Vicente Manansala Paintings

Vicente silva manansala january 22 1910 august 22 1981 was a filipino cubist painter and illustrator.

Vicente manansala paintings.

From 1926 to 1930 he studied at the u p. Edades december 1895 march is a filipino painter who was the leader of the. School of fine arts. Manansala was born in macabebe pampanga.

Vicente silva manansala january 22 1910 august 22 1981 was a philippine cubist painter and illustrator. In this piece manansala s technical mastery shines through with his masterful approach with watercolor so much so that such works have become pieces of great renown. Madonna of the slums 1950 painting on masonite 86 5 61cm. Vicente silva manansala 22jan1910 macabebe pampanga philippines 22aug1981 manila philippines cubism.

Besides the mother and child his subjects included jeepnevs barong barong cockfighters families gathering for a modest meal and quiapo women vendors of various goods. In 1949 manansala received a six month grant by unesco to study at the école des beaux arts in banff and montreal quebec canada. Through his depictions of contemporary filipino life manansala addressed issues of intimacy poverty and culture. Vicente silva manansala was a filipino artist known for his cubist paintings and prints.

Manansala s canvases were described as masterpieces that brought the cultures of the barrio and the city together. May 2012 an oil on canvas painting similar to the birdman 1973 by vicente mansala was being sold at christie s hong kong for its asian 20th century art auction. Market vendors vicente manansala 1949 madonna of the slums vicente manansala 1950 man girl and cock vicente manansala 1953. His melding of social commentary with painting had a profound influence on the younger filipino artists of his generation such as angelito antonio and manuel baldemor.

Vicente manansala s transparent cubism flaunts a translucence and ethereality a lightness akin to that of his earlier works with watercolor that preceded them. It is considered a key modernist painting of the 1950s.