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Agnes Locsin is dubbed as one of the “most progressive contemporary

choreographers in the Philippines.”

Salvacion Lim-Higgins is credited for innovating and transforming the look of

terno into a world-class silhouette by combining the elements of Philippine
costume with European couture details and construction.

Marilou Diaz-Abaya emerged as a bold experimenter of storytelling structure

and a fierce creative protester of the harrowing plight of women in a male-
dominated society.

Ricardo Lee demonstrated his mastery of writing historical films, literary and
true-to-life adaptations, political, courtroom, and diasporic dramas, the stories
of “outsiders” and marginalized figures.

Nora Villamayor has been in different fields for more than four decades—film,
television, music, and stage; she came to be known as the girl with the “golden
voice” with the unique tone of her voice.

Dr. Gemino Abad is a writer, critic, scholar, literary historian, and anthologist
with numerous books and literary awards including ten poetry volumes, nine
volumes of literary criticism, two volumes on his own poetics, two short story
collections, a five-volume historical anthology of Philippine poetry in English, and
a six-volume anthology of Philippine short stories in English.

Fides Cuyugan-Asensio’s more than six decades of involvement with the art of
opera displays her dedication and passion to bringing inaccessible Western
dramatic idiom into Philippine theaters.

Antonio Mabesa was known as the Lion of the Theater, was a director, actor,
and teacher who greatly contributed to the growth and diversity of Philippine
theater.

Antonio Molina was known as the Claude Debussy of the Philippines due to his
use of impressionist themes in music.

Lucrecia Kasilag was a Filipino composer and pianist; particularly known for
incorporating indigenous Filipino instruments into orchestral productions.
Levi Celerio was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited with writing
over 4,000 songs.

Felipe de Leon was a Filipino classical music composer, conductor, and scholar, he
was credited for being a crisis composer.

Francisca Aquino was a Filipino folk dancer and academic noted for her research
on Philippine folk dance.

Ramon Obusan is credited for his work in promoting Philippine traditional dance
and cultural work. He is also an acclaimed archivist, researcher and documentary
filmmaker who focused on Philippine culture.

Leonor Goquingco was a Filipino national artist in creative dance, who was also
known for breaking tradition within dance. In 1940, she created The Elements
the first ballet choreographed by a Filipino to commissioned music.

Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero wrote over 100 plays, 41 of which have been published.
His unpublished plays have either been broadcast on the radio or staged in
various parts of the Philippines.

Fernando Amorsolo was known as the Grand Old Man of Philippine Art. Lauded
for his skill in depicting light and form, he is well known for his search paintings
of idyllic Philippine rural life.

Carlos Francisco is a muralist who brought the art form back into the limelight,
his work graces the City Hall of Manila and the National Art Gallery of the
Philippines.

Napoleon Abueva is the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture; Abueva was

instrumental in shaping sculpture in the Philippines. He was recognized for being
adept at a variety of forms and materials.

Victorio Edades was a key figure in the history of Philippine art, counted as one
of the revolutionary Thirteen Moderns and later called the Father of Modern
Philippine painting.

Vicente Manansala was a Filipino cubist painter and illustrator.

Arturo Luz is credited with elevating the Filipino aesthetic vision, and his work
is elegant and economic, employing minimalism, geometric abstracts, and invoking
a universal reality. He is also known as one of the greats of Asian modernism.
Jeremias Elizalde Navarro’s work in the visual arts spans a variety of media and
techniques, including drawing, printmaking, graphic designing, search painting,
and sculpting. He employed mixed media in much of his works.

Ang Kiukok began his art journey at a young age. His distinctive style pulled
influences from cubism, surrealism, and expressionism. His work was noted for
depicting rage and violence.

Jose Joya’s paintings make use of palettes found in the Philippine landscape,
such as golden rice fields ready for harvest. Joya’s work espoused kinetic
energy and spontaneity, and he was a master of gestural search paintings, he
pioneered abstract impressionism in most of his works.

Order of National Artist is the highest award conferred by the President of

the Philippines to the nation’s artist.

The President will decide the final list of awardees and will then issue a
proclamation, conferring the rank and title on the awardees?

The Secretariat screens and deliberates the nominations before submitting a

list of recommended nominees to the President?

The Order of National Artists has been established by virtue of Presidential

Proclamation
No. 1001 s. 1972

The awarding of the Order of the national artist is conferred by the President
every three years.

Contemporary Arts considered as the Art of Now.

From the Renaissance up until the twentieth century, many artists in the West
consider the decorative arts as a lower version of art; makers of these
artworks were not considered as artists but rather as craftsmen.

Contemporary art forms include recently conceived art styles and techniques
that are avant garde. or experimental in nature.

Contemporary art form is the new and unusual art forms that could not be easily
categorized between the fine arts and the decorative arts.
Decorative arts are artworks that are both aesthetically pleasing and
functional.

Visual arts include the different art forms and disciplines such as fine arts,
decorative arts, and contemporary arts.

Fine arts were first used to describe the art forms created primarily for their
appearance rather than their practical use.
are the artworks we readily associate with art.

Visual arts used to describe a wide array of artistic disciplines that are
appreciated primarily through sight.

Assemblage, collage, and installation are examples of Contemporary art forms.

Art music is a genre of music that stems from western classical music ; it is
typically characterized by its complexity, formal structure, and artistic
intentions.

Music enhances and complements various forms of live entertainment.

defined as the manipulation of sound and silence.

Performing arts includes a range of disciplines which are performed in front of

a live audience.
artists use their voices or body movements to communicate
artistic expressions,

Acting is the performing art in which movement, gesture, and intonation are
used to realize a fictional character for the stage, for motion pictures, or for
television.

Dancing has aesthetic value and was performed accompanied by music.

defined as a regulated and deliberated order of body movements.

Popular Music is accessible and commercially available to the public.

Traditional Music is diverse with one community or group often having a diff.
form from another.