Madonna of

the Slums,
1950
P RES EN T E D B Y KA T E
E R I A NZA R E S
D A N I E LL
 M a d o n n a of
t h e S l u m s , 1950

Vicente Manansala
 Three H u m a n F a c u l t i e s

WILL

Level of the Senses Level of the Will Level of the Mind

LEVEL OF THE
SENSES BROWN BLAC
COLOR YELLO
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BLUE
S W GREEN
WHITE
STRAIGHT

LINES VERTICAL
HORIZONTA
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CIRCLE
S HAPES OVAL
TRI ANGL
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LEVEL OF THE WILL
Representations

People: Mother, Child

Things: Shirt, roofs, antennas,

clothesline, window, houses
Events: Hugging, Standing,
Carrying
Emotional Suggestions

Sadness: Showing how the mother looks

Love: Shows how the mother carry her

baby Hunger: The mother and son looks

starving Regret: Shows in the face of the

mother

Jealous: Maybe they are looking

into something that made them jealous.
LEVEL OF THE MIND
INTELLECTUAL MEANING
Topless/Bottomless: This signifies poverty

Adjoining houses: Also shows poverty

Rusty roof: Shows that the mother

and son is in a slummed area

Chaotic/Dirty Surroundings: Also

shows that the subject is in a slummed
place
DIY Antennas: Shows that the
community cannot afford cables to watch
tv

Skinny Mother & Son: This shows that

the mother and son is not eating properly

Dirty Skin: This shows that they don't

have enough supply of water to clean
their body
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