Provenance: Provenance: Private Collection, Manila

ABOUT THE WORK

Hailing from Paete, Laguna, multi-talented artist Manuel Bademor is not just a painter, but also a sculptor, printmaker, book illustrator, and writer. He captures the Filipino culture and spirit in animated colors and evocative visual language, specifically making his hometown and its people as the subjects of his works, from everyday life to its festivities and cultural activities. Prusisyon is a display of his simplified geometric forms and signature style out of his folk art sensibilities. One can say that him being exposed to the vibrant art scene—also woodcarving and creations of religious images—in Paete influenced his works. Internationally renowned, his artworks with spectacular displays of colors are also reproduced by UNICEF for their Christmas greeting cards.