Yorgo Manis - Short text

In the work of Yorgo Manis we witness an insistent deconstruction and reconstruction of the fluid mass of pop imagery and information, trying desperately to achieve a metaphysical-ethical balance. It reflects the sentimentality of a contemporary popular moral which he likes to refer to as ‘cynical romanticism’ (a perverted historical romanticism, away from its central idea for a return to nature, but still full of eclectic sentiments, utopian beliefs and a strong feeling of escape).It is a 'new sentimental order' that was born through a global interconnection, to serve the needs of a world where no one can hide, except from the cynical world of internet. In today’s signs he sees a mixture of what is left of the American’s dream decadence and our new mission to save the world. Information and as an extend sentimentality starts to get a common place and a universal language. Critical positions give space to critical sentiments, reformed every second depending to instant moods or needs, and internet seems an ideal environment for such a world. Never the less, he enjoys working allegorical and create fairy tales or ghosts out of it, avoiding a functional and immediate dependence.