Steven Antonio Manes 1993

Vit à Dilsen-Stokkem. Travaille dans Dilsen-Stokkem.

Invité a:

Studio Seine

client

Steven Antonio Manes (1993, BE) channels emotion with a raw physicality that leaves nothing concealed. Across both his sculptures and drawings, he crafts a singular, deeply personal visual language. Every line springs from the body, every material bears the imprint of something once felt too deep for words. His work stands as a physical manifestation of inner conflict, a visual diary where emotion, identity, and memory dissolve into tangible form. Manes strives to give form to the formless: the fleeting, overwhelming intensity of human existence.

In his drawings, he scratches emotions onto paper, capturing a perpetual confrontation with the self; a struggle that feels at once deeply personal and universally shared. His sculptures are rough, unpolished, and in that rawness, profoundly sincere. They call to mind the rugged landscapes of Southern Italy—the wild seas, the fractured rocks—not only echoing his roots but also the primal force that runs through his work.

Oeuvres d'art

Articles

Médias

Points forts

Recommandations

Collections

Expositions

Position sur le marché

Oeuvres de Steven Antonio Manes

Conversazioni Difficili (Hard Talks)

Forma in Fresco Giallo

expositions

13 sep - 1 nov 2025, Rotterdam, Nederland

Position sur le marché

Steven Antonio Manes uses the ongoing conflict between reason and emotion as a starting point to create his work. He earned his Master’s degree in Sculpture at Sint-Lucas in Ghent (2017). Through introspection, he continuously examines his surroundings, thoughts and feelings, the urge to create, the transience of life,... Manes characterfully puts his individuality into his work and pulls it open universally. Thanks to the freedom that art offers, the artist can fearlessly show who he really is. He draws his artistic inspiration mainly from abstract and neo-expressionism and from the Italian Arte Povera movement. Manes work is included in various international private collections.

CV

STEVEN ANTONIO MANES (1993, BELGIUM)

EDUCATION:
2017 - 2019: LUCA School of Arts, teacher programme (SLO), Ghent
2016 - 2018: LUCA School of Arts, Master in Visual Arts - Sculpture, Ghent
2014 - 2017: LUCA School of Arts, Bachelor in Visual Arts - Sculpture, Ghent
2011 - 2012: PHL Mad Faculty, Bachelor in Sculpture, Hasselt
2009 - 2011: PIKOH Kunsthumaniora, Visual Arts, Hasselt
2007 - 2009: PIKOH Kunsthumaniora, Artistic Education, Hasselt

EXHIBITIONS (selected):
2025: Silent Earthquake, Studio Seine, Rotterdam NL (solo)
2025 Art On Paper Amsterdam, Gallery Sofie Van den Bussche, Amsterdam NL
2025: Crudo, MUCL, Gent BE (duo)
2025: Discover(y), Domein De Ghellinck, Wortegem-Petegem BE
2025: Three Balloons Rising Above The Tree Line, 22A Gallery, Veltem-Beisem BE
2025: BROEI, De Kas, Ghent BE
2025: Onavu – 10 ans Latuvu, Latuvu galerie, Bages FR
2025: Hommage Ado Hamelryck, Gallery Sofie Van den Bussche, Brussels BE
2024: Resti, Boechout BE (solo)
2024: Moon River, Gallery Sofie Van den Bussche, Brussels BE (duo)
2024: Bruttissima, private house solo-expo, Zonhoven BE (solo)
2024: Selfies Part II, Schönfeld Gallery, Brussels BE
2024: Hidden Conversations, Pand00x, Kortrijk BE
2024: Wajo Expo#2, Expo Leuven, Leuven BE
2024: Select, Brigittijnenklooster, Borgloon BE
2024: Vitrines d’Amour, The Verhaegen, Gent BE
2023: Scavare Più Profondo, Anouk Vilain Art Gallery, Diepenbeek BE (solo)
2023: Hommage Johan Van Geluwe, Galerie S&H De Buck, Gent BE (solo)
2023: Senza Parole, Gallery Sofie Van den Bussche, Brussels BE
2023: Kunstfietsdagen Dilsen-Stokkem, Swimmingpool Rotem BE
2023: Kunstennacht Hasselt, Vonk Hasselt BE
2023: Sledderlove, Sledderlo, Genk BE
2023: Vitrines d’Amour, The Verhaegen Experience, Gent BE
2022: Sentirti Accanto, Artist-in-residence, Latuvu galerie, Bages FR
2022: On Abundant Grounds, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg NL
2022: It’s Time To Meet Them, Julianuscomplex, Tongeren, BE
2022: Lust For Life, De Melkerij, Veltem-Beisem, BE
2022: Biennale van Limburg #2, Marres Huis voor Hedendaagse Cultuur, Maastricht, NL
2022: Kunstennacht Hasselt, VONK Veldeman, BE
2022: Really, Only Painting?, Breedlijn, Antwerp BE
2022: Het Oor, Bruthausgallery, Waregem, BE
2022: Uitgestald-1, Uitstalling Gallery, Genk, BE
2021: Drawing Days / Kunstennacht Hasselt, Installation at Smartlab, Hasselt BE
2021: A Talk With The Sun, Tour&Taxis, Brussel BE (duo)
2021: Terra e Acciaio, Bruthausgallery, Waregem BE
2021: Auralogie, Regina Mundi klooster, Genk BE
2021: Headed For The Finish Line, Bruthausgallery, Waregem BE
2021: Buy Local #2, Kunsthal, Gent BE
2021: It’s A Miracle We Ever Met – BELGICART’, vzw Stichting IJsberg, Damme BE
2020: Scultura Gialla, De Etalage by Cnockaert Architecture, Kortrijk BE
2020: ReA! Art Fair, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano IT
2020: Buy Local, Kunsthal, Gent BE
2019: Uomo Perso, Winkelhaak House of C, Antwerp BE
2019: Ciao A Tutti, BLANCO Nucleo, DOK-Noord, Gent BE
2019: Verticale/Orizontale’ BLANCO, Gent BE
2019: Kunstgezind ‘BE..., The Canvas, Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York USA
2019: Vitrines d’Amour, Chambre d’Hôtes Hotel Verhaegen, Gent BE
2018: Out of the Studio, Campo Santo, Gentbrugge BE
2018: Keepsake, Apprentice Master Project 2017-2018, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg NL
2017: Kunstkrakers, Krijgshospitaal, Dendermonde BE
2017: BRIK Art Project, The Red Penguin, Mol, BE

PRESS (selected):
2025: Art Central Rotterdam XS: Ontdek de start van het culturele seizoen in Rotterdam, Gallery Viewer Magazine
2025: Het atelier van Steven Antonio Manes, Gallery Viewer Magazine

Abonnement gratuit au magazine

Articles, interviews, spectacles et événements. Livré dans votre boîte aux lettres chaque semaine.