Manuel Solano

Manuel Solano

BornNationalityBased In
1987MexicanBerlin
Biography

Manuel Solano is a multimedia artist who cross pollinates sensorial experiences of the natural world with pop culture references across video, painting, and performance. Muddying the supposedly separate arenas of palaeontology, queerness and ‘low brow’ culture, Solano troubles the hierarchy of ‘worthy’ subject matters. Portraits of Iggy Pop or Twiggy might sit in conversation with paintings of family members, or tongue and cheek scenes of dinosaurs flamboyantly dancing. Solano lost their sight in 2014 due to an AIDS related illness. At this point in their career they began to focus more exclusively on their figurative painting practice, drawing from memory, dreams, books, or films.Relying heavily on touch, Solano works with three studio assistants in Berlin. They sketch scenes Solano communicates to them and once a drawing has been approved by Solano who traces the pencil marks on paper, this sketch is then mapped onto canvas and marked out with pipe cleaners. Solano then paints with their hands, swapping fingertips and the curvature of their palms for brushes. This bodily relationship to the works gives each piece an immense sense of intimacy. Simultaneously traversing interior and exterior worlds, Solano continues to make work which expresses both the intricate development of the self, whilst curtly examining the peculiarities and biases which shape contemporary culture. ...

Selected Artworks
If You Need My Attention 2
Manuel SolanoIf You Need My Attention 2, 2024203 x 157 x 5cm60000 USD
I Looked Like A Model
Manuel SolanoI Looked Like A Model, 201497.3 x 67.3 x 3.5cmPrice on Request
Welcome To Jurassic Park
Manuel SolanoWelcome To Jurassic Park, 201497.3 x 67.3 x 3.5cmPrice on Request
Lady Stark
Manuel SolanoLady Stark, 201497.3 x 67.3 x 3.5cmPrice on Request
Please Send Help
Manuel SolanoPlease Send Help, 201497.3 x 67.3 x 3.5cmPrice on Request
Bombi
Manuel SolanoBombi, 201497.3 x 67.3 x 3.5cmPrice on Request
Robin Wright or A Beautiful Thin Actress
Manuel SolanoRobin Wright or A Beautiful Thin Actress, 201497.3 x 67.3 x 3.5cmPrice on Request
Life on Mars 2
Manuel SolanoLife on Mars 2, 2021159 x 121 x 5cmPrice on Request
Siouxsie
Manuel SolanoSiouxsie, 2021163 x 122 x 5cmPrice on Request
Flamingos 2
Manuel SolanoFlamingos 2, 2022161 x 122 x 5cmPrice on Request
Flamingos 1
Manuel SolanoFlamingos 1, 2022161 x 124 x 5cmPrice on Request
Dancing in the Desert
Manuel SolanoDancing in the Desert, 2021171 x 225 x 5cmPrice on Request
T-Rex
Manuel SolanoT-Rex, 2021162 x 121 x 5cmPrice on Request
Oviraptor 1
Manuel SolanoOviraptor 1, 2022162 x 164 x 5cmPrice on Request
Twiggy or Oviraptor 2
Manuel SolanoTwiggy or Oviraptor 2, 2022163 x 163 x 5cmPrice on Request
Cranes 2
Manuel SolanoCranes 2, 2021161 x 121 x 5cmPrice on Request
Dinosauroid
Manuel SolanoDinosauroid, 2022226 x 161 x 5cmPrice on Request
Leaellynasaurae
Manuel SolanoLeaellynasaurae, 2022177 x 227 x 5cmPrice on Request
Diamond Dogs
Manuel SolanoDiamond Dogs, 2021173 x 233 x 5cmPrice on Request
Nails
Manuel SolanoNails, 202239 x 29.5 x 3.5cmPrice on Request
Sally
Manuel SolanoSally, 2024152 x 112cm45000 USD
Tomb Raider (Black) or Functional Leather 2
Manuel SolanoTomb Raider (Black) or Functional Leather 2, 2024157 x 203 x 5cm60000 USD
Gallery Representation