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Overview. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the cultural agency of the Philippine government, has categorized Filipino arts as traditional and non-traditional. Each category has sub-categories. Traditional arts: [ 1] Ethnomedicine – including the arts of hilot and the arts of the albularyo and babaylans [ 3] Folk architecture ...
Manila sound. Manila sound is a musical genre that began in the mid-1970s in the city of Manila. The genre flourished and peaked in the mid to late-1970s. It is often considered the "bright side" of the Philippine martial law era and has influenced most of the modern genres in the country, being the forerunner to OPM .
The Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA) is an art museum in Iloilo City, Philippines.It is the first museum in the Visayas and Mindanao dedicated to modern art.. The museum is housed at the Casa de Emperador (Emperor's House) beside the Brandy Museum, the country's first brandy museum, by Emperador brandy in the real estate giant Megaworld's Iloilo Business Park township in Mandurriao ...
Contemporary art is a term used to describe the art of today, and it generally refers to art produced from the 1970s onwards. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic combination of materials, methods, concepts, and subjects that continue the challenging ...
The Order of National Artists of the Philippines ( Tagalog: Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas) is an order bestowed by the President of the Philippines on Philippine nationals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine art. Members of the Order are known as National Artists.
Ernani Joson Cuenco (May 10, 1936 – June 11, 1988) was a Filipino composer, [2] film scorer, musical director, music teacher and Philippine National Artist for Music.He wrote an outstanding and memorable body of works that resonate with the Filipino sense of musicality and which embody an ingenious voice that raises the aesthetic dimensions of contemporary Filipino music.
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 ...
Leeroy New. Leeroy New (born 1986) is a contemporary Filipino fine artist whose works overlap with theatre, film, fashion, and visual arts. He is known for his collaborations with fashion designer Kermit Tesoro . Winged Chimera by Leeroy New, fiberglass, approximately 4.5 ft. x 3.5 ft., 2015. In the Art Collection Samito Jalbuena.