FAMOUS FILIPINO ARTISTS AND THEIR ART WORKS 1) Artist:Solomon Saprid Sculpture:Tikbalang Colonizers have come and gone to our land and inputted different traditions in our very rich culture. There's this one man who sought to preserve our culture through his paintings and sculptures and he is none other than Solomon Saprid. He gave the public pictures of Philippine folklore characters that made the Filipinos realized that these imaginary beings are not just a mere myth, rather it is more of a reality. He sculpted “Tikbalang”, a titanic creature with a horse- like head but has a human-like body. He also sculpted “Amihan”, the wind goddess. After sometime, these images had been so engraved in the public’s mind that the public began to think that these creatures could be anywhere. He also sculpted the “Gomburza” along Intramuros that made the public remember the things that the 3 priests have done for our country. He didn’t just paint or sculpt art that only talked about the Filipino myths, but he also made pictures that touched our culture. He painted “Mag-ina” that exemplified the joys of parenthood. He was able to pull back the Filipinos to their roots and made them understand their culture and beginnings. Indeed, he is an artist who enriched the rich culture of a society. 2) Artist:Ang Kiuko Painting:The Crucifixion When a painter paints, his emotions are shown through the painted canvas. It shows the different realities about life that move its audience. One person was able to do this through his paintings, and he is the legendary Ang Kiuko. His early paintings were full of different emotions that influenced the viewers’ feelings. His audience could easily understand the message of his paintings because he used passion. He drew the Crucifixion of Christ that exhibited hopelessness and depression. His favorite subjects for his paintings were angst and anger that are shown in his paintings called “Payaso” and “Ina at Anak”. His paintings were full of irony and questions. After some years, he tried to re-create his style in art by painting gleeful pictures of Mother Nature instead of painting pictures of quarreling crowds. He was able to input different perspectives of life in a small blank canvas. Indeed, he made a very remarkable impact in our society. He re-created his art and thus, he has been able to influence the