Vicente manansala biography summary templates
•
Vicente Manansala facts for kids
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Silva and the surname or paternal family name is Manansala.
Quick facts for kids Vicente Manansala | |
---|---|
Born | Vicente Silva Manansala (1910-01-22)January 22, 1910 Macabebe, Pampanga, Philippine Islands |
Died | August 22, 1981(1981-08-22) (aged 71) Manila, Philippines |
Resting place | Loyola Memorial Park, Marikina |
Nationality | Filipino |
Known for | painter and illustrator |
Movement | Cubism |
Awards | Order of National Artists of the Philippines |
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 Vicente Manansala is also credited with bridging the gap between the city and the suburbs, between the rural and cosmopolitan ways of life. 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 modern
•
Vicente Manansala
•
Vicente Manansala
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. 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
[edit]Manansala was born on January 22, 1910, in San Roque, Macabebe, Pampanga.[2] From 1926 to 1930, he studied at the University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts. In 1949, Manansala received a six-month grant from UNESCO to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Banff and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 1950, he received a nine-month scholarship to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in