Manzano combines figuration and abstraction to create an expressive synthesis that is simultaneously personal and universal. His sculptures in wood, clay and bronze evoke the melancholy of ancient fragments, broken and yet somehow still monumental. The delicate suggestions of facial features, flowing drapery or swelling volumes are sufficient to create human presence. The forms transcend their abstraction to breath life. Exhibition coordinator Judith Bookbinder will be available for comment during the press viewing.
Media are welcome to attend the opening reception as well.