Dashiell Manley
Elegy (a memory not their own, dead fantasy), 2020
Oil on linen
60 x 48 inches 152.4 x 121.9 cm
Los Angeles-based artist Dashiell Manley’s (b.1983) practice is often characterized by its focused, repetitive and labor-intensive nature as the artist’s painting process is driven by an increasingly meditative yet emotional approach in recent years. Cultivating idiosyncratic techniques that are intertwined with East-Asian traditions of mindfulness, Manley manifests his psychological states in awe-inspiring and meditative, chaotic yet still paintings. The artist draws on his emotional responses to current events and 21st century socio-political realities as he painstakingly labors to build compositions in a process akin to Zen Buddhist practices.
