Artist statement and bio

The long-awaited continuation of the celebrated collection American Color. In this new work Manos continues his exploration of the dynamic intersection between subject
and time, the real and the surreal in American towns. From Santa Monica and New Orleans to Provincetown and New York City, on streets, beaches, crowded boardwalks, and at small-town carnivals, Manos has captured the varied spectrum of contemporary life in all its offbeat and charming strangeness. These moments are elusive and varied, asking questions without giving ready answers. Ordinary people drift between technicolor landscapes and dark shadows, tumultuous city streets and stark ocean
horizons. Manos’s lens is to unleash a cacophony of brilliant colors often overlooked in day-to-day observation.

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