Manolo Valdés | New Works at Opera Gallery

Manolo Valdés, Amarillo y Rojo, 2020. 65 x 55 in. / 166 x 141cm. Mixed Media.

Opera Gallery in New York (791 Madison Avenue) presents a solo exhibition by acclaimed painter and sculptor, Manolo Valdés. The show, which features the newest works coming directly from the artist’s studio, opened on May 20th and will run through June 20th.

Featuring some of the artist’s most highlighted works, like Infanta Margarita en Rojo, Cristal y Mariposas, and Mickey Como Pretexto en Rojo, the exhibition encourages the viewers to engage with Valdés’ pieces of art and feel them as their own—with individual sensibility.

Valdés reinterprets the History of Art, creating tributes to the Classics and the Masterpieces - El Greco, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Constantin Brancusi - to showcase the importance of image and its iconic value. Reinventing these familiar images and their established contexts.

Manolo Valdés, Cabeza con Mariposas en Ambar, 2020. 38 x 23.5 x 17. Glass and Steel. Photo Credit: Tom Powel.

Manolo Valdés, Constructivismo como Pretexto, 2021. 57 x 34 x 19 inches. Polychromated Wood. Photo Credit: Tom Powel.

Manolo Valdés, Doble Imagen con Espejo, 2021. 56 x 93 in. Mixed Media.

Manolo Valdés, Infanta Margarita en Rojo, 2021. 39.5 x 28 x 18.5 inches. Polychromated Wood. Photo Credit: Tom Powel.

Manolo Valdés, Matisse como Pretexto en Rosa, 2021. 77 x 150 in. / 196 x 381cm. Mixed Media.