Manrique offers us a study or contemplation of elements and objects
often taken for granted in everyday life. He expresses himself in two different formats -
oils and mixed media on canvas and monoprints on paper, both exhibited here. His canvases
are densely layered and heavily worked, but with a limited palette which invokes a sense
of minimalism. The monoprints are executed spontaneously at a fine arts facility in Mexico
City, where the artist has an annual residency. It is interesting to compare these work
methods side by side with similar subject matter. |
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But with either
method the artist's goals remain the same - to engage the viewer in a dialog, producing a
meditation on the inner core of life. Manrique has
exhibited locally at SFMOMA Rental, Vorpal and Rizzoli Galleries. His museum exhibitions
include the Museo de Arte Moderno, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo and the Rufino Tamayo
Museum in Mexico. |
Mexican & Mexican-American Gallery
Amit May Fine Arts