Art Pavilion
Featured Artist - Abel Manalo
Abel Manalo
Abel Manalo is a San Francisco based artist, he pursued his creative artistic passion by taking art classes at a local college and over the course of the years considered himself as a self-taught artist as he continually developed his own style and techniques.
His inspirations come from life, nature, the old masters and from contemporary artists, especially pop or lowbrow surrealism. He expresses his inner self more succinctly through painting.
In his creative process, he paints two original pieces then weaves them together into an entirely different work of art. He pushes the limits of his work, feeling the dynamic relationship in style and technique which he believes sets him apart in the contemporary art movement.
Visual elements of painting such as line, shape, tone, color, pattern, texture and form are highlighted through weaving, thus creating varieties of moods or atmosphere in the final image. Hand cutting and hand weaving strips (from 2.5 mm, 5 mm to 1/2 inches) of paintings exemplify his commitment in concentration and meditation on each art piece. The weave patterns and physical manipulation of merging paintings create physical texture that conveys the energy that he puts in his artwork. Oftentimes, he has a preconceived image within his conceptual framework however, there is always an element of uniqueness in his woven artwork when completed.
Abel currently maintains an art studio since 1998 at the Hunters Point Shipyard (www.shipyardartists.com), the largest artist colony in the United States and exhibited in several local galleries.
His website is www.abelartsf.com and his Instagram account is abelartsf.
