Vicente “Enteng” Manansala “Mother & Child” 1966 on Canvas Size: 37.5″ x 29″
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In Mother and Child (1966), Vicente Manansala highlights the soft, feminine curve of the mother’s neck and shoulders. The mother is portrayed as gazing down towards her child, displaying the protective instinct a mother has for her baby. Only traces of the child are seen, such as his tiny foot and a glimpse of his forehead. By drawing away from merely representing a face for these subjects, Manansala explores the more fundamental characteristics of this distinct relationship such as tenderness, protectiveness, and nurture.
The Cubist aspect of Manansala’s work rests largely on the geometric facetting of forms and in the shifting and overlapping of planes. Yet his facets and planes are broader than in original Cubism as they bring out larger rhythms.
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