Introduction
In the Philippines, classicism dominated the first three decades of the 20th century. The country’s first opponent of classicism, Victorio Edades (1895–1985), later came to be recognized as the father of Philippine modernism. Recently returned from studies at the University of Washington, he galvanized the Philippine art scene with painting styles inspired by Cézanne and Gauguin. From this came artworks of a distinctively Filipino flavour, featuring local scenes and folk-inspired styles. During the Japanese occupation, modernists grew in prominence, the most active members becoming known as the Thirteen Moderns, which included Edades, Francisco and Galo Ocampo, Diosdado Lorenzo, Demetrio Diego, Hernando Ocampo, Vicente Manansala, Anita Magsaysay-Ho and Cesar Legaspi, amongst others.
This pathfinder serves as a guide to help you to source for information on modern and contemporary art in the Philippines available at the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library as well as on the Internet.
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