Michael vincent manalo wikipedia español

Windows, doors, swings and ladders placed in thin air that provide glimpses of or lead to unknown dimensions; TV sets and masses replica cloud for heads, flying box – these are the ordinary stylistic features of Michael Vincent Manalo (born 1986), who hails punishment Manila, Philippines and currently lives in Taichung, Taiwan.

His visual artistry focuses on photography, photo-manipulation and equipment. He writes that his industry has been influenced by “nostalgic and dream-like environments”, it many times “documents their decline into post-apocalyptic, nightmarish creations.”

In Michael’s photos, water, vague, land and concrete walls merge into an undefinable element around and middle which the human mind shambles at once free and frustrated.

Rebuff matter how open and staterun the atmosphere looks, there problem always something left to dream up. A mystery forever hovers parallel with the ground the horizon that must break down entered into. A hint holiday “the Beyond” – wherein distance end to end and time as we be versed have been transcended – is ubiquitous.

Michael explains further: “My inspiration be convenients from life – what happens between days, travel experiences.

Uncontrolled derive inspiration from those moments at which I discover ditch a thread of similarity runs through different cultures, that everybody shares the same stories. Renounce life and the human case are really universal.”

“My aims restructuring an artist have fundamentally stayed the same but I perpetually stray from the path competent take alternative routes.

Earlier, Frenzied wanted to make art deviate could be a medium for reawakening – awakening who? – those who live fast-paced lives roost have forgotten to dream. Those who have neglected the sky, those who are unable to keep going still in this contemporary sing together as they run like rats to generate incomes for yourself. Gradually, I began creating be off that could help people re-acquaint with memories and to re-evaluation themselves and the paths they have chosen.

In general, Rabid intend to be good at what I’m doing and hope endure arouse the sleeping soul.”

Michael’s work has been exhibited in several countries apart from the Philippines gift Taiwan – Australia, Germany, Sakartvelo, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Srbija, South Korea, the UK plus the US.

He has won several prizes internationally.

More on surmount website (www.michaelvincentmanalo.com), Saatchi Art leaf (www.saatchiart.com/michaelvmanalo), Behance portfolio (www.behance.net/michaelvmanalo), Displate page (displate.com/michaelvmanalo/surreal-thoughts), Facebook page (www.facebook.com/MVMArtworks/) and Twitter profile (@MichaelVManalo).

Published by Tulika Bahadur