Jose Tanig Joya

Jose Tanig Joya

1931-1995

Philippine National Artist (Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas) for Visual Arts (Painting)

Born June 3, 1931 in the Philippines

 

Joya was a mixed media artist, printmaker, multimedia artist, and a former dean of the University of the Philippines' College of Fine Arts. He pioneered abstract expressionism in the Philippines with paintings characterized by the vigorous and spontaneous strokes of action and gestural painting. He typically made use of impasto, sweeping brushstrokes and rice paper collage in his powerful and vibrant works.

 

The color schemes of his works were strongly influenced by the tropical landscapes of the Philippine Islands. Among his masterpieces are the Nanking (a collage rendered with Asian calligraphy and forms and patterns resembling rice paddies), the Granadean Arabesque (his large landmark work, 1958), Space Transfiguration, Hills of Nikko, Dimension of Fear, Torogan, Cityscape. He represented the Philippines in the 1964 Venice Biennial, a recognition which showed the high level of acceptance of Philippine modern art had by then attained.

 

Joya influenced younger artists in making use of multimedia in art. He also worked on ceramics and in printmaking and other graphic arts. His works, especially his mixed-media abstracts, continue to be known for their distinctive style and consistent excellence.

 

Education:

University's first Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art, University of the Philippines, 1953

Instituto de Cultura Hispanica, 1954

Master's Degree in Painting, Cranbrook School of Art in Michigan, 1956

Pratt Institute in New York, 1967-1969

 

First One-Man Show Exhibition

Philippine Art Gallery, 1954

 

Awards and Achievements:

First Prize, Gossips, Shell National Students Art Competition, 1952

First Prize, 11th Annual PAG Art Exhibition, 1958

The Ten Outstanding Young Men award for Painting, 1961

Republic Cultural Heritage Award, 1961

ASEAN Cultural Award,1970

Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Award, City of Manila 1971

Gawad CCP para sa Sining, Cultural Center of the Philippines 1991

One of the Ten Outstanding ASEAN Artists, 1992

Philippine National Artist for Visual Arts (Painting), 2003

 

Affiliations:

Member, Saturday Group

President, Art Association of the Philippines, 1962-1965

Dean, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines,1970-78

Chairperson of Philippine Delegations to China, 1961 and 1972

Member, Order of Chevalier des Arts et Lettres, by the French government, 1987

Chairperson, National Committee on Visual Arts, National Commission on Culture and the Arts, 1987-1995

 

(www.geringerart.com/bios/joya.html)

(en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Jose_Joya)

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_T._Joya)

 

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