Ascendent American artist Arcmanoro Niles uses vibrant hues (and the occasional smattering of glitter) to conjure up seemingly mundane scenes of everyday life. A closer look, however, finds them imbued with evocative undertones and narrative suggestion. “In [this work], the skin of a couple has a bronze hue against the uniform turquoise of their clothes and linen, anticipating an intimate encounter between them,” writes Ravi Ghosh in his recent feature on Niles for Elephant. “The man’s stare… suggests the artist’s own intrusion, but the implications of his gaze remain ambiguous.” Discover more about Niles’ brilliantly coloured practice and influences behind it here.
