nnovative, experimental and radically prolific, artist Michael Manning is the ultimate lovechild of the internet, and art. Living and working in Los Angeles, Manning’s art spans multiple mediums, weaving in and out of the gallery setting, and within the online domain.
Throughout his diverse and magnetic body of work, Manning explores the possibilities and limitations of art and image making in the digital realm. His artwork’s core lies in the capabilities of digital technology, yet it is his uninhibited and unpretentious approach that allows him to create his unconventional and weirdly wonderful work. Moving beyond one’s ability to use the online world as a platform for self-publishing, Manning has turned it into a platform for his own art form.
Net art, internet based works, digital paintings, GIFs, animation, website, collage and installation, his works are not defined by their medium but rather the process through which he reaches a finished work. Manning is less concerned with trying to create a work to fit a preconceived concept, finding it far more interesting to create pieces in a natural way, without the pressure of perfection or having to communicate a presupposed concept.