A Pioneer of Philippine Modernism: The Life and Legacy of Victorio Edades Victorio Candido Edades, hailed as the “Father of Modern Philippine Art,” was a revolutionary figure who irrevocably altered the course of artistic expression in his homeland. Born on December 23, 1895, in Barrio Bolosan, Dagupan, Pangasinan, to Hilario and Cecilia Edades, he emerged from humble beginnings marked by both familial warmth and the shadow of loss – six of his ten siblings succumbed to smallpox. Even as a young boy, Edades displayed an exceptional aptitude for art, quickly recognized as an “apprentice teach…