Meditations
An exhibit by Christopher Hynes
Through September 27, 2020
Hynes exhibits his color field paintings that are created with multiple layers of pigmented plaster to form a unique surface and depth. Although he has developed many techniques to work this material, Hynes primarily applies layers of media, sometimes up to 30 that he polishes or leaves with a matte surface or sands back through many layers that play with light.Transformed with the changing light of day, the paintings are both an evocative and a meditative exploration in color and shape.
Hynes’ painting philosophy is grounded in the Washington DC color field school where color, shape, and form have a spiritual meaning. He also draws from the abstract expressionist action painters who adopted the Zen approach of meditating on the surface before painting with color, energy, and gesture.
Hear Hynes introduce the show.
Although Hynes is mainly known for his narrative Assemblages, painting with pigmented plaster is an important element in these works. His Assemblages are included in the 2016 publication, The Art of Found Objects”: Interviews with Texas Artists by Robert Craig Bunch as well as other publications.
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