40 Decade          In 1942, Mabe began to trace his career as one of the greatest painting masters. First, he has produced many studies on papers with pencil, and afterwards also crayons and aquarelles. Only in 1945, when passing by a bookshop in the city of Lins, interior of São Paulo State, he saw for the first time an oil ink tube. He wanted to try this new material.          He diluted the oil ink with kerosene and painted on cardboard. The themes for his paintings were taken from calendars hanging on his home walls.Forty-decade works of art are purely academical and are considered by him as a study phase, but it is possible yet to observe his ingenious ability expressed through his works.

50 Decade          This decade points out the beginning of his active participation in the Brazilian art context. He has sent his works to the most important Salons, such as the Rio de Janeiro Domestic Salon, the Paulist Salon and the II and III Bienals of São Paulo. Before 1965, his work demonstrated to have neo-cubist abstraction characteristics, a strong influence from Picasso, whom he so much admired.          1959 would be Mabe's year, as it was reported by Time Magazine.          He took part in the V Bienal of São Paulo with the following works of art: "Composição Móvel" (Movable Composition") - 130x130, "Pedaço de Luz" ("A Piece of Light")- 130x120 and "Espaço Branco" "White Space")- 120x100. The three works contain Sumi-ê's (Japanese calligraphic art) strong impact gesture spots and sweet traces), however with the clear need to get free from neo-cubist abstraction and change to abstract Expressionism.

         Due to these changes, he was handed the "The Best National Painter Reward", from the so President of the Republic of Brazil, Mr. Juscelino Kubitschek.

         Ten days afterwards, he was rewarded with the "Braun Reward for the Best Painter" made with oil, at the First Paris Youth Bienal, besides a 6 month Studies Scholarship.

         Manabu Mabe phases have been divided as per the below:
1947 to 1949 - Academical School
1950 to 1952 - Impressionism and Fauvism
1953 to 1957 - Semi-Abstractionism and Neo-Realism
From 1957 on, he dedicates to Abstractionism, maintaining some figures in his works.

60 Decade          In 1960, Mabe traveled abroad for the first time. He went to Uruguay, where his first individual exhibition in Montevideo took place.          The following year, he went to the United States and Europe.          In 1962, he stayed in Europe for eight months, having named this period a "cultural trip".          He searches for the "tachism" explosive shape in his compositions, giving up Japan's calligraphic way lyricism.

         The spatulas covered by ink give shape and vigor to his paintings.

         Strength, life, with oriental gesture is clearly observed.

         If previously, black was the prevailing color, now the colors become clearer, with no fear at using shades at the bottom.

70 Decade          Mabe's lyric abstractionism is his work permanent label. The mixture of inspiration between the Orient and the Occident is perceptible in his compositions.          The works of art show an artist evolution continuity, demonstrating the reason why a master is a master.          The concern about the creation up to the final product is always Mabe's label. Nothing should be lacking, the whole work is supposed to have life.

80 Decade          Figures go back to his pictures, but with abstract and subtle shapes.          Spatulas intercalate the colors and new shapes and new colors appear.          Compositions are rich in details. Each frame space has its own conception and geometrical features appear in contradiction with gesture shapes.          Colors are more and more vibrating, without any aggression to the spectator.

         Vitality and joviality are always present to Mabe's work. The work, by itself, goes toward the natural human being evolution.

         All Mabe's artistic creation holds his label, the "mabism".

90 Decade          The color vibration, the shape harmony, the stroke with brush energy and love to art are always present in his pictures.          Ninety's painting themes keep on being a continuation from previous years work, but always modifying the abstract of paintings into bi-dimensional sculpture shapes, making the spectator admire the work as if it was alive and passed over the picture to the actual world.          Mabe's work shall always be Mabe.