Victorio C. Edades

Filipino painter

Victorio Candido Edades (December 23, 1895 – March 7, 1985) was a Filipino painter.He led the revolutionary , who engaged their classical compatriots in heated debate over the nature and function of art.

He was named a National Artist in 1976.History names Victorio Edades as “the father” of Modern Philippine art.Schooled in the US upon his return he introduced an entirely new way of thinking about art.

He argued that art can be more than representation of reality, it can be representation of reality as seen through the mind and emotions of the artist.