 Maritime Indonesians = Mongoloid race with Caucasian affinities.

 Antonio Pigafetta = official historian of Magellan’s expedition

 Maranao Sultan Ancestral House = Proclaiming exalted status (Salakot shaped roof, ornate
beams and massive post)
 Malays = ati-atihan festival, Maragtas Chronicle and the code of Kalantiaw (prominent
contributions)
 Ethnic dances and songs are usually accompanied by chordophones such TANGKOL or Bamboo
Zither of Bukidnon.
 Bul-ul = A carved Anito figures of the Ifugaos represents ancestral spirits and granary gods
 Manuggul jar = used for burial rites by the ancient people in Palawan.
 Boaya = A Bontoc Warrior’s Head Hunting Necklace made of shell, boar tusk, rattan, fiber and
bone
 LINGLINGO = fertility charms of Filipino tribes, used as either an earring or a necklace pendant
 The inhabitants of the Visayan islands as described by the first Spaniards to set eyes upon them
and were called PINTADOS (Painted ones).
 Okir = Ornamental design of the Maranaos , a general term for both the scroll and the
geometric form.
 Modern Art Aesthetics = Artist’s intent to portray a subject as it exists in the world, according to
his or her unique perspective and is typified by a rejection of accepted or traditional styles and
values.
 Modern Art = Adheres to process, community engagement and the inclusion of wider aspects of
artistic creation.
 A lot of contemporaries may be collaborative/participative, interactive and process-oriented,
meaning that there is less emphasis on the finish product and Single author or creator.
 Contemporary Art is the art of the present, which continuously in process and in tradition
 Contemporary Art is never fixed, but open to many Possibilities.
 There are works that are too fragile for direct handling and are not exactly fixed and so on.
 Contemporary artist like Saudi Ahmad continue to use traditional media such as watercolor and
oil canvas.
 The filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik and his family perform their life as their art and vice versa. Evident
in the art spaces in Baguio have become associated with a mix performance.
 The Illustrado paved way for the rich locals to study abroad, a more Academic and Western
approach has been learned.
 Damian Domingo = Founder of the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura, the first school of drawing in
the Philippines.
 Letras y Figuras = Art style that fuses letters with figures in everyday activity amidst a common
background. Usually patron’s full name.
 Spoliarium = won gold medal in the 1884 Madrid of Fine Arts.
 Fabian Dela Rosa = Known as the “master of genre” in Philippine art.
 Fernando Amorsolo = A portraitist and painter of rural landscape. He is best known for his
craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light. First awardees of the National Artist Award in
1972
 Guillermo Tolentino = He is consider as the “Father of Philippine Arts” because of his great
works like the famous “Bonifacio Monument” symbolizing Filipinos cry for freedom and “The
Oblation” in UP signifying academic freedom.
 Victorio Edades, Carlos “Botong” Francisco,Galo B. Ocampo = Modern Art styles such as pop art,
maximalism, minimalism, abstraction, expressionism, constructivism.
 Hernando Ocampo = His works were radical and poetic showing the kind of society there was
after world war II.
 Benedicto Cabrera = who was tagged as a master of Philippine contemporary art.
 Carlos “Botong” Francisco = He was a muralist from Angono, Rizal, his works shows the historical
past of the Philippines. One of the so-called “Triumvirate” along with other modernist Galo
Ocampo and Victorio Edades. Some of his major arts includes The Martyrdom of Rizal,
Bayanihan, Blood Compact, and Sandugo, First Mass at Limasawa, Invasion of Manila.
 Cesar Legaspi = important contribution to modern art was his refinement of cubism in the
Philippine context.
 Abdulmari Asia Imao = He preserved and promoted the Philippine indigenous art using ethnic
themes like the ukkil, sarimanok, and naga in his paintings and sculptures.
 ARTURO LUZ ARTURO LUZ = He is an abstractionist known for his minimalist paintings and
sculptures which exude sophisticated simplicity and started doing art at the age of 17 without
prior training.
 Federico Aguilar Alcuas = An artist known for his gestural abstract expressionistic paintings using
a variety of mediums like acrylic and oil. He was also a sculptor who produced abstract and
figurative sculpture made of materials like ceramics, paper, and mixed media
 Napoleon Abueva = Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture.
 Francisco Coching = Tagged as “Dean of Filipino Illustrators”
 Vicente Manansala = He contributed in modernism of Philippine visual arts by his style of
transparent cubism.
 Pablo Baen Santos = Considered as one of the provocateurs of social realism and a recipients of
the 13 Artists award given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
 Antipas Delovato = selected to paint the official portrait of then Philippine President Corazon
Aquino.
 Orlando Castillo = He painted peasant portraits and peasants in struggle based on a sojourn in
the countryside, and was imprisoned for his public art. A founding member of Concerned Artists
of the Philippine.
 Renato Habulan = One of the most interesting story-tellers among the social realist who came
into the art scene in the 70’s. His paintings depicted truths between the rich and the poor, the
master and slave, and classes of disparity.
 Jose Terce Ruiz = Well known for his wry and compelling political cartoons.
 Neil Doricon = He won several prizes in various art festivals, designs and caricature
competitions. Explores the potential myths to convey social and historical issue.
 Al Manrique = His works are metaphors of the struggle of the workers and the urban poor.
Graduated with a degree in architecture from University of Santo Thomas in 1970.
 Papo de Asis = His painting is about the justice for the poor and uprising of workers. He
immigrated to the US in 1990, but continued in the arts and activist community.
  Fernando Amorsolo = his work of art was notable for reflecting the artistic and cultural heritage
of the Philippines. His significant works are planting Rice, Dalagang Bukid, The Mestiza, and
Maiden in the Stream.
 Benedicto Cabrera = His major arts include Sabel, Ego Gesture, The Oriental fan, and Twins.

Notable Artists during American Period

o FABIAN DELA ROSA = The brightest name in Philippine painting after Luna and certainly
the leading Master of Genre in the first quarter of the century.
o FERNANDO AMORSOLO = A portraitist and painter of rural landscapes. He is best known
for his craftsmanship and mastery in the use of light. First awardee of the National Artist
Award in 1972
o GUILLERMO TOLENTINO = He is consider as the "Father of Philippine Arts" because of
his great works like the famous "Bonifacio Monument" symbolizing Filipinos cry for
freedom and "The Oblation" in UP signifying academic freedom.

CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS CLASSIFICATION

 Visual Arts = Forms perceived by the eyes
 Audio-Visual Arts = Art forms perceived by both ears (audio) and eyes (video), Known as
performing arts
 Literary Arts = Art forms that are presented in the written mode and intended to be read