Mannie The Art is a Zimbabwe-born philosopher, artist, and systems thinker with a formal background in engineering from a thought-leading UK institution, University of Manchester. His work explores the nature of beauty and its role in creating timeless art, by bridging poetry, dance, music, philosophy, and engineering into immersive live experiences that invite audiences into reflection, embodiment, and creative truth.

Mannie The Art is a Zimbabwe-born philosopher, artist, and systems thinker with a formal background in engineering from a thought-leading UK institution renowned for shaping some of the world’s most influential scientific and creative minds.

His work explores the nature of beauty and the role it plays in the creation of timeless art: work that transcends medium, era, and audience.

Bridging poetry, dance, music, philosophy, and engineering, Mannie builds connective tissue between feeling and form, intuition and structure, the internal and the external. His performances and talks are not lectures; they are experiences, inviting audiences into a lived exploration of meaning, embodiment, and creative truth.

At the core of his work is a distinctive creative framework that positions art at the intersection of emotionality and technicality, revealing how beauty emerges when human depth meets disciplined craft.

Through live engagements, written works, and artistic artifacts, Mannie creates spaces where reflection becomes movement, ideas become sensation, and art becomes a tool for understanding ourselves and the world we shape.

Over a 15-year period, Mannie refined and applied this framework within corporate and institutional settings, bridging emotional insight and technical execution. After establishing its effectiveness in structured environments, he transitioned into independent work, bringing these principles directly to audiences through live teaching, performance, and dialogue.

His work has resonated across diverse creative communities in New York City, Dallas, Austin, Washington, DC, San Francisco, and Victoria.

His aim is simple and ambitious: to bring more beautiful art into the world by unlocking the creative that lives in each of us.

We live in a moment where technology (particularly AI) can create in seconds what once took months. In the process, many of us have lost touch with why we create, and in some cases, how.

Mannie’s work responds to this rupture. Rather than competing with machines, he invites audiences back into embodiment, intention, and meaning, offering a reframing of what it means to be a creator in an age of speed, automation, and abstraction.

His work does not reject technology: it re-centers the human.

Mannie’s live engagements are hybrid experiences, combining:

• Spoken philosophy

• Movement and embodied expression

• Music and rhythm

• Guided reflection and interaction

Sessions are participatory without pressure, contemplative without being abstract, and designed to meet audiences where they are.

1. Immersive Experience (90 minutes)

A deep, multi-sensory exploration combining talk, performance, and audience engagement. Best suited for festivals, cultural programs, and dedicated sessions.

2. Keynote / Mainstage Experience (60 minutes)

A focused, high-impact experience introducing Mannie’s philosophy and framework through story, movement, and insight.

3. Introduction Session (30 minutes)

A distilled entry point: ideal for opening sessions, interdisciplinary events, or curated series.

4. Workshops (60 minutes)

Guided, reflective sessions offering practical tools for reconnecting with creative intuition and disciplined craft.

5. Fireside Chats & Moderated Conversations

Dialogic formats for conferences, salons, and institutions seeking depth without performance.

• Artists and creatives

• Lovers of art and beauty

• Students of the arts and humanities

• Interdisciplinary thinkers

• Culturally curious audiences

No prior technical knowledge is typically required, unless the event seeks to address domain specific topics.

Mannie adapts each engagement to the audience’s experience level.
His work is philosophically rich but never jargon-heavy. He avoids technical language entirely, focusing instead on clarity, resonance, and lived understanding.

Audiences leave with:

• Insight into their own creative process

• Practical tools for reflection and creation

• A renewed relationship with beauty, embodiment, and meaning

The experience is primarily reflective, offering depth rather than instruction: space rather than prescription.

• 15 years applying creative principles in corporate and institutional environments

• Independent artist and speaker working across North America

• Engagements across major cultural and creative cities

Mannie’s creative journals and artistic works extend the live experience, offering audiences a way to continue their reflection beyond the event itself.

Please email bookings@feelartsophy.com or schedule some time for us to connect using the calendar below.