Chris Manley is not only an accomplished Artist having been chosen for the RA summer exhibition and has won the 1st prize for the National Exhibition of Carved Birds, but has had successful careers in Trout Farming, Accountancy and the Wine Trade before he was captivated by sculpture and by the contours of living creatures and the way they flow to form a whole. He requests you to enjoy the tactile quality of his work. Most of his larger pieces can be seen in the many cruise liners that ply our waters.
Chris Manley`s personal Statement
The quality of natural forms that most interest me is that of elegance; that beautiful combination of design and function that adapts a creature to its lifestyle. Birds often exhibit extreme adaptations and so are particularly interesting.
I love the way the contours of living creatures flow together to form the whole, which I tend emphasise with smooth shapes and minimal detail, be it bird, animal or even the female form.
The viewer is invited to experience the tactile quality of the sculpture, a sensation too often ignored.
Sculptures by chris manley
Credentials
Qualifications
Chris Manley`s Qualifications
In 1987 he gained a BTEC Diploma in Natural History Illustration after 3 years as a mature student at Poole Art College, having continued to simultaneously run his own trout farm. His first sculptures in wood were produced in 1992.,Chris Manley`s Qualifications
In 1987 he gained a BTEC Diploma in Natural History Illustration after 3 years as a mature student at Poole Art College, having continued to simultaneously run his own trout farm. His first sculptures in wood were produced in 1992.Exhibitions
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Awards
Chris Manley won the £500 first prize at the National Exhibition of Carved Birds, Pensthorpe, Norfolk, where he still exhibits annually.
Chris Manley lives in Wareham, Dorset. His early training was as a chartered accountant, then wine merchant, then commodity broker, followed by 15 years farming trout.
