ABOUT THE WORK

Critic Rod Paras-Perez observed, “Oil and watercolor paintings by Manansala are in many private collections and museums. What rarely go out are his drawings.” Probably rarer still is his more sensual work, perfectly demonstrated here in this passionate piece featuring a twosome locked in a particularly intimate carnal embrace. Fittingly, Manansala compared the act of painting with the act of making love — believing that the beauty of art is in the process — and that, “The climax is just when it’s really finished.”