Let's Start a Cult
2020
This striking work by Seattle based artist Amanda Manitach presents the bold phrase LET'S START A CULT in white block lettering against a dreamy field of swirling botanical forms rendered in soft blues, lavenders, and purples. The juxtaposition of delicate, ethereal imagery with a provocative and subversive text statement is characteristic of Manitach's practice, which explores themes of power, desire, and collective social dynamics. Acquired at the Artist Trust Auction and displayed in the collector's Washington D.C. residence known as the Seattle White House, this piece exemplifies Manitach's ability to infuse decorative beauty with sharp conceptual bite. Manitach is represented by Winston Wachter Fine Art in Seattle.
- Medium
- Graphite and pastel on paper
- Spotted At
- A Private Home
Notes
Collector Instagram post by @rogernyhus describes acquiring this work at the recent Artist Trust Auction. The collector refers to their D.C. residence as the Seattle White House. Hashtags used: #winstonwachter #seattleart #seattleartist #artisttrust #artisttrustauction. Work is framed in a white flat frame.
Artists in conversation
Jen Mussari
American · b. 1983
Mussari combines bold hand lettered typography with lush botanical and decorative illustration, creating the same tension between graphic text statements and delicate organic forms seen in Manitach's work on paper.
Jade Purple Brown
American · b. 1992
Brown's work places provocative and culturally charged text against soft dreamy pastel fields of swirling florals and botanical motifs, directly paralleling Manitach's juxtaposition of subversive language with ethereal lavender and purple organic imagery.
Tuesday Bassen
American · b. 1988
Bassen creates works on paper that pair bold declarative text with soft feminine botanical and whimsical imagery, exploring themes of desire and social power dynamics through the same contrast of delicate aesthetics and pointed statements that defines Manitach's piece.
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