Informatve text about the paintings and drawings:

Before I start making the images I create certain boundaries. An example of this is “No Black”, which refers to the material used. After this I invent a word or sentence.

After this word or sentence I create a next line or word which replies in an associative way. Until there is a list of more words or sentences.

They show a variety from the extremely serious and the complete non-important. However I treat the latter with as much respect as the extremely serious.

A complete example of a list which had a predetermined rule based on the alphabet:

Anal combustion, Banality a+, Chickenpox,
Down the rabbit hole, Energizing coffee a must,
Hangende Borsten, Intercourse, Mama Bear, Neon skyline,
Papa Bear, Seed of Dali, Tiny Bear, Umbra,
Zout in het zand.

Now there is a framework consisting of words and matter.

There’s a distinct contradiction between the pure laws of the framework and the ultimately intuitive way I use to make the image within the boundaries of the law.

The paintings and drawings I’m making are a mirror image of my world of thoughts. Like any world; an apparent mess based on the laws underneath it all.

Curriculum Vitae :

2001 "Tekenen" at the Academiegalerie in Utrecht

2002 graduated at the Utrecht School of Arts

2004 "En nu: Kunst" in Woerden

2005 "Lokaal 5" in Amersfoort

2005 "De Observant" in Amersfoort

2006 "Naked or leave it" in Den Bosch

2008 "De Nieuwe Salon" in Utrecht

2008 "Zomertentoonstelling '08" Galerie Besselaar in Utrecht

Contact :

mobile phonenumber : 0620828600 (The Netherlands)

email address : michielmanten@fastmail.fm