NEO-CLASSICISM & ROMANTICISM in the PHILIPPINES

NEO-CLASSICISM & ROMANTICISM in the PHILIPPINES: FAMOUS ARTISTS

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SOZIL M. PENARANDA

NEO-CLASSICISM & ROMANTICISM in the PHILIPPINES

- IT CAN BE SEEN THROUGH VARIOUS MAJOR ARTWORKS SUCH AS PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, AND ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES

- THE ARTISTS EXPRESSED THEIR SKILLS AND IDEAS IN THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION.

FELIZ RESURRECCION HIDALGO y PADILLA

(1855-1913)

• GREAT FILIPINO PAINTER OF THE LATE 19TH CENTURY WHO INSPIRED MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE REFORM MOVEMENT

_{FAMOUS WORKS OF HIDALGO}

THE CHRISTIAN VIRGINS BEING EXPOSED TO THE POPULACE

• "SILVER MEDALIST" during the 1884 in Madrid, Spain

• also known as The Madrid Exposition

• a copy of the painting is part of the art collection of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

• The original was destroyed in a fire at the University of Valladolid in Spain

JUAN LUNA y NOVICIO

(1857-1899)

• A PAINTER AND SCULPTOR WHO BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST RECOGNIZED PHILIPPINE ARTISTS

• A POLITICAL ACTIVIST OF THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY.

FAMOUS WORK

JUAN LUNA

SPOLIARIUM

• The picture recreates a despoiling scene in a Roman circus where dead gladiators are stripped off weapons and garments

FERNANDO CUETO AMORSOLO

(1892-1972)

-A NATIONAL ARTIST IN PAINTING

-A PORTRAITIST AND PAINTER OF RURAL PHILIPPINE LANDSCAPE

-HE MASTERED THE USE OF LIGHT IN HIS WORK

FAMOUS WORK

PLANTING RICE WITH MAYON VOLCANO

• the contemporary life of the Filipino farmers in 1951

GUILLERMO ESTRELLA TOLENTINO

(1890-1976)

-NATIONAL ARTIST FOR THE VISUAL ART(SCULPTOR) IN 1973

-"FATHER OF THE PHILIPPINE ARTS"

FAMOUS WORK

OBLATION

•  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.

PAMBANSANG BANTAYOG NI ANDRES BONIFACIO

• to commemorate Philippine revolutionary Andrés Bonifacio, the founder and Supremo of the Katipunan.

• fought for independence from the politically and socially ruthless colonial rule by Spain.

NAPOLEON ISABELO VELOSO ABUEVA

-NATIONAL ARTIST FOR SCUPLTOR

-FATHER OF MODERN PHILIPPINE SCULPTURE

FAMOUS WORK :

SIYAM NA DIWATA NG SINING

• His “Siyam na Diwata ng Sining” (1991) stands stately at the grounds of Bulwagang Rizal in UP Diliman. although open to the harsh elements. Here are their profiles in detail.

SIYAM NA DIWATA NG SINING

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Among those famous artists, who is considered the Great Old Man of Philippine art? And Why?

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Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972)

Labelled the country’s first National Artist in 1972 by then President Marcos, Fernando Amorsolo is often known as the ‘Grand Old Man of Philippine Art’. The Spanish-trained realist developed a backlighting technique, where his colorful depictions of local people reflect the radiance of the Philippine sun.