Tiangge (Market scene) is a perfect illustration of Vicente Silva From Christie’s website - Manansala’s of his iconic transparent cubism, his sensitivity to realist details and his deftness in securing the point of perfect balance between representation and structure. Inspired by the local life around him, Manasala’s brand of cubism incorporated all aspects of the quotidian to great advantage. A prolific member of the pre-war Thirteen Moderns and of the post-war Neo-Realists, Manansala is respected as one of the most influential artists in the Filipino modern arts sphere, seizing the nation and its characters to shape a vision of Philippine modernism that is strongly anchored on social and folk themes.