Manor Grunewald is an autodidactic artist. His path towards paper and canvas is defined by painting and drawing, by the action itself rather than by the technical approach, fed and infected by his earlier creative work as a graffiti artist. He is now more than ever looking for new possibilities to challenge and expand the classical constraints of the canvas. He wants to break with the rules and structures inherent in his medium. Looking at his work one cannot help but notice that the structural elements are hidden behind different layers of paint. Layers that seem to clash with one another rather than combine. But looks can deceive. Grunewald’s work is first and foremost a search for structure, balance and harmony. The tools he uses to make this search successful – choice of paint, images, mazes, patterns and colours – lead to a chaotic, nonchalant ‘counterweight’, resulting in strong, formal images that seem accessible at first glance.

You find more information on Manor Grunewald on his personal website: www.manorgrunewald.com