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The art of stained-glass would fit comfortably into Manansala’s cubist vision.

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This medieval art would consist of joining translucent pieces of glass — very much like the shapes that Manansala would use to break down reality — with heavy black enamel lines.

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These heavy lines, as in this painting of a mother mending nets as her child lies placidly in his crib, would become distinctive design elements that would form part of the image. Manansala probably selected the geometric patterns of the net festooned around the mother and the wicker grids of the cradle to emphasize these black lines. It is a serious composition of ornament, image and structure.

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Before the likes of Dalena, Olmedo, and de Guzman, there were the “NeoRealists” who were the first to portray the stark realities of a post-war Philippines. In the Sixties, Manansala continued to convey the story of the urban poor, although in a highly photogenic manner. A favorite theme would be the Filipino madonna. In this work, his riff on the “rose windows” of the great French cathedrals underline the connection between the Catholic Virgin Mary and the Filipino mother and child, who through hard work and patience continued to eke out a living to support the family.

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