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## National Artists of the Philippines ### National Artist for Literature & Music, 1997 Levi Celerio is a prolific lyricist and composer for decades. He effortlessly translated/wrote anew the lyrics to traditional melodies: "O Maliwanag Na Buwan" (Iloko), "Ako ay May Singsing" ### Uwang Ahadas, mu...

## National Artists of the Philippines ### National Artist for Literature & Music, 1997 Levi Celerio is a prolific lyricist and composer for decades. He effortlessly translated/wrote anew the lyrics to traditional melodies: "O Maliwanag Na Buwan" (Iloko), "Ako ay May Singsing" ### Uwang Ahadas, musician Yakan musical instruments are not the easiest or most affordable to maintain, but Uwang Ahadas of Lamitan, Basilan made it his life's work to master them. He broke tradition by reaching excellence in playing the kwintangan, an instrument typically played by a woman. ### Magdalena Gamayo, textile weaver Based in Pinili, Ilocos Norte, Magdalena Gamayo took up weaving when she was 16, guided by her aunt's patterns. She taught herself traditional patterns, such as kusikus (whirlwind), marurup (Milky Way), and sinan paddak ti pusa (cat's pawprint), building on the more common inuritan (geometric design) and sinansabong (flowers). Gamayo's skill and instinct are none more apparent than they are in her ability to replicate designs she's only seen once. Her binakol, or woven cloth, continues to draw praise and awe for its above average thread count and uniform weave. ### Eduardo Mutuc, metalsmith and artist He uses wood, silver, and bronze to create exquisitely detailed and lifelike pieces of varying sizes: altars, mirrors, retablos, and even carosas. Mutuc is based in Apalit, Pampanga. He was awarded in 2004. ### Teofilo Garcia, gourd casque *"tabungaw"* maker Garcia was able to introduce the tabungaw plant as a good and sturdy material for functional, elegant, and protective hats. He produces everything he needs – planting and harvesting the gourds, splitting and refining rattan for the lining, and weaving nito and bamboo for accents himself – and usually takes seven days to finish a hat. ### Lang Dulay, textile weaver In Lang Dulay's family, the weaving of the t'nalak (a fine abaca cloth) took place before or after farm work, when the weather was cool and the conditions were better for the product. She knew around a hundred, including bulinglangit (clouds), kabangi (butterfly), crocodiles, and flowers. She valued purity, so much so that she never washed her t'nalak with soap. She was awarded in 1998, and passed away in 2015. ### Masino Intaray, chanter and musician A member of the Pala'wan tribe, musician and epic chanter Masino Intaray was a master of the basal, a gong music ensemble played during rice cooking (tambilaw) and sharing (tinapay) rituals, which gather the community as they serve offerings to Pala'wan rice god Ampo't Paray.Intaray also performed the kulilal ### Darhata Sawabi, textile weaver The Parang, Sulu-based textile weaver's primary creation was the headpiece *pis siyabit* – *pis* stands for the pattern, which is said to be derived from India's mandala, depicting spirituality through geometric forms, and *siyabit* refers to the hook and technique ## Module 4: Elements and Principles of Contemporary Art Forms ### Elements of Art - Building blocks of an artwork, tools artist used in creating an artwork - **Line** is most easily defined as a mark that spans a distance between two points (or the path of a moving point), taking any form along the way - **Form** maybe created forming of two or more shapes or asthreedimensional shape (cube, pyramid, or sphere). It maybe enhanced by ### Principles of Arts - **Contarst** refers to the arrangement of opposite elements and effects - **Emphasis** refers to the area of an artwork that dominates attention or draws interest - **Movement** can be thought of in two ways – the first refers to how an artist depicts(draw or illustrate) movement using the elements and principles of art. - **Rhythm** is a principle of art that refers to the movement or action of a composition, usually