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The National Artist Award is the highest form of recognition bestowed by the Philippines to Filipino artists for their significant contributions to the arts. Examples of works by National Artists can be found in public spaces, such as sculptures and murals at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus. National Artists also collaborated on projects such as films, plays, and translations. While artists work independently, collaborations help develop elaborate productions. The works of National Artists explore Filipino culture and identity through various styles and mediums, demonstrating technical excellence and vision through a strong commitment to their practice.

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Group 2 Lesson 5

The National Artist Award is the highest form of recognition bestowed by the Philippines to Filipino artists for their significant contributions to the arts. Examples of works by National Artists can be found in public spaces, such as sculptures and murals at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus. National Artists also collaborated on projects such as films, plays, and translations. While artists work independently, collaborations help develop elaborate productions. The works of National Artists explore Filipino culture and identity through various styles and mediums, demonstrating technical excellence and vision through a strong commitment to their practice.

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NATIONAL ARTIST

OF THE
PHILIPPINES
LESSON 5
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ARTIST
AWARD?
• Among the various institutional awards and recognition
instruments, the National Artist Award (NAA) bestows the highest
form of recognition to Filipino artist for their significant
contributions in the arts and letters.
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF
WORKS OF NATIONAL ARTIST?
• A. Works of National Artist in Public Spaces: A Look at UP Diliman
• A good number of works by National Artist can be found in university campuses. One such
example is the University of the Philippines (UP) campus in Diliman, Quezon City. The iconic
school symbol is based on the Oblation, 1935, a sculptural work by the classically trained
sculptor Guillermo Tolentino (awarded 1973) depicting a male nude with arms outstretched as
a gesture of sacrifice and freedom.
• The painter Jose Joya (awarded 2003) and sculptor Napoleon Abueva (awarded
1976) produced commissioned works that have become part of the university’s
visual arts heritage. Joya’s mural in the Virata School of Business titled Barter
of Panay, 1978 is rendered in the Abstract Expressionist style and consists of
soft, overlapping planes of black, white, orange, brown and golden yellow.
Without rendering human forms, the solid color palette establishes links to the
legend, referencing the trade between Datu Puti and King Marikudo, the
former bearing accessories to purchase the lowlands of Panay from the latter.
Fronting the same school, Abueva’s abstract sculpture Spirit of Business,
1979 seems to be drawn from science fiction, composed of a metal disk with
sharp-looking poles jutting through it.
• Inaugurated 1955, the Church of the Holy Sacrifice in UP Diliman is credited as
the first Catholic Church in the country to employ a circular architecture with
a thin shell dome. Complex mathematical computations along with the rising
popularity of concrete as building material enabled the sleek rounded church
construction.

• B.Translations and Collaborative Works of National Artist


• While artist may create work independently, artist collaboration help develop
projects involving elaborate production work, as in the case of film or theater.
The actor, filmmaker, and producer Manuel Conde (awarded 2009) worked
with Carlos V. Francisco (awarded 1973) in many of his films. One of these films
was the acclaimed Genghis Khan, 1950, which told the epic adventure of a
Mongolian conqueror. This was filmed in Francisco’s native Angono. Although
more known for his magisterial murals, Francisco’s imaginative production
design likewise enriched Conde’s cinematic vision.
WHAT ARE SOME ISSUES
SURROUNDING THE NAA?
• The works of National Artist are exploration about Filipino culture and
identity, as expressed creatively through varied styles and artistic mediums.
• The artists’ technical excellence and outstanding vision and forged through a
strong commitment to their respective practices. They turn out to be profound
thinkers who may well be innovative, open to experiment, and inclined toward
engaging with people. The latter may pertain to fellow practitioners or to
members of the public beyond the “art world”. As we have seen in some of the
examples, several artists take on multiple roles as teacher, founders of
collectives or community organizers.

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