Bayanihan by vicente manansala biography and works

Filipino painter (1910–1981)

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Silva and the surname or paternal family name is Manansala.

Vicente Silva Manansala (January 22, 1910 – August 22, 1981) was a Filipino cubistpainter and illustrator.

One of the first Abstractionists on the Philippine art scene, Manansala is also credited with bridging the gap between the city and the suburbs, between the rural and cosmopolitan ways of life.

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His paintings depict a nation in transition, an allusion to the new culture brought by the Americans. Manansala, together with Fabian de la Rosa, are among the best-selling Philippine artists in the West.

He was a member of the prominent Cruz, Manansala, Lopez family clan. He is considered one of the 13 Moderns, a group of modernists associated with Victorio Edades.^[1]

Early life

Manansala was born on January 22, 1910, in San Roque, Macabebe, Pampanga.^[2] From 1926 to Bayanikhan - SKETCHLINE MUW