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Manansala captures the colors, sounds, and pulsing liveliness of jeepneys in a modernist style that places value on design and overall impression rather than on realist detail. The warm colors evoke the sounds of traffic, while the numerous jeepney shapes suggest movement and speed.
Mar 9, 2023 · Vicente Manansala, a National Artist for Painting, was one notable artist who paid tribute to the jeepney. In his masterpiece titled “Jeepneys,” Manansala painted a vivid picture of the Philippines’ capital: humid, crowded, polluted, and loud due to heavy traffic.
Jul 15, 2020 · 1951. “Jeepneys” Enamel on fireboard. 51 cm x 59 cm. Vicente Silva Manansala was born on January 22, 1910 in Macabebe, Pampanga (Vicente Silva Manansala, n.d.). As a child, he grew up and worked as a newsboy in Intramuros. He expressed his early creativity developing kites and charcoal sketches.
In his Jeepneys, Manansala combined the elements of provincial folk culture with the congestion issues of the city. Manansala developed transparent cubism, wherein the "delicate tones, shapes, and patterns of figure and environment are masterfully superimposed".
Vicente Manansala. 1951. Jeepneys. Enamel on fiberboard. 51 cm x 59 cm. Gift of Fernando Zóbel.
In his Jeepneys, Manansala combined the elements of provincial folk culture with the congestion issues of the city. [1] Manansala developed transparent cubism, wherein the "delicate tones, shapes, and patterns of figure and environment are masterfully superimposed".
Jun 5, 2021 · The Musicians 1973, Vicente Manansala. His paintings came to be known as Transparent Cubism. This article traces the path from Cubism to Manansala and considers the latter’s unique contribution to modern art in the Philippines.
