Review: Contemporary Philippine Arts and National Artists (Literature) Quiz

Filipino Writers and Artists

• Amado V. Hernandez was a Filipino writer known for his criticism of social injustices in the Philippines.
• Virgilio S. Almario, also known as Doveqlion, was a poet, critic, painter, and teacher.
• Nick Joaquín was a Filipino writer and National Artist of the Philippines in Literature.
• Teodoro Agoncillo was a Filipino biographer, historian, and director of the National Library.
• Nick Joaquín explored Filipino identity and was one of the most influential figures in the country’s literary history.

Architecture and Art

• Leandro V. Locsin was a Filipino architect, teacher, and community leader known for his prominent role in modern Philippine architecture.
• Victorio C. Edades was a Filipino painter known for pioneering modernist art in the Philippines.
• Geometric Abstraction is an art style characterized by geometric shapes and 'bare bones' forms of art from the 1960s.
• Papier-mâché is a raw material used in creating many products and is also used in creating art.
• Tikog is a plant material that belongs to sea grasses and is used in creating art.

Film and Contemporary Art

• Lino Brocka was a Filipino film director recognized as a National Artist for his groundbreaking contribution in Filipino Cinema.
• Collage is a contemporary art technique that involves adhering cut-outs of paper and coating them with one or more coats of transparent varnish.
• Social Realism in art is the real depiction of contemporary life as a means of critique and social commentary.
• Found Objects in art originate from the French objet trouvé and have a non-art function.
• The artwork of Vicente Manansala, displayed at the National Museum, is an example of large scale art.
• Decalcomania is the process of applying gouache to paper or glass and then transferring the reversed image onto canvas or other flat materials.
• Collage is a contemporary art technique that involves adhering flat elements such as newspaper or magazine.
• Buri is extracted from the matured leaves of the buri palm and used in creating art.