Chris Hyndman
My latest paintings are based on images of curtains. Their
surfaces are perceptibly textured and readily divulge their
construction from thousands of transparent painted circles.
The format and size of the paintings are such that one can face
them to look, or treat them as stagelike backdrops against
which to pose or perform. I find myself in both positions while
I work. In the former case, the works prioritize visual, spatial,
and surface gymnastics familiar from many types of painting. In
the latter, they accommodate the open and contingent volumes
in front of their surfaces. In either case, I like to think of them
as “fields” that can prompt an enlivened, active experience via
surface and color.
In terms of fit with earlier work, the curtain paintings continue
my interest in color and texture, structured surfaces, and the
function of pattern and digital tools in the shaping and imaging of
contemporary identities.

