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Top 10 Filipino Artists
Fernando Amorsolo, Vincente Manansala, Jose T. Joya, and more.
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Top 10 Filipino Artists: Fernando Amorsolo

Learn about renowned artist Fernando Amorsolo, who grew up in Manila, studied in Spain and New York, and whose canvases are now among the most desirable (and expensive) works of Filipino art

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 • 3 Minutes
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Top 10 Filipino Artists: Victorio C. Edades

Learn about this artist who turned the Filipino art world upside down and is now seen as a vital "bridge" into the modern artistic era

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 • 3 Minutes
3

Top 10 Filipino Artists: Vincente Manansala

Learn how Vincente Manansala left his mark on modern Filipino art with his symbolic, figurative style, his adaptation of cubist techniques, and his use of folk themes and images that drew on both urban and rural culture

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 • 3 Minutes
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Top 10 Filipino Artists: Hernando R. Ocampo

Learn about Hernando Ocampo's multifaceted career as one of the Philippines' most controversial and cutting-edge artists

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 • 3 Minutes
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Top 10 Filipino Artists: Cesar Legaspi

Learn how Cesar Legaspi, one of the Thirteen Moderns, created groundbreaking works of art that addressed social ills like the widespread misery of the working poor

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 • 3 Minutes
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Top 10 Filipino Artists: Napoleon Abueva

Learn about the "father of Philippine sculpture" and the many achievements of his career, as well as his fame as a creator of traditional death masks of famous individuals

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 • 3 Minutes
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Top 10 Filipino Artists: Jose T. Joya

Learn about how this would-be architect became a trailblazer for other artists through his leadership, his unique abstract style, and his experiments with multimedia

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 • 3 Minutes
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Top 10 Filipino Artists: Ang Kiukok

Learn about the life of Ang Kiukok and how he used his often gruesome imagery to comment on the ills he observed both in Philippine society and in human nature

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 • 3 Minutes
9

Top 10 Filipino Artists: Benedicto Cabrera

Learn about the life and career of Benedicto Cabrera, as well as the way in which his experiences during the time of the Marcos dictatorship changed the way he approached his art

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 • 3 Minutes
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Top 10 Filipino Artists: Rodel Tapaya

Learn about Tapaya's worldwide popularity, the importance of folklore, myth, and fantasy in his art, and a little bit about his current exhibit, Visions of Lore, on tour in Berlin

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 • 3 Minutes