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!
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!
