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Gabriel Manca assembles and manipulates found objects to create textural portraits and enigmatic still lifes. "A shifting of emphasis from figurative-narrative to less representational imagery is evident in my projects over the past decade. Given the innumerable examples of confusing imagery inherent in our relative experiences of the world, it would stand to reason that the value of abstraction is intrinsic. I pay at least as much attention to imagery that is confusing as I do to developing narrative, metaphor, or allegory. I enjoy taking the liberty to phrase and compose in a visual vernacular that will remain personal, encrypted. I’m not inventing symbols and I recognize that one stands to benefit from acknowledging the power of shared consciousness maintained in iconography."

There are (16) pieces from Gabriel Manca below. Any Exhibition I Love My Drunk Uncles Surely You've Seen Movies   (click on thumbnail below for larger image) I Love My Drunk Uncles   If the Act of Invention is Involved   If You Think I'm Cute, You Should See My Daddy   Fowl Which Makes Them Sick Why Do You Want So Much Wood At A Former Time; Once Merganser   Profiteer Something That the Child Gets in His Blood from the Mother A Roof to Mend (After Vidor) Pluralism and the Droppings of All Animals Probably No Completely Satisfying Answer Will be Available Long Life or Riches, or the Lives of Your Enemies Sour Ants, Berries and Grapes To Rise or Raise in the Air in Apparent Defiance of Gravity Manca Exhibit April 2008 at Froelick Gallery