Charlie James Gallery is delighted to host a closing reception of Manuel Lopez's exhibition Here, For a Moment on Saturday April 2. Join us as we celebrate with the artist from 3-5pm. Music will be played and refreshments will be served. Manuel López's drawings and paintings are informed by his immediate surroundings. Each piece is a careful examination of elements found around his environment: books, records, boxes, houseplants, various elements from his home, his neighborhood, and studio. López relies on observation, memories, materiality, touch, and presence to evoke a feeling of familiarity in the compositions. The content of the drawings and paintings build a portrait of the artist - his memories and affections, his culture and personal history, expressed through carefully composed depictions of arranged objects.