Tristan Manco is a Portuguese/English artist and printmaker based in Bath, UK.
Manco’s work employs traditional mediums such as drawing, painting and linocuts to explore personal obsessions and wider themes such as the relationship between humans and nature, connections between people, organic architecture, music & dance, folkloric and tribal imagery.
Brazilian art and travels in Brazil have been an influence, in particular, art movements such as Tropical Modernism and craft traditions including Brazilian woodcut prints and azulejos (tiles). Primitivism and Pre-Columbian art have also inspired recent work, particularly the bold lines found in the traditional textiles of Peru. This work could be described as ancient contemporary – with the aim to mix ancient art aesthetics with present-day iconography.
Since graduating with a BA Hons in Visual Communication Manco's creative career has spanned a number of simultaneous practices. He initially became known as a graphic designer working with musicians and artists such as Peter Gabriel and Banksy. In 2002 he wrote and published his first book Stencil Graffiti with Thames and Hudson, which was followed over the years by a further nine books on street art & contemporary art with the same publisher. Since 2013 he has also been a visiting lecturer teaching illustration at degree level at numerous institutions including Portsmouth University.
Throughout his professional life he has maintained a personal practice as an artist. This has included sticker designs, zines, T-shirts, street art and contributing paintings to group exhibitions. During covid Tristan began to paint more prolifically with acrylics on canvas which led to exhibiting his work at the Affordable Art Fair in 2023. This was followed by a solo exhibition ‘Come Together’ held in June 2023 at That Art Gallery, Bristol.
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Exhibitions
Close - Group Show - That Art Gallery, Bristol, Nov/Dec 2024
Affordable Art Fair, New York, March 2024
Come Together, Solo Show - That Art Gallery, Bristol, June 2023
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, March 2023