Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
”I was three years old when I started painting. At eight, I saw an Amorsolo original. Kimsoy Yap, Jr.
introduced me to the craft and style of Martino Abellana”.
”Much later in my mid-20's I developed a close friendship with national artist, Victorio C. Edades
who became my inspiration and mentor. It was a professional partnership as I became his
collaborative assistant of two significant murals namely Kasaysayan ng Lahi for Interbank Manila,
and the Central Bank mural depicting economic development and agriculture in Davao (this mural
is known to be the longest in Philippine art history). From Edades, I learned not only the nuances
and philosophy of mural painting but also the fact that a painting should be powerful regardless of
its size and that form and pattern is more important than modelling”.
“Paul Gauguin the artist has inspired me to go into the indigenous. We have the same love for the
primitive tribes and our approach is the same. My fascination for the ethnic tribes started a long
time ago when a hunter told me of a tribe deep in the forest of Mindanao whose women were fair-
skinned and beautiful. Gauguin dreamt of Tahiti while still in Paris only to find that the Tahiti he
dreamt of had long vanished as he came a hundred years too late. But he stayed and painted Tahiti
as he wanted it to be. I too have stayed in Davao to be near my tribes to paint them as they ought
to be; the beautiful fair-skinned tribe.
Awards
Manuel Panares has been awarded twice in 2001. First, an
achievement Award for his exemplary work as an artist in the field of
Painting from Barangay Labangon, Cebu City where he grew up.