Manuel Benchico - Lavender Dream - XL

Manuel Benchico is a painter who lives and works in Cologne. He studied art and design at the Rhein-Sieg Art Academy in Hennef/Bonn.

His works depict people as distorted and deformed in our fast-moving, technological world. The human as a 'glitch' in a new digital world that is changing our society and further developing human nature.

Benchico's mask-like portraits, which often appear fragmented, raw, and sometimes unfinished, depict modern people in our turbulent times. Faces filled with fear, worry, and confusion, but also pride, self-confidence, and beauty. As complex and multi-layered as people and life are. The color palette in his works seems bright, loud, and alarming. Yet, it is also lively and life-affirming. A world rich in contrast that creates a captivating tension and draws the viewer into the multifaceted paintings.