« … the material is a friend ; it is not something to be dominated »
Manoli
« Art is not a luxury, it is vital. Each of us is inhabited by the Power. That’s why Art is universal…Artisic objects are not Art »
Manoli Ouest France 1986
« ... we don’t create anything, everything exists; we just materialize things with our intelligence, our sensitivity, our culture and our education. When things come through, it is a birth and there the word « creativity » reassures us ; we are useful for something »
ManoliMarie Claire 1991
« There is no « one » form of Art. Nor should you said that there are only 7 Arts. There is an infinity of Arts. Art is an encounter. Ideas come towards us. You intercept them. »
Manoli Le Pays Malouin 1992
« Everything is a question of encounter, nothing is decided, nor created.».
Manoli Le journal du cheminot1993
« I am not born in France, but France is born in me »
MANOLI quoted by the Recteur Robert Mallet in his diary after a conversation with the artist in 1994
« I prefer to dream about lives rather than live in dreams ».
ManoliThree Dimensions DielemanGallery Magazine 1998
MANOLI does not explain his sculpture. « It is like an encounter, like the shock of love, a spark, a feeling of heat. It is a real journey »
Manoli Ouest France 1998
« I transmit my emotions in my sculpture – I give and I receive a lot. My sculpture is a cry. »
Manoli Le Pays Malouin 2000
« Art is life and it is thanks to encounters that life exists . »
Manoli Ouest France 2000
Manoli’s sculpture are the image of their creator : gentle, generous, full of life.
Ouest France 2000