Hard Luck presents new paintings by Carson Monahan that reflect the present-day unrest felt in the modern world using psychologically layered protagonists and a cryptic noir sensibility. Pool halls, martinis, hard cash, and alleyways set the tone for lawless individuals abiding by their own morally questionable principles. Drawing from Early Renaissance painting and David Lynch films, each scene suggests impending destruction or chaos simmering beneath the surface. Evoking Magical Realism and deliberately timeless, the works oscillate, unresolved, between the known and unknown.
