Manuel Solano

Carlos/Ishikawa, London

Carlos/Ishikawa

Installation view of a room with grey floor, white ceiling, and two white walls forming a corner. At the center of the image, we can see a square column, and behind it, a doorway leading into a corridor. A large beam run across the ceiling, and fluorescent tubes perpendicularly mounted next to each other. On the wall to the left of the door way hangs a painting of a woman with red-brown hair and turquoise clothing. On the same wall, on the other side of the doorway and pillar, hangs a painting of a head with bright red hair. On the right wall hangs a landscape painting in bright colors with a monkey in the foreground.

Installation view of a room with grey floor, white ceiling with a fluorescent tube, and two white walls forming a corner. On the left wall hangs a painting of a head with bright red hair. On the right wall hangs a landscape painting in bright colors with a monkey in the foreground.

Installation view of a room with grey floor, doorway to the left leading into a corridor, and a large white wall to the right. Centered on the wall hangs a painting of a head with bright red hair and blue eyes.

Installation view of a room with grey floor, white ceiling with fluorescent tubes, and a large, white wall. Centered on the wall hangs a landscape painting in bright colors with a monkey in the foreground.

Installation view of a room with grey floor, white ceiling with fluorescent tubes, and two white walls forming a corner. On the left wall hangs a landscape painting in bright colors with a monkey in the foreground. On the right wall hangs a painting of a naked man or boy with blonde hair.

Installation view of a room with grey floor, white ceiling with fluorescent tubes and beams, and two white walls forming a corner. On the left wall hangs a landscape painting in bright colors with a monkey in the foreground. On the right wall hangs a painting of a naked man or boy with blonde hair, and a painting of a four-legged animal painted in white and pink.

Installation view of a room with a large white wall, grey floor, and white ceiling with a vertical beam and fluorescent tubes. To the right on the wall hangs a painting of a naked man or boy with blonde hair, and to the left hangs a painting of a four-legged animal painted in white and pink.

Installation view of a room with grey floor, white ceiling with a beam and fluorescent tubes, and two white walls forming a corner. On the left wall hangs hangs a painting of a naked man or boy with blonde hair, and a painting of a four-legged animal painted in white and pink. On the right wall, close to each other, hangs two paintings with blue hand-written text on white background.

Installation view of a room with grey floor, white ceiling with fluorescent tubes, and a large, white wall. Centered on the wall, close to each other, hangs two paintings with blue hand-written text on white background.

Installation view of a room with grey floor, white ceiling with fluorescent tubes, and two white walls forming a corner. In the foreground to the right, we can see a white, square column. On the left wall, close to each other, hangs two paintings with blue hand-written text on white background. On the right wall hangs a painting of a woman with red-brown hair and turquoise clothing.

Installation view of a room with grey floor and white wall. On the center of the wall hangs a painting made on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed in a thin wooden frame. The painting is of a woman or girl against a white background. She is wearing turquoise clothing and has red-brown hair in a braid.

Installation view of a room with grey floor, white ceiling with fluorescent tubes, and two white walls separated by a doorway at the center of the image. The doorway leads to a short corridor that ends in a room with a black wall and door. To the left of the doorway, we can see a square column. On the left wall hangs a painting of a woman with red-brown hair and turquoise clothing. On the right wall hangs a painting of a head with bright red hair and blue eyes.

Installation view of a room with grey floor and white wall. On the center of the wall hangs a painting made on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed by a thin wooden frame. The painting could be of a four-legged animal, possibly a dog or a fox, painted in white and pink. The animal is facing us, and is painted largely in white with details in pink. Its front legs are splayed. The face is white with a nose and eyes in pink. Two large ears are sticking up from the face, painted in white with pink insides. From behind the right ear, the body of the animal extends upwards to the back legs and a short tail. The style of the painting is naive, as if painted by a child or someone with little experience.

Installation view of the same room with grey floor and white wall as in previous image. On the center of the wall hangs a painting made on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed by a thin wooden frame. The painting could be of a four-legged animal, possibly a dog or a fox, painted in white and pink. The animal is facing us, and is painted largely in white with details in pink. Its front legs are splayed. The face is white with a nose and eyes in pink. Two large ears are sticking up from the face, painted in white with pink insides. From behind the right ear, the body of the animal extends upwards to the back legs and a short tail. The style of the painting is naive, as if painted by a child or someone with little experience. To the right of the painting stands a man with light skin and short black hair, turned away from us, viewing the painting. He is elegantly dressed in a white turtle neck with a black vest, black pants and black sneakers. His hands are clasped behind his back. The painting is about half as high as the man.

Close up view of the painting in the previous installation view painted on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed by a thin wooden frame. The painting is rectangular, and depicted is a four-legged animal, possibly a dog or a fox, painted in white and pink. The animal is facing us; its body, legs and face are painted largely in white and light pink. Its hind legs are crossed, whereas its front legs are splayed, and appear larger due to the perspective. The face is long like that of a dog, painted in white with a nose, and two large eyes in pink. The left eye is in the shape of spiral, and the right eye is a circle with a dot in the center. Two large ears are sticking up from the face, painted in white with pink insides. From behind the right ear, the body of the animal extends upwards to the back legs and a short tail. The body is painted in light pink, as if the pink color used for painting the ears has tinted the white paint. The style of the painting is naive, as if painted by a child or someone with little experience. Around the painted area, the brown paper is creasing. Below the right front leg, slightly to the right, we can see the artist's signature in green pen, underlined with pink.

Detail of the painting in the previous image. View of a painting on light brown paper mounted on an off-white background, and framed by a thin wooden frame. The painting could be of a four-legged animal, possibly a dog or a fox, painted in white and pink. The animal is facing us; its body, legs and face are painted largely in white and light pink. Its front legs are splayed. The face is long like that of a dog, painted in white with a nose, and two large eyes in pink. The left eye is in the shape of spiral, and the right eye is a circle with a dot in the center. Two large ears are sticking up from the face, painted in white with pink insides. The body is painted in light pink, as if the pink color used for painting the ears has tinted the white paint. The style of the painting is naive, as if painted by a child or someone with little experience. Around the painted area, the brown paper is creasing.

Installation view of a room with grey floor and white wall. On the center of the wall hangs a rectangular painting made on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed in a thin wooden frame. The painting is of a woman or girl against a white background. She is wearing turquoise clothing and has dark red-brown hair in a braid.

Close up of the painting in previous installation view on light brown paper mounted on an off-white background framed by a thin wooden frame. The painting is of a woman or girl with red-brown hair in a braid, and a turquoise coat. She is depicted from the waist and up against a white background painted in swift, broad strokes covering most of the brown paper except close to the edges. Positioned to the lower right, her figure is taking up almost the entire right half of the painting. Her upper body is painted in long, broad, vertical strokes in a dark turquoise with some highlights. Her arms are not distinguishable. To the lower right is a small grey area, which could either be a part of her lower body or her shadow. Around her neck, she is wearing a collar, possibly fur, which is painted in grey with white highlights. There are some strokes of grey on her torso, which might be a fur lacing to her coat. Her face is painted in apricot tones with red-brown shadows. The strokes are smeary. Her mouth consists in a thin, black vertical stroke, with the corners pointing slightly downwards. The nose is barely indicated but her eyes are disproportionately large, especially the pupils in black, and the irises in a light blue. She looks straight ahead, out of the picture frame. Her left eyebrow is painted in red-brown, and is tilted to the left. Her expression is one of despair, possibly panic, which is enhanced by the swift brush strokes that her face is painted in. The hair on her head is painted in red-brown, and with similar, almost erratic strokes that cross over to the white background in smears. To the left side of her face, a braid curls across her shoulder and down her chest. To the right of the figure, a few strokes in the same red-brown paint have been made against the white background. They give the painting movement, and look like brown leaves falling to the ground. The overall style of the painting is expressive and naive.

Detail of the painting in the previous image. View of a painting on light brown paper mounted on an off-white background, and framed by a thin wooden frame. The painting is of a woman or girl with dark red-brown hair in a braid, and in a turquoise coat. Her upper body is painted in long, broad, vertical strokes in a dark turquoise with some highlights. Around her neck, she is wearing a collar, possibly fur, which is painted in grey with white highlights. Her face is painted in apricot tones with red-brown shadows, and her mouth consists in a thin, black vertical stroke, with the corners pointing slightly downwards. Her nose is barely indicated but her eyes are disproportionately large, especially the pupils in black, and the irises in a light blue. She looks straight ahead, out of the picture frame. Her left eyebrow is painted in brown-red and is tilted to the left. Her expression is one of despair, possibly panic, which is enhanced by the swift and smeared brush strokes that her face is painted in. The hair on her head is painted in red-brownish paint, and with similar, almost erratic strokes that cross over to the white background. To the left side of her face, a long braid curl across her shoulder and down her chest. The overall style of the painting is expressive and naive.

Installation view of a room with grey floor and white wall. On the center of the wall hangs a rectangular painting made on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed in a thin wooden frame. The painting is of a head with red, unruly hair, and large blue eyes against a white background.

Close up of the painting in previous image. The painting is rectangular in shape, and made on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed in a thin wooden frame. Depicted is a head against a background that is painted in an expressive manner with visible strokes and smears in white. The white paint covers almost all of the brown paper except around the edges and some parts in the middle. Bright red paint in the shape of an unruly hair makes up the outline of a face. The head is positioned to the center at the lower part of the painting, and takes up about a fourth of the paper. The hair cut is in a punk style, short of the top and shoulder length on the sides, like a mullet. The hair is painted in expressive, erratic, short strokes that burst over the white background. The mouth is a horizontal oval in golden beige with a black center. It is open, and teeth have been indicated through short, vertical strokes. They could also be drool. Above the mouth, the nostrils are made out by two black dots or drops. The eyes are haphazardly painted in two large, blue circular strokes. In the left eye the pupil painted as a black spot is centered, whereas in the right one, the pupil is painted to the top right. The eyes look in different directions, which conveys an expression of madness. On the right cheek and neck, there are small smears, drops, and strokes of red paint. The overall style of the painting is expressive and naive.

Detail view of the painting in previous image made on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed in a thin wooden frame. Depicted is a head against a background that is painted in an expressive manner with visible strokes and smears in white. Bright red paint in the shape of an unruly hair makes up the outline of a face. The head is positioned to the center at the lower part of the painting, and is about takes up about a fourth of the paper. The hair cut is in a punk style, short of the top and shoulder length on the sides, like a mullet. The hair is painted in expressive, erratic, short strokes that burst over the white background. The mouth is a horizontal oval in golden beige with a black center. It is open, and teeth have been indicated through short, vertical strokes. They could also be drool. Above the mouth, the nostrils are made out by two black dots or drops. The eyes are haphazardly painted in two large, blue circular strokes. In the left eye the pupil painted as a black spot is centered, whereas in the right one, the pupil is painted to the top right. The eyes look in different directions, which conveys an expression of madness. On the right cheek and neck, there are small smears, drops, and strokes of red paint. The overall style of the painting is expressive and naive.

Installation view of a painting in rectangular in shape, made on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed by a thin wooden frame. Depicted is the figure of a naked boy or man with blonde hair and light skin from the chest up.

Close up of the painting in previous image. The painting is rectangular in shape, and made on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed in a thin wooden frame. White paint covers almost all of the brown paper except around the edges and some parts in the middle. Against this white background, the figure of a naked boy or man with blonde hair and light skin is depicted from the chest up. The figure is positioned to the right in the picture frame and takes up almost half of the painting. His body is facing right, while his head is turned to the left, and he gazes out of the picture frame slightly to the left. The skin is painted in an apricot hue, with beige and brown shadows. The collar bones have been indicated in darker brown, and on his chest dots have been made in white paint, possibly representing white chest hair or sweat drops. The strokes are swift, broad and long. The right part of the torso has not been painted out in full. The face is painted in the same apricot hue but with more shadows. The strokes are smaller and the paint smudged and smeared. His open mouth is a black vertical stroke, tilted to the left. The lips are painted in a purple beige, and we can see a row of white teeth. The nose is indicated by vertical strokes and the tip of the nose by a black stroke. The outlines of the eyes are black, and we can see some white strokes within. On top of the black outlines, larger blue circles representing the irises have been painted on, and in the center we can see black dots for pupils. The eyebrows are barely visible, and made in light brown strokes tilted outwards. The expression of the face is one of humility, wonder, astonishment or perhaps fear. The face is crowned by blonde hair cut in a short bob, and painted in vertical yellow strokes with darker shadows. Around the face, on the white background, we can see apricot and brown paint stains and drops, giving the figure movement, as if in the motion of turning around. The overall style of the painting is expressive and naive.

Detail of the painting in previous image. The painting is rectangular in shape, and made on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed in a thin wooden frame. Depicted is the figure of a naked boy or man with blonde hair and light skin from the chest up. His body is facing right, while his head is turned to the left, and he gazes out of the picture frame slightly to the left. The skin is painted in an apricot hue, with beige and brown shadows. The collar bones have been indicated in darker brown, and on his chest dots have been made in white paint, possibly representing white chest hair or sweat drops. The strokes are swift, broad and long. The face is painted in the same apricot hue but with more shadows. The strokes are smaller and the paint smudged and smeared. His open mouth is a black vertical stroke, tilted to the left. The lips are painted in a purple beige, and we can see a row of white teeth. The nose is indicated by vertical strokes and the tip of the nose by a black stroke. The outlines of the eyes are black, and we can see some white strokes within. On top of the black outlines, larger blue circles representing the irises have been painted on, and in the center we can see black dots for pupils. The eyebrows are barely visible, and made in light brown strokes tilted outwards. The expression of the face is one of humility, wonder, astonishment or perhaps fear. The face is crowned by blonde hair cut in a short bob, and painted in vertical yellow strokes with darker shadows. Around the face, on the white background, we can see apricot and brown paint stains and drops, giving the figure movement, as if in the motion of turning around. The overall style of the painting is expressive and naive.

Installation view of the painting in previous image, hanging in a room at the center of a white wall above a grey floor.

Painting on light brown paper, mounted on an off-white background, and framed in a thin, rectangular wooden frame. The paper has been primed in white, and paint covers almost all of the paper except around the edges. Over the priming, a landscape with blue sky, green ground, and trees are depicted. In the foreground, we can see two figures, a monkey and a man. The sky covers the upper half of the painting, and is painted in a bright blue with lively strokes. A few white, fluffy clouds float in the upper part. The ground takes up the lower half of the painting, and is painted in bright green over yellow with shorter, swift strokes in all directions. In the far, to the left, we can see a grove of trees against the blue sky. Further ahead, to the right, two trees grow. The stems of the trees are painted in brown vertical strokes, and the leaves in a bright, clear green. Against one of the trees closer to us, almost in the center of the painting, the figure of what looks like a monkey is painted in a dark cool brown. The figure takes up about one third of the picture frame, and appears closer to us than the trees. It is an abstract depiction but a body and four legs/arms can be discerned and it appears to be hanging and or swinging from the tree. Directly below the monkey, a man with light skin in white pants, short-sleeved shirt, and hat stands at the lower edge of the painting. In his left arm, he is holding a brown cane. He is about half of the size as the monkey, and appears to be further away within the picture plane. We can't discern his face, and he appears more as a stick figure. To the right of the man, over white paint, we can see the artist's signature in pink pen, underlined with green. The overall style of the painting is expressive and naive.

Detail view of the painting in previous image of a landscape with blue sky, green ground, and trees. Against one of the trees, the figure of what looks like a monkey is painted in a dark cool brown. The figure takes up about one third of the picture frame, and appears closer to us than the trees. It is an abstract depiction but a body and four legs/arms can be discerned and it appears to be hanging and or swinging from the tree.

Detail view of the painting in previous image. Depicted is a man with light skin in white pants, short-sleeved shirt, and hat against a green background. In his left arm, he is holding a brown cane. We can't discern his face, and he appears more as a stick figure. To the right of the man, over white paint, we can see the artist's signature in pink pen, underlined with green. The overall style of the painting is expressive and naive.

Installation view of two rectangular paintings hanging next to each other centered on a white wall above a grey floor. Both paintings are made on light brown paper, mounted on off-white backgrounds, and framed in thin, wooden frames. They depict the texts "I've been told that I look like a model," and "more than you know" in blue paint against a white-painted background.

Close up of previous installation view. Two rectangular paintings hanging on a white wall next to each other, both on light brown paper, mounted on off-white backgrounds, and framed in thin, wooden frames. On both paintings, white paint covers most of the brown paper except around the edges and some parts in the middle. The white paint is haphazardly applied and smudged at the edges. On the painting hanging to the left, the text "I've been told that I looked like a model" is written by hand in blue paint. The text takes up about two thirds of the painting, and starts at the top left corner. Below the blue text, at the bottom of the painting against the white background, we can see the artist's signature in green pen, underlined with pink. On the painting hanging to the right, the text "more than you know" is written by hand in blue paint. The text takes up about half of the painting, and starts at the top left corner. Below the blue text, at the bottom of the painting slightly to the left against the white background, we can see the artist's signature in pink pen, underlined with green. The overall style  is expressive and naive.

Close up of the right painting in previous image, painted on light brown paper, mounted on off-white background, and framed in a thin, wooden frame. White paint covers most of the brown paper except around the edges and some parts in the middle. The white paint is haphazardly applied and smudged at the edges. On the painting the text "I've been told that I looked like a model" is written by hand in blue paint. The text takes up about two thirds of the painting, and starts at the top left corner. Below the blue text, at the bottom of the painting against the white background, we can see the artist's signature in green pen, underlined with pink.

Detail view of previous painting. The words "like a model" are written by hand in blue paint against a white painted background.

Painting on light brown paper, mounted on off-white backgrounds, and framed in a thin, rectangular wooden frame. White paint covers most of the brown paper except around the edges and some parts in the middle. The white paint is haphazardly applied and smudged at the edges. Against the white paint, the text "more than you know" is written by hand in blue, and takes up about half of the painting, starting at the top left corner. Below the blue text, at the bottom of the painting slightly to the left against the white background, we can see the artist's signature in pink pen, underlined with green. The overall style is expressive and naive.

Detail view of previous painting. The word "know" is written by hand in blue paint against a white painted background.

Manuel SolanoI Still Look Like A ModelCarlos/Ishikawa, London

Exhibition Images

Manuel SolanoI Still Look Like A Model
Carlos/Ishikawa, London