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José Honorato Lozano (1815 or 1821-1885) was a Filipino painter born in Manila.He is best known as the pioneering practitioner of the art form known as Letras y figuras, in which the letters of a patron's name is composed primarily by contoured arrangements of human figures surrounded by vignettes of scenes in Manila - an art form that may have derived loosely from illuminated manuscripts. [4]
Onib Olmedo (July 7, 1937 – September 8, 1996) was a Filipino painter acclaimed by critics as one of the major Filipino artists of the 20th century. Olmedo created a body of works that utilizes the expressionist technique of distortion to portray the inner torment experienced by modern man.
Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," [2] he was the first-ever to be recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines. [3]
The Odalisque is a famous 1885 painting [1] by award-winning Filipino painter and revolutionary activist Juan Luna.It is one of Luna's so-called "Academic Salon portraits" that followed the standards of proper proportion and perspective, and realistic depictions with "an air of dignity and allure".
Like other Filipino realist painters, he retained Amorsolo's influence, particularly in the use of light. [2] While American realism focused on banality, Leynes and other Filipino realists depict romantic scenes in painstaking detail. [1] Right now, the Magic Realism in the Philippines is slightly different. It has a local effect.
Tampuhan, meaning "sulking", [1] is an 1895 classic oil on canvas impressionist painting by Filipino painter and revolutionary activist Juan Luna. It depicts a Filipino man and a Filipino woman having a lovers' quarrel.
La Laguna Estigia (The River Styx or The Styx), also known simply as Laguna Estigia, [1] is an 1887 Greco-Roman painting by Filipino painter Félix Resurrección Hidalgo.It is a companion-piece for Hidalgo's other painting entitled La barca de Aqueronte.
Elmer Misa Borlongan (born January 7, 1967) [1] is a prominent contemporary Filipino painter best known for his distinctive use of figurative expressionism. [2]He rose to prominence as a recipient of the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Thirteen Artist Awards in 1994, [3] and his works have since become one of the most widely exhibited and most sought-after at auctions among Southeast Asian ...