Artospective: Artworks by Manneraak from Norway.

From the Brush of Artist - My artist name is Manneraak from my grandfather. My background is as a fashion photographer. I have been lucky and been able to work with great clients all over the world. And I loved it. But since we all got digital I have missed to work with my hands. Before I did a lot of work in the darkroom, but these days it is more about getting the file to the magazine as quickly as possible. For three years ago I decided to change my work life and go for my artwork. In a much more physical way. I started to print my photos on big canvases, 1 x 1,5 meters and then I started to experiment with the surfaces on these canvases. I scraped at them, I destroyed the surface and I painted on the canvas. In the end, I photographed the result and made editions. I choose different paper in the final works. My favorite is Moabs «Slick rock» paper, a metallic paper that gives a very special finish. In late october 2015 I had an exhibition in Canoe studios in Chelsea New York and it became a success and launched the opportunities for me to have exhibitions in great galleries in Rome (now) and Cannes in May.