Friday, September 13, 2013




ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
MICHAEL MANNING

The first exhibit of our 2013 - 2014 season
OPENED LAST NIGHT September 12 with a great crowd and an impromptu performance of 
the lullaby "All the Pretty Horses" by the esteemed soprano Claire Stadmueller!

We welcome Michael back to the Flinn after ten years with a whole new body of exciting work.

"The dual and ambivalent nature of human beings has long been a dominant theme in my work.  My paintings often situate human and animal figures in otherwise abstract environments.  The horse dominates this recent series of paintings, and is sometimes combined with a human figure.  Appearing in awkward, unnatural positions, these forms become metaphors for human behavior, especially our depraved tendencies.  While reflecting a human capacity for empathy, the unsettled figures also conjure egregious acts of cruelty.  Faded, washed away, and redrawn in multiple layers, my images create a visual language that suggests the dual and often contradictory sides of human behavior.  The paintings are an ongoing balancing act between abstract and concrete imagery, and convey a message without overtly telling a story."  - Michael Manning

The exhibit will be on view through October 16, 2013.  Visit us... and Like us on Facebook!

Monday, September 9, 2013




ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
MICHAEL MANNING 

 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
OPENING RECEPTION 6-8PM