Enticed by personal stories of love and connection, Harley Manifold’s painted observations present the remnants of a fleeting human presence. His ethereal, empty streetscapes are often centred on a lone element – a dimly-lit streetlight or car headlamps reflecting solitary street signs. In this exhibition ‘I know you heard me, but are you listening?’, the artist invites the viewer to indulge in the reverie of a story with no beginning or end; only an illuminated path for which a stage is set.
Harley Manifold, Some things are just meant to be, 2021, oil on canvas, 28 × 35cm. Courtesy the artist and Warrnambool Art Gallery, Victoria
Warrnambool Art Gallery
10 July to 3 October 2021
Victoria
