THE BIOGRAPHY AND

GREAT MASTERPIECE OF
THE ARTIST!
CREATED BY GROUP 2
DIOSDADO LORENZO

Diosdado Lorenzo was a Filipino

Asian Modern & Contemporary painter
who was born in 1906. Diosdado
Lorenzo's work has been offered at
auction multiple times, with realized
prices ranging from $1,571 USD to
$19,995 USD, depending on the size
and medium of the artwork.
BIOGRAPHY/ ART DESIGNS
Bahay Kubo
Leon Gallery, Makati City
• oil on wood panel
• (1906-1983)
• signed and dated 1978 (lower left)
• oil on canvas
• 23” x 32” (58 cm x 81 cm)
• Starting Bid : Php 200,000
• HP + BP : Php 373,760
• Provenance Private Collection, Makati City
• The art of Lorenzo is distinguished by its masterful
impasto technique, his eye for warm, clashing
colors, and the sure strokes of Lorenzo’s his brush
that do not conceal their tracks. The practice of one’s
art should be reward in itself; the paintings of
Diosdado exude a kind of exuberance in their
making that must have been solace for the artist at a
time when modernism was a form of rebellion.
 Barrio
Scene

Leon
Gallery,
Makati City
Still Life

Leon
Gallery,
Makati
City
MASTERPIECE
Mother and Child
The mother and child is rendered from combined
touches of burnt amber, sienna, vermilion,
crimson and bluish greens. On the dress of the
mother and shirt of the child, all hues are
moderated by generous yet varying amounts of
white to create tints. Otherwise, they are mixed
with a dash of respective complimentary colors to
modulate intensities. It is with the use of the same
intensities of colors that Lorenzo brings out the
warm, heartfelt humanism of the subjects.
 VICENTE MANANSALA
About Vicente Silva Manansala.
Ocampo. ... Manansala was born in
Macabebe, Pampanga on January 22,
1910. He was the second of the eight
children of Perfecto Q. Manansala and
Engracia Silva. At the age of 15, he
studied under painter Ramon Peralta
while doing work painting movie
posters at a shop in Manila.
BIOGRAPHY/ ART WORKS
• The noteworthiness of this watercolor
TREE’S, 1976 composition is apparent in the utter lucidity,
unhesitating strokes, and clear images of the
countryside — a hut and a leafless tree, and
a copse of greens at the back — set against
the earthy luminosity of the near sepia
background color, serene and luminous
countryside. With the wet on wet qualities of
watercolor, he became interested in depicting
broad masses of light and shade and less
interested in the details and fidelity to
appearance.
• Manansala’s handling of watercolor, his
apparent preference for the wet technique —
wetting the paper as to produce seemingly
accidental, bleeding effects — and the
summary statement of images, indicates a
concern for balance between a painting’s
mood and mode.
 Barong-barong,1910-1981
• The barong-barong is represented by a series
• As in “Squatters” of several years later, the first of simple, geometric forms, sharply lit but
barong-barong painting did not show people. It unstable and awkward. Manansala’s visual
was as if the artist’s message was that such interest lies in a close up shot in which the
geometry of the makeshift dwellings offered a
dwellings were not fit for human beings. Also, as secure structure on which to deploy, in their
he stated elsewhere, he is more fascinated with the different ways, their patterns of broken color
challenges inherent in the structure and design of and sensitively rendered surfaces.
the dwellings themselves. It does not mean that
Manansala did not subscribe to the social
consciousness aesthetic; the artist is famous for his
abiding sympathy for common folk like beggars
and vendors. Occasionally, he would indulge in the
inequalities between rich and poor. In barong-
barong, however, the subject is underplayed in
favor of composition and design.
NUDE, 1948
• The nude figure has become an embodiment of
classical beauty and ideal form. Beyond this, the
technical aspect of such would pose a challenge for
some artists — as there is always a level of
difficulty in capturing the human anatomy; be it
stylistic or academic. A technically proficient
draughtsman, Vicente Manansala captures the nude
form very elegantly. Clever with his use of light, and
impeccable with his technicality, the national artist
depicts the sheer beauty of his subject fluently,
infusing his own cubistic touch ever so subtly. This
work by the renowned modern from 1972 is a
masterful display of the artists’ skill and finesse.
 DEMETRIO DIEGO
Diego was born in 1909 in Bulacan.
He perfected his art while working as
illustrator in several weekly
magazines. ... Capas by Demetrio
Diego, a distinguished painter and
former chief artist for the Sunday
Times Magazine. It depicts the slow
and agonizing death of Filipino
prisoners-of-war in a Tarlac
internment camp.
Lady Carabao

• Watercolor on paper
1978 Demetri Diego – Carabao Race
• Demetrio Diego’s “Carabao Race” shows
the racing of the water buffalo
(Bubalusbubalis) as part of the many
rural celebrations in the Philippines.
Often, these races are held on the month
of May, in honor of Saint Isidore (San
Isidro, 1082-1172) who is the patron
saint of farmers, as well as in celebration
of the May harvests of the rice fields.
Some races are held on other months,
depending on the patron saint of the
town.
Bountiful Harvest,1976