Manik Raj Nakra SLASHERS
October 20 - November 22, 2022
A new portrait series, SLASHERS, inspired by cheap horror flicks, Mughal portraiture, and Indian textiles. These small works on canvas use tight and awkward cropping of the subjects' upper torsos focusing on the neck to heighten lust and kink, recall dark power dynamics and vulnerability while exploring imperialism, pattern, and a man's existential relationship to nature.
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11” x14”
Oil and spray paint on canvas
2022
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10” x 8”
Oil paint, ceramic stucco, watercolor, gold leaf, and black glitter on canvas
2022
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12” x 16 ”
Oil paint, ceramic stucco, watercolor, and gold leaf on canvas
2022
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12” x12”
Oil paint on canvas
2022
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12” x18”
Oil paint, ceramic stucco, and watercolor on canvas
2022
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16” x20”
Oil paint, ceramic stucco, watercolor on canvas
2022
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10” x14”
Oil paint, ceramic stucco, and watercolor on canvas
2022
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10” x 8”
Oil paint, ceramic stucco, watercolor on canvas
2022
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11” x14”
Oil paint, ceramic stucco, watercolor, and gold leaf on canvas
2022
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10” x10”
Oil paint, ceramic stucco, watercolor, and gold leaf on canvas
2022
The Poet
50" x 54"
Oil paint, charcoal, and chalk on canvas
2022