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Manananggal - Manix Abrera #OAX 2024

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Manananggal - Manix Abrera #OAX 2024 Comic Art

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Title:	Manananggal - Manix Abrera #OAX 2024
Artist:	Manix Abrera (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	448
Likes on CAF:	9 10
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	2/2/2024
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Description

Painted on 5" X 7" heavy board in 2024, a commission delivered at the 1st ever OAX 2024 in Orlando.

From Wikipedia: The manananggal (Tagalog: mana'nang'gal) is a mythical creature in the Philippines that is able to separate its upper torso from the lower part of its body. Their fangs and wings give them a vampire-like appearance. The manananggal is described as scary, often hideous, usually depicted as female, and always capable of severing its upper torso with its intestines trailing out and sprouting huge bat-like wings to fly into the night in search of its victims.

The manananggal is said to favor preying on sleeping, pregnant women, using an elongated proboscis-like tongue to suck out fetuses, or the blood of someone who is sleeping. It also haunts newlyweds or couples in love and sometimes newborn children. Due to being left at the altar, grooms-to-be are one of its main targets. The severed lower torso is left standing, and is the more vulnerable of the two halves. Sprinkling salt, smearing crushed garlic, lighting it on fire, or smearing ash on top of the standing torso is fatal to the creature. The upper torso then would not be able to rejoin itself and would perish by sunrise.

Thanks to Jiggy, Bill, Manix, Meryl, and especially Ulan!

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 2/2/2024

I'll play matchmaker and set her up with Darth Maul. Manix does a great job of hiding the gory and bloody entrails by putting that background blood moon in the background. The canvas surface allows an even more viscous look to his paints.

Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 2/3/2024

Cute and Grotesque!! Luv the Bright Color!!......Congrats!!

Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 2/3/2024

Wow!

Lance Suarez
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 2/3/2024

I love this! Congrats Josh on another great Manix.

M L
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 2/5/2024

Free at last, free at last!

Alberto Gonzalez
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 2/5/2024

Manix does it again!!!! Beautiful piece!!!

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