The women in Manuel Solano’s wall-sized acrylic-on-canvas portraits are intimidating. Statement hair in bobs or beards, paired with ultra-bright make-up and mega-accessories, pop from the canvas to broadcast the big personalities of celebrities and Solano’s own family members. But the portraits’ potency comes in part because they are painted entirely from memory.
Up Close and Personal: Artist Manuel Solano on Their Electric, Formidable Portraits
Ana Finel Honigman, ARTnews, 2018年10月11日