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NATIONAL ARTIST

Direction. Choose one national artist do you think has a greater contribution in arts in our country. Follow the
graph below.

Carlo “Botong” Francisco

For me, National Artist for


Visual Arts Carlos “Botong”
Francisco was an outstanding artist
Carlos V. Francisco, better because he is considered as one of
known as Botong, was responsible the Philippines' most distinguished
for revolutionising the fine arts muralists. He created enormous
landscape of the Philippines. He canvasses that chronicled the
departed from the prevailing style of mythical world of the Filipino and its
the Amorsolo academic and history, often seeking inspiration
The Bonifacio Mural, done in 1964 is launched the modernist movement from tradition, folklore, myths,
another of the great works of Carlos “Botong” with his fellow founders of the legends, and customs. He was also
V. Francisco, Philippine National Artist for Modern Triumvirate, Victorio Edades responsible for the discovery of the
Visual Arts in 1973. Francisco is best known and Galo Ocampo. Their realist now famous Angono Petroglyphs in
for his landmark murals depicting some of the
depictions were divergent to the 1965. He was also involved in
Philippine historical events. The mural
depicts the beginning of the Philippine idealised romantic norms Costume Design in Philippine
revolution against Spain in 1896 led by then. Magpupukot (Pulling in the cinema.
Andres Bonifacio. The mural is known as the net) is an excellent example of his
Cry of Balintawak or Cry of Pugad Lawin. realist renderings.

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