Famous filipino artists and their biography
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11 of the Most Famous Filipino Artists and their Artworks: Amorsolo, Bencab, And More
Despite Fernando Zóbel’s prolific background as kin of the prominent Zóbel de Ayala family, one can guess, from his biography, that his life was far from easy. He had suffered health problems since childhood, lost his father to an infection, and lived through political turmoil both in Spain and in the Philippines.
His art style, abstractionist, was inspired by Mark Rothko, but although Rothko is famous for vibrant colours, Zóbel’s artwork has been mostly done in blacks, whites, blues, and greys. Although some works evoke a calming feel with their soft, even brushstrokes, others are created that feel quite tense, with sharp, dark, crisscrossing lines against a light backdrop.
While Zóbel’s play on colour and strokes can be interpreted differently, he had once been quoted talking about the emotion in his approach. “Critics have aske
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The Order of National Artists (Order ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts, namely: Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, spelfilm, Broadcast Arts, and Architecture and Allied Arts. The order fryst vatten jointly administered by the National kommission for Culture and the Arts and the Cultural Center of the Philippines and conferred by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation by both institutions.
National Artists are given a Grand Collar symbolizing their ställning eller tillstånd. Likened to the US National Medal for the Arts and the beställning of Culture of Japan, the recipients embody the highest ideals of humanities and aesthetics and ideal expression of Filipinos as exemplified bygd their outstanding works and contributions.
Gemino Abad
National Artist for Literature,
University Professor Emeritus, College of Arts and Letters ()
Director, Creative
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FAMOUS FILIPINO ARTISTS AND THEIR ART WORKS
2) Artist:Ang Kiuko Painting:The Crucifixion
When a painter paints, his emotions are shown through the painted canvas. It shows the different realities about life that move its audience. One person was able to do this through his paintings, and he is the legendary Ang Kiuko. His early paintings were full of different emotions that influenced the viewers' feelings. His audience could easily understand the message of his paintings because he used passion. He drew the Crucifixion of Christ that exhibited hopelessness and depression. His favorite subjects for his paintings were angst and anger that are shown in his paintings called "Payaso" and "Ina at Anak". His paintings were full of irony and questions. After some years, he tried to re-create his style in art by painting gleeful pictures of Mother Nature instead of painting pictures of quarreling crowds. He was able to input different perspectives of life in a smal