DAVID HORNUNG (Suggested for Stage Six; Mastery)
“For me, painting is a bit like sailing. If you want to reach a lighthouse, you can’t go straight for it; you have to tack from left to right. My tacking takes me between the two poles of abstraction and representation. I’m constantly negotiating the divide between fact and fiction.” ~ David Hornung.
There’s a sense of mystery in the intimate, color-filled shapes that make up David Hornung’s paintings. While the subject matter is familiar and the shapes are simplified, color conveys emotional meaning that goes far beyond the ordinary world, creating a dreamlike parallel universe.
David is a painter, former quiltmaker and professor of art. Over the course of his career he has taught at a number of art schools and universities including Parsons, Pratt, Brooklyn College, and the Rhode Island School of Design. His book, Color: A Workshop for Artists and Designers, has been translated into five languages and is distributed in the US by Chronicle Books.
Join Susan for an in depth look into the world of this talented painter, teacher and author.