Angono carlos botong francisco biography and paintings

Filipino artist (–)

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Villaluz and the surname or paternal family name is Francisco.

Carlos Modesto "Botong" Villaluz Francisco (November 4, – March 31, ) was a Filipino muralist from Angono, Rizal.

Carlos “Botong” V. Francisco | National Artist for Painting

Early life

Francisco was a most distinguished practitioner of mural painting for many decades and best known for his historical pieces. He was one of the first Filipinomodernists along with Galo Ocampo and Victorio C. Edades who broke away from Fernando Amorsolo's romanticism of Philippine scenes. According to restorer Helmuth Josef Zotter, Francisco's art "is a prime example of linear painting where lines and contours appear like cutouts."^[2]

Later career

Francisco served as the production designer for the film adaptation of José Rizal's Noli Me Tángere.^[3]

He was responsible for the discovery of the now famous Angono Petroglyphs in He was also involve Carlos “Botong” V.

Francisco | National Artist for Painting RAR