Concert Overture,” “Prelude and Fugue in G Minor,” “Philippines Triumphant, Mindanao Sketches,” and “Symphony in C Major,” among others.

Music National Artist 1988

Region 3

A musician from Baliuag, Bulacan, Buenaventura vigorously pursued a musical career that spanned seven (7) decades. During that time, he committed himself to the advancement of Philippine music frontier. In 1935, he joined Francisca Reyes Aquino to conduct research on folksongs and dances that led to its popularization.He has written several marches such as the “Triumphal March,” “Echoes of thePast,” “History Fantasy,” “Second Symphony in E-flat,” “Echoes from the Philippines,” and “Ode to Freedom.” His orchestral music compositions include “Concert Overture,” “Prelude and Fugue in G Minor,” “Philippines Triumphant, Mindanao Sketches,” and “Symphony in C Major,” among others.

Music National Artist 1997

Region 3

He Filipinized western music forms. His sonatas, marches, and concertos have become full expression of the sentiments of the Filipino in times of strife and peace. De Leon’s orchestral music include “Mariang Makiling Overture (1939),” “Roca Encantada, symphonic legend (1950),” “Maynila Overture (1976),” “Orchesterstuk(1981)” choral music like “Payapang Daigdig,” “Ako’y Pilipino,” “Lupang Tinubuan,” “Ama Namin” and songs “Bulaklak,” “Alitaptap,” and “Mutya ng Lahi.

Music National Artist 1999

His works “Bato sa Buhangin,” “Inang Bayan,” “Isang Dalangin,” “Kalesa,” and “Pilipinas” brought contemporary Filipino music to a higher level. He enriched the Filipino love ballad by adding elements of kundiman to his song “Gaano Kita Kamahal.” Cuenco played with the Filipino Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Manila Symphony Orchestra from 1960 to 1968, and the Manila Chamber Soloists from 1966 to 1970. He completed a music degree in piano and cello from the University of Santo Tomas where he also taught for decades until his death in 1988.

Music National Artist 1991

Region 4A

town bands have significantly contributed to the development of a civic culture among the Filipino communities and opened a creative outlet for young Filipinos. He is popular for his contributions such as the lullaby “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan” which he made in collaboration with Levi Celerio, and the symphonic poem “Lahing Kayumanggi.

Music National Artist 2014

Region 4A

He brought awareness to the people all over the world Asian culture is a rich source of inspiration and celebration of ethnicity through his works that brought out the “Asianness” in music. By his numerous creative outputs, he has elevated the Filipino artistry into one that is highly esteemed by the people. His major works are, “Ashen Wings (1995),” “Sikhay sa Kabila ng Paalam (1993),” “La Loba Negra (1983),” “Yerma (1982),” “Pamugun (1995),” and “Pokpok Alimako (1981).”

Music National Artist 1976

Region 6

portrayal of Cio-cio San in Giacomo Puccini’s Madame Butterfly in Italy. Her performance was hailed as the “most sublime interpretation of the part” and place the Philippines on the map in terms of performing.

Film National Artist 1982

Born as Gerardo Ilagan, he is the most awarded film director in the history of Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards. He produced classics such as “Daigdig ng Mga Api,” “El Filibusterismo,” “Dyesebel,” and “Sisa.”

Film National Artist 2001

Critics have hailed Bernal as “the genius of Philippine cinema.” He is recognized through his films that serve as social commentaries and bold reflections on the existing realities of the struggle of the Filipino. Among his notable films are “Pahiram ng Isang Umaga” (1989), “Broken Marriage” (1983), “Himala” (1982), “City After Dark” (1980), and “Nunal sa Tubig” (1976).

Film National Artist 2006

Popularly known as Fernando Poe, Jr., he was a cultural icon of tremendous audience impact and cinema artist and craftsman–as an actor, director, writer, and producer. The image of the underdog was projected in his films such as “Apollo Robles (1961),” “Batang Maynila (1962),” “Mga Alabok sa Lupa (1967),” “Batang Matador and Batang Estibador (1969),” “Ako ang Katarungan (1974),” “Tatak ng Alipin (1975),” “Totoy Bato (1977)”, “Asedillo (1981),” “Partida (1985),” and “Ang Probisyano (1996),” among many others. The mythical hero, on the other hand, was highlighted in “Ang Alamat (1972),” Ang Pagbabalik ng Lawin (1975)” including his “Panday” series (1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) and the action adventure films adapted from komiks materials such as “Ang Kampana sa Santa Quiteria(1971),” “Santo Domingo (1972),” and “Alupihang Dagat

Film National Artist 1997

Region 5

He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant Filipino filmmakers in Philippine cinema history. His films breathed life and hope for the marginalized sectors of the society. He served in the organizations such as Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and the Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP). He has directed landmark films such as “Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974),” “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975),” “Insiang (1976),” “Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (1984), and “Ornoprobis (1989).”

Film National Artist 2009

Region 5

He is known for producing and directing films based on Filipino tales such as, “Siete Infantes de Lara,’ “IbongAdarna,” and “Prinsipe Tenoso.” He also dared to recreate on screen narratives of world history literature though his works “Genghis Khan” and “Sigfredo.”

Theater and Film National Artist 1976

Region 14

“The Boy Wonder of Philippine Movies,” Avellana has plenty of firsts in the film industry. He was the first to use the motion picture to establish a point-of-view, the first to have his film shown at the Cannes International Film, and the first National Artist of the Philippines for the film. His first film “Sakay,” revolutionized the filmic language in the country and was declared the best picture of 1938 by critics and journalists. He has also directed films for worldwide release such as “Sergeant Hassan (1967),” “Destination Vietnam (1969),” and “The Evil Within (1970).”

Film National Artist 2003

Region 18

He is considered as one of the finest in the cinema of the Philippines and his body of work delved into history and politics. His works include the films, “Ganito Kami Noon… Paano Kayo Ngayon?,” “Aguila,” “Kamakalawa,” “Banta ng Kahapon,” and his 13-part series “Noli Me Tangere.”

Theater National Artist 1997

He served as the director of UP Dramatic Club for 16 years and founded the UP Mobile Theater which started the concept of theater campus tour. By bringing theatre to the countryside, Guerrero made it possible for students and audiences, in general, to experience the basic grammar of staging and acting in familiar and friendly ways through his plays that humorously reflect the behavior of the Filipino. His plays include “Half an Hour in a Convent,” “Wanted: A Chaperon,” “Forever, Condemned,” “Perhaps, In Unity,” “Deep in My Heart,” “Three Rats,” “Our Strange Ways,” “The Forsaken House,” and “Frustrations.”

Theater National Artist 2003

Region 1

Acknowledged as the “guru of contemporary Filipino theater design,” he designed more than 300 productions since 1969. He adapted to the budget limitations by using local materials such as bamboo, abaca, hemp twine, rattan chain links, and gauze cacha. He organized Philippine Association of Theater Designers and Technicians (PATDAT) to promote and professionalize theater design.

Theater National Artist 2001

Region 1

He is the forerunner in institutionalizing “legitimate theater” in the Philippines. He organized the Arena Theater to bring drama to the masses and established a graduate program at the Philippine Normal College for the training of playwrights, directors, technicians, actors, and designers.

Theater National Artist

Region 6

She elevated legitimate theater and dramatic arts and encouraged the establishment of performing groups and the professionalization of Filipino theater. She co-founded the Barangay Theater Guild, together with her husband, Lamberto Avelllana, which gave way for the popularization of theater and dramatic arts in the country through radio and television. She starred in plays like “Othello (1953),” “Macbeth in Black (1959),” “Casa de Bernarda Alba (1967),” and “Tatarin.” Her directorial credits include “Diego Silang (1968),” and “Walang Sugat (1971).”

Traditional Folk Art

These are simple structures built of local materials and available tools to provide shelter for its inhabitants.

Folk Architecture

Also known as kamalig, it serves as an icon to Filipino lowland and rural culture. It is a stilt house with walls usually made up of bamboo rods and bamboo mats or sawali, and a thatched roof made up of anahaw or nipa.

Folk Architecture

It is a one-room house with an attic for storage. Located at the contour of the rice terraces, the exterior of the house looks like a pyramid resting on four posts, while the interior is enclosed by slanting walls and ceiling that appears to be spherical that areformed by the loft.

Folk Architecture

limestone walls, and cogon roofs, strong enough to withstand the typhoons and earthquakes that visit the province. It has narrow doors and windows with wooden shutters and often secured by wooden bars.

Folk Architecture

Place for sleeping. a stately house for the elite members in a tribe in Mindanao. As the house of the datu or sultan, it is a symbol of status and leadership. It also serves as a courthouse, hall for community meetings, and its courtyard as ritual areas for weddings.

Folk Architecture

Their unique ecological setting and fishing economy compel the Badjao to adjust to the limited space of their lepa or floating homes. Strong platforms are made on both ends of the boat for the fish, kitchen utensils and fishing gadgets with the kitchen area usually found at the back.

These are simple marine vessels made for the transport of goods and people by sea and other waterways in the surrounding regions.

Maritime Transports

The outrigger canoe is a small wooden boat used for transport in daily activities by people near the coast. It is sometimes highly decorated.

Maritime Transports

It is a traditional boat made by Sama-Bajau (Badjao) and Moros living in the Sulu Archipelago, Zamboanga peninsula, and southern Mindanao. The assorted vertical colors in its sail represent the colorful culture of the Muslim community. These boats are used for inter-island transport of people and goods.

Early Filipinos weaved using fibers from abaca, cotton, pineapple and, bark. Before the final garment or fabric is produced, the fibers were first knotted, boiled, dyed, and dried and weaved using hands and a wooden platform. This tedious process spans from a week up to months.

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oldest industry of Aklan.

cloth is soft and looks delicate but it is durable and long-lasting. It is often used to our national costumes, the baro’t saya and barong.

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Woven by the T’boli women of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Mindanao, it represents the tribe’s culture and tradition. According to them, the unique designs and patterns on the cloth are bestowed upon them through dreams.

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It serves both practical and spiritual purposes in the Pala’wan community life. It is used as a storage container for rice, salt, and personal belongings. It is also used to house the powerful female spirit Linamin et Kundu during a healing ritual called Kundu. It is handcrafted by the women from fine bamboo strips and made in natural colors.

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weavers of Bukidnon. Their ancestors have used abaca as a raw material for their clothing, footwear, blankets, and for their fishing gear. The production of textile was considered to be sacred to the tribe. The cloth reflects the moods and feelings of the weaver. It is woven as offering to the spirits and also given as a gift, as a dowry, and is used to bring peace during tribal conflicts.

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from Basilan, it features elaborate geometric designs and patterns that are inspired by nature. The fabrics produced by the weavers are used for religious and ritual purposes, bartered for daily necessities, given as gifts, and used for peace offerings in times of conflict.

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weaving is a sacred tradition passed on from mother to daughter.

Kalinga and Apayao. It is a rectangular cloth woman wear as a wraparound skirt. The garment was woven using a backstrap loom an

Wood is the common material that is widely used in the country. Other materials such as stone and metals such as silver and bronze are used in regions where there is an abundance of the mineral.

These may be folk dances and music which are developed by an individual or groups of people that reflect their traditions and culture.

It refers to the traditional oral literature of various ethnic groups of the country. It includes the story of “Malakas at Maganda” and epics such as “Hudhud niAliguyon,” “Darangan,” and the likes.

mainly two-dimensional (2D), like sketching, painting, photography, and calligraphy

include sculpture or ceramics which have three dimensions (3D).

It is used to embellish parts of a building or object. The Ifugaos have carved Anito figures or Bulul which represent their ancestral spirit and granary gods. The bulul is placed in the rice granaries to guard their harvest. On the other hand, the Kapampangans are famous in their parol, an iconic symbol of the Filipino Christmas

serve as a secondary burial jars to hold the deceased. Some of these were decorated with anthropomorphic designs.

Pottery

It is a secondary burial jar found in the early 1960’s in Manunggul Cave, Lippun Point, Palawan. The upper portion of the jar is incised with curvilinear scroll designs and painted with natural iron or hematite. On top of the lid is a boat with two human figures representing two souls on a voyage to the afterlife. The boatman is seated behind a figure whose hands are crossed on the chest. The position of the hands is a traditional Filipino practice observed when arranging the corpse.

Pottery

Earthenware pots resembling human figures were found in Ayub Cave in Pinol, Maitum, Saranggani Province. The pots were dated to the Metal Age (5 BC – 225 AD) and were used for secondary burial. There were 29 jars discovered and each of head-shaped covers portrays different kinds of expressions: sadness, joy, contentment. The heads were either plain or coated with red or black paints.

awarded to a citizen engaged in any traditional art uniquely Filipino whose distinctive skills reached such a high level of technical and artistic excellence and have been passed on to and widely practiced by the present generation in his/her community with the same degree of technical and artistic competence.

Honor and Support traditional folk artist and make sure skills and crafts are preserved

Criteria for GAMABA

GAMABA 1993

Poet, Hanunuo Mangyan Panaytayan, Oriental Mindoro

preservation and promotion of ambahan – a poetic literary form composed of seven-syllable lines used to convey messages through metaphors and images.

GAMABA 1993

Musician and Storyteller, Pala’wan Brookes Point, Palawan

productive and leadingepic chanter and storyteller recognized for his outstanding mastery of the musical instruments basal, kulilal, and bagit.

GAMABA 1993

Musician, Maguindanao Mamasapano, Maguindanao

Kutyapi

kulintang, agong (suspended bossed gong with wide rim), gandingan (bossed gong with narrow rim), palendag (lip-valley flute), and tambul.

GAMABA 1998

Textile Weaver, T’boli Lake Sebu, South Cotabato

hundred designs, including the bulinglangit (clouds), the bankiring (hair bangs), and the kabangi (butterfly),

GAMABA 1998

Textile Weaver, Tagabawa Bagobo Bansalan, Davao del Sur

Her ardent desire to excel in the art of her ancestors enabled her to learn quickly. She developed a keen eye for the traditional designs, and now, at the age of 65, she can identify the design as well as the author of a woven piece just by a glance. She has built a solid reputation for the quality of her work and the intricacies of her designs. There is a continuing demand for her fabrics

GAMABA 2000

Musician and Dancer, KalingaLubugan, Kalinga

gong or the gangsa, the making of which is a disappearing trade. He has endeavored to revive this dying craft. And to hold these and other treasures, he lobbied for two years with the provincial government to grant funds to convert the abandoned Capitol Building into a museum. His persistence was finally rewarded when, with support from the provincial government and other patrons, the Lubuagan branch of the National Museum was established

GAMABA 2000

Epic Chanter, Sulod-Bukidnon Calinog, Iloilo. documentation of the oral literature particularly the epics Labaw Dunggon, and Humadapnon. He works with the Bureau of Nonformal Education, traveling from barangay to barangay, trying to convince the older folk of the necessity and benefits of learning to read and write. He is considered as a bantugan, a person who has attained distinction and he strives to dispense justice in the community through his work as a manughusay – an arbiter of conflicts.

GAMABA 2000

Musician, Yakan Lamitan, Basilan

Instrumental music is significant to the Yakan because it is connected both in their agricultural and social realm. He is a hands-on teacher to interested individuals who wants to learn kwintangan, kayu, and tuntungan

GAMABA 2004

Textile Weaver, Tausug Parang, Sulu

weaver of pis syabit – the traditional cloth tapestry worn as a head cover.

Gamaba 2004

Metalsmith, Kapampangan Apalit, Pampanga

He is an artist who has dedicated his life to creating religious and secular art in silver, bronze, and wood.

Gamaba 2004

Mat Weaver, Sama Tandubas, Tawi-Taw

Pandan leaves.

unique designs, straightness of her edging or tabig, and fineness of her sasa, and kima-kima.

Gamaba 2012

Casque Maker, Ilocano San Quintin, Abra A master artisan of gourd casques or kattukong - an all-weather traditional headgear made of tabungaw or gourd

Gamaba 2012

Textile Weaver, Ilocano Pinili, Ilocos Norte A weaver of inabel, an Ilocano woven cloth, she exhibits her mastery and exceptional skill by producing abel which is finer than the others. Her blankets have a very high thread count and her designs are the most intricate and can sometimes take up to five (5) colors