Shed Corner (Pink Window)
Shed Corner (Pink Window)
- Creator: Keiran Brennan Hinton
- Date: 2018
- Location: Boise City Hall, 1st Floor, Arts & History, Work Room, Unit E, Shelf/Drawer 1, Slot/Box 2
- Types: paintings (visual works), oil paintings (visual works)
- Materials: oil paint (pigmented coating), canvas
- Collection: James Castle House Artist in Residence Works
An array of bright colors depicts a dilapidated home interior. Torn wallpaper reveals an underlayment of wood-clad walls and ceiling. Sunlight streams through a single window with a pink painted frame. The light illuminates the room and the teal wallpaper sailboat pattern. The frame of a doorway is slightly visible on the right. The principal focuses of Brennan Hinton's practice include the formal painting process; the act of observation, reflections of domestic intimacy, the plein-air discipline, and interiority. In terms of finding beauty in the mundane, the moments that compel him to choose a particular painting subject are fueled by feeling but often incidentally rooted in parallels with specific art historical references. Brennan Hinton's practice relies on 'felt space' rather than learned linear perspective or the prioritization of technical accuracy. He describes his formal process as such: "I paint from observation. I start with a limited palette, mixing the colors specifically from life, paying attention to the temperature of the light or saturation of a shadow. I am interested in capturing tactility and texture; how the limited range of textures available in a brushstroke can articulate different senses. The evidence of my process-paint strokes and removal-remain visible in the final painting. The medium of painting, both the history and process, is primary to my practice; the subject of the work is often secondary. Painting, for me, is an exercise in patience and concentration, which requires a willingness to be surprised. It is about looking without assuming or generalizing. It is an invitation to linger on everyday life and to become aware of the details that previously blended into the surroundings."
