José Tanig Joya [1] (June 3, 1931 – May 11, 1995) was a Filipino abstract artist and a National Artist of the Philippines awardee. [2] Joya was a printmaker, painter, mixed media artist, and former dean of the University of the Philippines' College of Fine Arts.

José Joya was a Filipino painter best known for his Abstract Expressionist works which utilized a variety of techniques, including controlled drips, impasto strokes, and transparent layering. View José Joya’s 384 artworks on artnet.

May 11, 1995 · Jose Joya is a painter and multimedia artist who distinguished himself by creating an authentic Filipino abstract idiom that transcended foreign influences. Most of Joya’s paintings of harmonious colors were inspired by Philippine landscapes, such as green rice paddies and golden fields of harvest.

National artist Jose Joya was a pioneer modern and abstract artist who was active as a painter, printmaker, mixed-media artist and ceramicist. It has been said that it was Joya who “spearheaded the birth, growth and flowering of abstract expressionism” in the Philippines.

Jose Tanig Joya (June 3, 1931 – May 11, 1995) was a Filipino abstract artist and a National Artist of the Philippines awardee. Joya was a printmaker, painter, mixed media artist, and a former dean of the University of the Philippines' College of Fine Arts.

Often of a large or dramatic scale, Jose Joya's abstracts followed a process of visual and formal reduction based on observing nature.

Born in Manila on June 3, 1931, Jose Joya is considered the pioneer and foremost abstract expressionist painter of the Philippines. His work is “characterized by calligraphic gestures and linear forces, and a sense of color vibrancy emanating from an Oriental sensibility.”

Jun 3, 2023 · Jose Joya was a painter and multimedia artist who distinguished himself by creating an authentic Filipino abstract idiom that transcended foreign influences. Most of Joya’s paintings of harmonious colors were inspired by Philippine landscapes, such as green rice paddies and golden fields of harvest.

Though highly revered in art circles, the painter José Joya never achieved the status of National Artist—until in 2003, eight years after his death. Tatler Philippines paints a portrait of the master of Filipino modern art in this article:

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