Splatters
Splatters, 1993-1995
Two-dimensional works Variable dimensions. To learn more about The Big Giveaway of these works, click here. The Splatter drawings relate to the Accumulations as process works that still involve "the artist's hand" in a more direct way. Drawing is about mark-making, and thus, it is in part about technique. By using an eye-dropper to apply ink to paper at different heights from the surface of the paper, I was striving for less control of the absolute location of a mark and a more random feel. These also began to take on spatial connotations, and though there is no distinct figure-to-ground relation, these works do feel similar to star charts or other imaging of astronomy. Introducing drips by tilting and pushing ink along wth air pressure from a straw created other effects and relationships between foreground and background, suggesting three-dimensional space. That technique also brought associations with organic forms, resembling the microscopic hydra and/or plant roots. In exploring these techniques, I began to realize that almost any human-produced form--apart from pure rectilinear abstraction or color-field painting--was bound to introduce suggestions of real-world content. It is those relationships that guide the interpretation of art by its audience. |
© Robert Hornsby. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Robert Hornsby with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.