J. elizalde navarro contribution
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Birth Anniversary of Jeremias Elizalde Navarro
The #NationalMuseumPh celebrates the 98th birth anniversary of National Artist Jeremias Elizalde Navarro, born #OnThisDay in 1924.
Born in Antique, Navarro studied art at the University of the Philippines Manila as one of the ten aspirants chosen from 500 hopefuls for the Ramon Roces art scholarship. However, he transferred to the University of Santo Tomas (UST) where his childhood idol, Carlos “Botong” Francisco became his teacher. He also studied under eminent artists Victorio Edades, Diosdado Lorenzo, Alejandro Celis, Bonifacio Cristobal, and Francesco Monti. Navarro graduated from UST with a degree in Fine Arts in 1951. He took further studies in New York City, USA, after which he taught at UST for nine years and briefly at the Randwick University in Australia. As an artist, Navarro passionately experimented with different media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, metal, wood, mixed media and found objects in his abstract and figurative paintings, sculptures and assemblages.
Today, as we celebrate his birth anniversary,
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J. Elizalde Navarro (1924 - 1999)
A Summer Solstice
National Artist Jeremias ‘Jerry’ Elizalde Navarro was a visionary artist who played a significant role in championing the modernist movement in Philippine art. He created an extensive body of work across multiple genres, including painting, sculpture, and graphic design, showcasing a dynamic evolution of his artistic style. Navarro's skilled use of color, texture, and form, as well as his bold and unrestrained brushstrokes, set him apart as one of the country's most influential artists.
Summer Solstice is a remarkable piece that exemplifies Navarro's skill in manipulating color, texture, and form to create intense visual energy. The painting captures the warmth, radiance, and abundance of the subject matter with its vibrant colors, exuberant swirls, streaks, and vivid lines. The bold and unrestrained brushstrokes give the painting a sense of movement and motion that is fitting for a time of celebration and joy.
Navarro's contribution to Philippine art is significant, with his constantly evolving style and skilled use of col
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Untitled
J. Elizalde Navarro (1924-1999) is an important contributor to Philippine modern art. Bestowed the National Artist Award for the Visual Arts shortly after his death, Navarro was among the first generation of modernists after the war. He exhibited with other modernists in the Philippine Art Gallery and worked in a wide array of media, from painting to mixed-media to sculpture. Although initially known as a painter, Navarro frequently worked with mixed media and he created reliefs, assemblages and sculptures, differentiating himself from the many painters active in this period. His contribution to sculpture was recognized by Emmanuel Torres, one of the Philippines’ leading art critics, who wrote in 1965, “It is easy to think of four or five names in painting who could represent the Philippines by turns at future Biennales, but besides [Napoleon] Abueva, I can think only of J. Elizalde Navarro for sculpture.” The sculpture shows J. Elizalde Navarro’s affinity for abstraction, which he easily shifted in and out of throughout his career. It particularly shows his attraction
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