Different Artists and Cultural Workers in the Philippines PDF

Can you give me an example of Ethnomedicine?  Coconut healing oil being processed by a specialist  Tungkoy mix used in ethnomedicine practices  Hilot conducted by a specialist  Traditional herbal medicine mix  Herbal tea from boiled various native herbs How about in the folk architectu...

Can you give me an example of Ethnomedicine?  Coconut healing oil being processed by a specialist  Tungkoy mix used in ethnomedicine practices  Hilot conducted by a specialist  Traditional herbal medicine mix  Herbal tea from boiled various native herbs How about in the folk architectu re?  Rice granaries from Ifugao, called bale  Daru Jambangan (Palace of Flowers), the royal residence of the ruler of the Tausug  Torogan in Lanao del Sur, the traditional residences of community leaders among the Maranao people.  Dakay house, the oldest surviving coral houses in the Batanes still used today.  OBJECTIVES a.Identify the different artist and cultural workers of projects of the different art/cultural forms. b.Demonstrate appreciation to Filipino artist and to their contribution to contemporary arts c.Appreciate Filipino artist’s roles to different art/cultural form  Different Artist and Cultural Workers  National Artist for Visual Arts Fernando Amorsolo He was the first National Artist in the country. The official title “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art” was bestowed on Amorsolo when the Manila Hilton inaugurated its art center on January 23, 1969, with an exhibit of a selection of his works. He was also known for his backlighting technique in painting. His major works include “Dalagang Bukid,” “El Ciego,” “The Mestiza,” “Maiden in a Hernando R. Ocampo 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. Carlos “Botong” Francisco He is the poet of Angono, single- handedly revived the forgotten art of mural and remained its most distinguished practitioner for nearly three decades. In panels such as those that grace the City Hall of Manila, Francisco turned fragments of the historic past into vivid records of the legendary courage of the ancestors of his race. Guillermo Estrella Tolentino Represents the National Artist Awards for Sculpture in 1973. He is considered as the “Father of Philippine Arts” because of his great works like the famous “Bonifacio Monument” symbolizing Filipinos cry for freedom located in intersection of EDSA and Rizal Avenue and “The Oblation” in UP signifying Napoleon Abueva He was the youngest national artist awardee and considered as the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture. He helped shape the local sculpture scene to what it is now. Being adept in either academic representational style or modern abstract, he has utilized almost all kinds of materials from hardwood (molave, acacia, langka wood, ipil, kamagong, palm wood and bamboo) to adobe, metal, stainless steel,  National Artist for Architecture designs Pablo S. Antonio pioneered modern Philippine architecture. His He basic design is grounded on simplicity, no clutter. The lines are clean and smooth, and where there are curves, these are made integral to the structure. Pablo Jr. points out, “For our father, every line must have a meaning, a purpose. For him, function comes first before elegance or form“. The other thing that characterizes an Antonio structure is the maximum use of natural light and cross ventilation. Antonio believes that buildings “should be planned with austerity in mind and its stability forever as the aim of true architecture, that Leandro V. Locsin He reshaped the urban landscape with a distinctive architecture reflective of Philippine Art and Culture. He believes that the true Philippine Architecture is “the product of two great streams of culture, the oriental and the occidental… to produce a new object of profound harmony.” It is this synthesis that underlies all his works, with his achievements in concrete reflecting his mastery of space and scale. Every Locsin Building is an original, and identifiable as Locsin’s largest single work is the Istana Nurul Iman, the palace of the Sultan of Brunei, which has a floor area of 2.2 million square feet. The CCP Complex itself is a virtual Locsin Complex with all five buildings designed by him, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Folk Arts Theater, Philippine International Convention Center, Philcite and The Westin Hotel (now Sofitel Philippine Plaza). Ildefonso Paez Santos, Jr. Santos is recognized as the “Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture.” He was responsible for landscaping numerous public areas such as the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, the Manila Hotel Complex, Nayong Pilipino, the Asian Institute of Management complex, Paco Park, San Miguel Corporation building, Rizal Park, and Maño sa the most was one of influential architects of the Philippines. His projects include the Coconut Palace and the EDSA Shrine. He is also José María V. Zaragoza is credited with designing some of the most prominent religious buildings in the country, including the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City, the Quiapo Church Expansion, and the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. He designed more than 40 churches and religious structures.  National Artist for Literature Carlos Quirino a biographer, has the distinction of having He is written one of the earliest biographies of Jose Rizal titled The Great Malayan. Quirino’s books and articles span the whole gamut of Philippine history and culture–from Bonifacio’s trial to Aguinaldo’s biography, from Philippine cartography to culinary arts, from cash crops to tycoons and president’s lives, among so many subjects. In 1997, Pres. Fidel Ramos created historical literature as a new category in the National Artist Awards and Quirino was its first recipient. He made a record earlier on when he Francisco Arcellana A writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist, and teacher, Arcellana is one of the most important progenitors of the modern Filipino short story in English. He pioneered the development of the short story as a lyrical prose-poetic form. For him, the pride of fiction is “that it is able to render truth, that is able to present reality”. Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez better known as N.V.M. Gonzalez, fictionist, essayist, poet, and teacher, articulated the Filipino spirit in rural, urban landscapes. Among the many recognitions, he won the First Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940, received the Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1960 and the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining in 1990. The awards attest to his triumph in appropriating the English language to express, reflect and shape Philippine culture and Philippine sensibility.He became U.P.’sbInternational-Writer-In-Residence  National Artist In the Performing arts CINEMA Lamberto Avellana He is a director for theater and film, has the distinction of being called “The Boy Wonder of Philippine Movies” as early as 1939. In his first film Sakay, Avellana demonstrated a kind of visual rhythm that established a new filmic language. Sakay was declared the best picture of 1939 by critics and journalists alike and set the tone for Avellana’s career in film that would be capped by such distinctive achievements as the Grand Prix at the Asian Film Festival in Hong Kong for Anak Dalita (1956); Best Director of Asia award Lino Brocka He is a director for film and broadcast arts, espoused the term “freedom of expression” in the Philippine Constitution. Brocka took his social activist spirit to the screen leaving behind 66 films which breathed life and hope for the marginalized sectors of society Lino Brocka has left behind his masterpieces, bequeathing to our country a heritage of cinematic harvest; a bounty of stunning Manuel Conde He was responsible for giving the Philippines its first internationally acclaimed film in 1955, Genghis Khan. Then, in 1959, Conde directed Juan Tamad Goes to Congress, the very first satirical film shown in Philippine theaters. Conde himself starred as Juan Tamad in the movie. Major works: Ibong Adarna (1941), Si Juan Tamad (1947), Siete Infantes de DANCE Francisca Reyes Aquino She is credited for her unparalleled and extensive research on Philippine folkdance and traditional games. She painstakingly described, illustrated, and recorded these in her 1926 thesis titled “Philippine Folk Dances and Games.” Because of Aquino, Philippine folkdance and traditional games are preserved and immortalized in school curriculums nationwide as part of Physical Leonor Orosa Goquingco She was one of the most respected choreographers in the Philippines and abroad. She was the first Filipino who choreographed a ballet, The Elements (1940). After World War II, she formed the Philippine Ballet (not to be confused with Ballet Philippines), and choreographed Noli Me Tangere, bringing the novel to life in ballet as the Noli Dance Suite. Ramon Obusan Was instrumental in promoting Philippine traditional dance and cultural work. He founded the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, a folk dance company. He incorporated into it the vast data artifacts he had accumulated through his decades of doing research on Philippine MUSIC Antonio Buenaventura He was a composer and conductor. He helped preserve ethnic Filipino folksongs by studying them and creating songs that made use of ethnic instruments and melodies. Ernani J. Cuenco Cuenco’s hand in Philippine music is easily recognizable in compositions that elegantly fused ballad and kundiman. His compositions include “Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal,” “Bato sa Buhangin,” and “Nahan Jose Maceda He was an ethnomusicologist. He studied the cultural and social roots of Filipino music, including indigenous music. Starting in 1952, Maceda researched and helped preserve ethnic Filipino music. He also investigated various ethnic music from Andrea Veneracion Veneracion was the founder of the Philippine Madrigal Singers or Madz, whom she trained and molded to become one of the most respected choral groups in the world. The Madz have won numerous international awards and choral competitions, helping cement the reputation of the Philippines as powerhouse in choral competitions. Ryan Cayabyab Cayabyab is one of the most well- known composers of our time, thanks to his compositions penetrating pop culture. He formed the iconic singing group Smokey Mountain in the ‘90s. As a composer, Cayabyab is a go-to musician for movie sound tracks. He composed numerous tracks for movies, including songs for the musical Ang Larawan (2017). He is also credited for hit THEATER Honorata “Atang” dela Rama De la Rama is best known for her role in vaudeville, more commonly referred to as bodabil by Filipinos in the ‘30s. During the American occupation, she campaigned for the dominance of Filipino kundiman and sarsuela in performance stages. She was also a talented singer. She lent her voice to the sarsuela, Dalagang Bukid, which helped make her famous. Tinio is recognized as one of the titans of Philippine theater. He led productions of the Ateneo Experimental Theater, in which he explored the concepts of being an actor and tested the limits of what was considered acceptable in theater culture. Salvador F. Bernal Bernal was a prolific theater producer, with over 300 works credited to his name. In 1995, he organized the Philippine Association of Theatre Designers and Technicians, which he used as a platform to introduce and promote Philippine Cultural Workers The major cultural agencies of government are the: Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) National Historical Institute (NHI) National Museum (NM) National Library (TNL) Records Management and Archives Office (RMAO) Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) [Commission on the Filipino Language] all under the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) by virtue of E.O. No. 80 and R.A. No. 9155. Their role is to developed to realize the above-mentioned mandates of the NCCA Program for Culture and Development Culture and Education Program for Artistic Excellence Promotion of Culture and the Arts Conservation of Cultural Heritage Culture and Diplomacy