1952-1954 The Santo Domingo Church by José María Zaragoza To achieve this vision, the Dominicans and Zaragoza hired several modernist artists to share their talents in the design of the church, such as the Italian Art Deco sculptor Francesco Riccardo Clementi Monti (1888-1958), the future-National Artist for Painting, Carlos “Botong” Villaluz Francisco (1914-1969), and the Spanish-Filipino symbolist portraitist Antonio García Llamas (1912-1999). Rather than taking the traditional classical Baroque style that was expected for a church, the Dominicans hired future-National Artist for Architecture, José María Vélez Zaragoza (1912-1994), to bring a modernist perspective to the sixth incarnation of the Santo Domingo Church. When the Dominican Order decided to rebuild the Santo Doming Church and Conventin Quezon City, after old church was destroyed by the Japanese bombings of World War II, they wanted this new church to be a grand expression of art and architecture just as the previous church was. Tec Mañalac Jose on Quezon City: The History of Ne…Įdward C, Sr '57 (US… on Quezon City: The Olivares Stor…Ĭommonwealth Avenue,… on Quezon City: World War II in Q…īarangay Holy Spirit… on Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon Ci…ġ952-1954 The Santo Domingo Church by José María Zaragoza Santo Domingo, Quezon City: The Art of the Café Inggo 1587, Santo Domingo Church Compound.Quezon City: Monuments in Our Public Schools.The History of Quezon City Chinatown and Chinese Community in the city.Quezon City: The History of the Saint Mary’s College and the RVM.The Ultimate Bucket List for All Travelers.The Filipino, master of adaptation that he is, has created a national version to the international Art Deco. Upon closer inspection, the Filipino overlay to the style is obvious. we took some of art deco buildings while we are in the bus □ and here are the photos:Īt first appearance, Art Deco in the Philippines follows the dictates of the international style. Liberal use of sleek-looking materials – stainless steel, aluminum, marble, glass.Use of bold colours – specifically green, yellow, turquoise and ruby.Ziggurats (staggered or tiered pyramid shapes).– Sweeping curves (as opposed to stylized, scrolly Art Nouveau curves).Angular, geometric patterns inlaid into facades:.I don’t know the names of the buildings I just took photos of them. He previously designed buildings in the Neo-Classical style but later reinvented himself and embraced the ideals of Art Deco.Īnd here are some art deco buildings that I spotted in the Quezon Blvd. The epitome of Filipino Art Deco style was the Manila Metropolitan Theater by Juan Arellano.
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