{"id":616,"date":"2012-02-27T15:45:44","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T05:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=616"},"modified":"2012-03-14T11:31:17","modified_gmt":"2012-03-14T01:31:17","slug":"artchat-blog-interview-number-8-%e2%80%93-danielle-mcmanus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=616","title":{"rendered":"ArtChat [Blog Interview Number 8] \u2013 Danielle McManus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=616\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p>Danielle McManus intertwines experiences from everyday life with her Maltese heritage to produce superbly whimsical artworks &amp; ceramics.<\/p>\n<p>Whether fictional or based on real-life family events, Danielle\u2019s love of storytelling is evident in her colourful, figurative offerings that provide viewers with thought-provoking images frequently set against a backdrop of Mediterranean landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Danielle holds a Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) from Newcastle University, Australia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AC: What woman is most influential to your artistic life?<br \/>\n<\/strong>DM: Ive always admired Frida Kahlo, Mirka Mora and Margaret Woodward<\/p>\n<p><strong>AC: What activity makes you lose track of time?<br \/>\n<\/strong>DM:\u00a0 Creating \u2013 whether its painting, sketching anything art!<\/p>\n<p><strong>AC: What makes you smile?<\/strong><br \/>\nDM:\u00a0 My kids make me smile \u2013 they are a big inspiration to me!<\/p>\n<p><strong>AC: What inspires you to create<br \/>\n<\/strong>DM:\u00a0 My kids, nature, life in general!<\/p>\n<p><strong>AC: In three words describe your art<br \/>\n<\/strong>DM:\u00a0\u00a0Colourful, happy, quirky<\/p>\n<p><strong>AC: Tell us something we don\u2019t know<br \/>\n<\/strong>DM:\u00a0 When I was at school I was going to study to be a vet! Um\u2026sort of changed tack!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>AC: What is your goal in life<br \/>\n<\/strong>DM:\u00a0 To keep doing what I am doing. It\u2019s a great job!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_619\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=619\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-619\" class=\"size-full wp-image-619\" title=\"Danielle McManus - Her colourful, figurative offerings provide viewers with thought-provoking images.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DanielleMcManus.jpg\" alt=\"Danielle McManus - Her colourful, figurative offerings provide viewers with thought-provoking images.\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DanielleMcManus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/DanielleMcManus-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danielle McManus - Her colourful, figurative offerings provide viewers with thought-provoking images.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Danielle is exhibiting at Red Hill\u00a0 Gallery as part of the Women of Substance show.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/DanielleMcManus.html\"> You can view that collection online here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=616\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareDanielle McManus intertwines experiences from everyday life with her Maltese heritage to produce superbly whimsical artworks &amp; ceramics. 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