REAFFIRMATION OF THE EGO IN MANUEL SOLANO, AT TRAVESÍA CUATRO

From 03/06/2025 to 05/08/2025
Madrid, Spain

Egogenesis is the title of the solo exhibition that Travesía Cuatro presents at its Madrid headquarters for Manuel Solano (Ciudad Satélite, Mexico, 1987), exploring the origins of the ego through personal experience. The exhibition consists entirely of self-portraits that pictorially express different manifestations of the “I” and the emergence of self-perception.

REAFFIRMATION OF THE EGO IN MANUEL SOLANO, AT TRAVESÍA CUATRO

Manuel Solano draws from past psychedelic experiences, initially undertaken as a means of exploration. However, rather than leading to the dissolution of the self, as is often expected, these experiences had the opposite effect: they reaffirmed his identity. This reaffirmation is not simplistic or reductionist; rather, complexity becomes an inherent part of it.

 

His paintings translate this process onto the canvas, representing a heterogeneity shaped by the alterations brought about through experimentation. Hybridization, elements of the animal world, and the artist himself intertwine and merge within a dreamlike landscape. This vision does not discard past experiences but integrates them, offering a journey of catharsis.

Egogenesis is on view until May 8 at Travesía Cuatro, San Mateo 16, Madrid, Spain.

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