Filipino Artist Art Appreciation Lecture Notes PDF

FILIPINO ARTIST ART APPRECIATION Filipino artists are important forces in the formation of our national identity. Images and the culture of making artwork has power in itself. These are some notable artists who have captured our Filipino sensibilities in their own way:  Fernando C. Amorso...

FILIPINO ARTIST ART APPRECIATION Filipino artists are important forces in the formation of our national identity. Images and the culture of making artwork has power in itself. These are some notable artists who have captured our Filipino sensibilities in their own way:  Fernando C. Amorsolo (PAINTING) Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) is one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the Philippines. Amorsolo was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Fernando Amorsolo interpreted the "Philippine Light" Rendition of Amorsolo’s “Baguio” a. We can compare his style with the impressionist painters who also aimed to express the simple beauties of nature and life. Such artists are Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, and 19-century portrait artist Auguste Dominique Ingres. Because of Amorsolo's expertise on his medium, which is oil, and his sensitivity to light, Amorsolo was able to paint luminous skin as light strikes it and creates a certain glow. Others even say that you can almost feel the blood rushing underneath the flesh. Quick Facts: Analogous is a type of color harmony which technically means those colors that are next to each other in the color wheel: Example red, red violet, violet. b. He was coined as the master of Philippine Light. This is the kind of light that when it strikes tanned flesh or the leaves of trees for example, one can immediately see a range of analogous or related colors such as yellow green, yellow, and white that appear at the same time and makes one feel the warmth of the scene created. Because of his excellent style, his paintings never fail to bring back the warmth and idyllic scenes of Philippine provinces and traditions. ⦿ Amorsolo is best known for his illuminated landscapes,which often portrayed traditional Filipino customs, culture, fiestas and occupations. ⦿ His pastoral works presented "an imagined sense of nationhood in counterpoint to American colonial rule" and were important to the formation of Filipino Fruit Gatherer, 1950 by national identity. Fernando Amorsolo oil on board. A vital specimen of his work on the human face and landscape. ⦿ Amorsolo was sought after by influential Filipinos including Luis Araneta, Antonio Araneta and Jorge B. Vargas. ⦿ Amorsolo also became the favourite Philippine artist of United States officials and visitors to the country. Fruit Pickers Harvesting Under The Mango Tree ⦿ The volume of paintings, sketches and studies of Amorsolo is believed to have reached more than 10,000 pieces. ⦿ In May 2010, the highest priced Amorsolo painting (one of the lavanderas) was auctioned off at Christie's for about US$ 440,000. Antipolo by Fernando Amorsolo Vicente Silva Manansala was a Filipino cubist painter and illustrator. One of the first Abstractionists on the Philippine art scene, Manansala is also credited with bridging the gap between the city and the suburbs, between the rural and cosmopolitan ways of life. Born: January 22, 1910, Macabebe Died: August 22, 1981 (age 71 years), Manila Period: Cubism Parents: Perfecto Q. Manansala, Engracia Silva Spouse: Hermenegilda Diaz (1981) Award: National Artist of the Philippines Vicente Manansala developed his rendition of transparent cubism technique a. Cubism was pioneered jointly by Pablo Picasso and George Braque, and was described to be the most radical innovation of art "isms" since it contrasted greatly with the classical perception of beauty. It uses overlapping and multi- perspective geometric shapes and forms of the chosen subject to produce depth. b. The cubist aspect of Manansala has broader facets and planes than original cubism so they bring out larger rhythms and is closer to Synthetic Cubism rather than its earlier phase, which is Analytic Cubism. He further developed it into transparent cubism, which shows panels of shapes interfacing each other. c. Unlike Amorsolo, Manansala echoes the proletarian painters of the United States. His works were non-idyllic, emotions and back grounds showing evidence of real events happening at his time like poverty and economic depression, and skin tones are not luminous but rather kayumanggi. An example on the application of transparent cubism The Bird Seller Vicente Manansala Date: 1976 Style: Cubism Sabungero, oil on canvas, 1977 Fish Vendor, oil on canvas, 1977 Sungka, oil on canvas, Angelus, oil on canvas, 1977 Mother and Child, oil on canvas, 1977 A self-taught painter; Hernando R. Ocampo, popularly known as HR Ocampo, was a leading member of the pre-war Thirteen Moderns, the group that charted the course of modern art in the Philippines. His works provided an understanding and awareness of the harsh social realities in the country immediately after the Second World War and contributed significantly to the rise of the nationalist spirit in the post-war era. It was, however, his abstract works that left an indelible mark on Philippine modern art. His canvases evoked the lush Philippine landscape, its flora and fauna, under the sun and rain in fierce and bold colors. Hernando R. Ocampo's style was considered by some critics as the most Filipino a. Most of HR Ocampo's works are purely abstraction, therefore it is hard to pinpoint why he was described as the "most Filipino" painter ever. However, it is not the content but rather the style of his works where one can see his unique painterly approach b. What is unique in his works are the abstract compositions of biological forms that are portrayed in bold strokes of colors that seem to oscillate before your eyes His subject matters are usually nature's flora and fauna, hence reflective of the natural beauty of his country. ⦿ Napoleon Abueva (born January 26, 1930) ⦿ He is the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He is the only Boholano given the distinction as National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts. ⦿ He took up a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines where he graduated in 1953. Napoleon Abueva's modernist but Filipino-themed sculptures a. Characterized by the planar and geometric look of his sculptures. Abueva veered away from the conservatism of his mentor, Guillermo Tolentino (known for sculpting the University of the Philippines" "Oblation") b. He still kept Filipino themes in his sculptures such as rice planters, mother and child, carabaos, and the like. However, his bold and edgy interpretation of such themes intensified the kind of spirit present in his dynamic and often monumental sculptures. ⦿ Some of his major works include Kaganapan (1953), Kiss of Judas (1955), Thirty Pieces of Silver, The Transfiguration, Eternal Gardens Memorial Park (1979), UP Gateway (1967), Kaganapan  Kaganapan is one of Napoleon Abueva’s work of art. Sculpted out of marble in 1952 when Abueva was still a young student at the University of the Philippines, this sculpture won the grand prize in the Arts Association of the Philippines’ annual competition. Kaganapan   National Artist of the Philippines for Sculpture Guillermo Estrella Tolentino was a Filipino sculptor and professor of the University of the Philippines. He was designated as a National Artist of the Philippines for Sculpture in 1973, three years before his death. Guillermo Estrella Tolentino  is a concrete statue by Philippine National Artist Guillermo Tolentino which serves as the iconic symbol of the University of the Philippines. It depicts a man facing upward with arms outstretched, symbolizing selfless offering of oneself to his union. The Oblation