Brooklyn, N.Y., and began drawing at an early
age. He graduated from The School of Art &
Design, majoring in sculpture, and won a first
place award in a national art exhibit at the age
of 16 for his ceramic sculpture of “John the
Baptist”. He is invited to contribute some
Work to “The Complete Book of Pottery” by John
B. Kenny. Other schooling included The Student
Art League and the School of Industrial Arts.
His varied occupations in display, sculpture and
Graphic designs broadened his scope of all
Phases of art, but after a tour of duty in the
US Navy in 1951 he decided to put more
emphasis in painting. Fred entered New York
University attending classes with Stephano
Cusomano and then privately with Dick Ralph.
At this time Fred worked as an art director and
then manager of a TV graphic art studio.
In 1960 he started to exhibit and sell
his art in Greenwich Village art shows ( the
mecca of budding artists) and also in New York
and Long Island galleries. Delighted to be
recognized as a painters’ painter, he is proud of
the numerous awards he was garnered for his art.
Many pieces have been bought by serious collectors
and art lovers around the country and abroad.
Fred has followed the road from impressionism
through fausim and into cubism. Influenced by
The works of Cezanne, Mattise, Picasso, Braque
and DeStael, He says, “I do not believe that
abstract and realism are in opposition, but are
parts of an eternally interrelated whole that
that embraces all nature. I usually start a
series of drawings and when satisfied with
the composition it is transformed into a
painting, evolving slowly into a crystal-
lization of design, form and color.”
Cezanne said “Everything in nature takes
its form from the sphere, cone and the cylinder.”
This had a great impact on artists that created
cubism who in turn influenced Fred.
Working from realism and then converting
it into his type of cubism inspired his phrase
“The two faces of Mannarino”.
Fred was also an Adult Education Art Teacher
in the Hernando County School District.
Fred is survived by his loving wife
Catherine of Spring Hill, one son Richard
Mannarino of New York, 4 grandchildren.
Fred was predeceased by one son Paul
Mannarino.
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