Artist Information:
John Hampshire
Troy, NY
United States
Member Since: Feb 2001
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Artist Statement:
These works are a part of an
ongoing body of work I started
in 1995. It consists of
drawings, which are
labyrinths, and paintings
derived from images as well as
from life. The beginnings of
these drawing processes do not
deal directly with the image,
but the breakup of the picture
plane. I establish a series
of gesture lines in pen;
tentative glimpses translated
with definite marks. This is
the structure for subsequent
marks. I do not allow myself
(for the most part) to cross
any lines or marks. In turn,
initial lines act as
“containers” for later lines.
The result of this activity is
a maze-like structure that
also implies an image. I
build up greater densities of
marks to achieve darker
values. The image I work from
provides a guide to direct
this activity. As the process
continues the applied marks
become smaller and smaller and
the information brought into
the drawing becomes more
refined. This is a self
refining process that I am
continuing to push further and
further with each piece.
This is actually a process
that started for me in high
school; doodling in notebooks.
Only now I have applied this
mindless activity to ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
One / Two Person Exhibitions:
• 9/8-10/14/01:
"Portraits" Hunter Gallery.
Newport, RI.
• 12/18/00-1/29/01:
“Labyrinthian Portraits”
Hudson Valley Community
College. Troy, NY
• 1/5/00-2/9/00: The Main
Street Gallery, Dobbs Ferry,
NY
• 9/99: Albany Center
Galleries, Albany, NY
• 9/99: ...
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Artist Reviews:
Selected Publications /
Reviews:
“Worth a Thousand
Words....’The Pedantic Idiot’
by John Hampshire is just one
of the works......”
2/18/2001. New York Times.
pg. 16, section WE
“....’John Hampshire’s
Recent Work’ fills the gallery
with medium and large scale
paintings made in just a two
or three ...
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John Hampshire's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to John Hampshire's Portfolio. Browse Hampshire's body of work: These works are a part of an ongoing body of work I started in 1995. It consists of drawings, which are labyrinths, and paintings derived from images as well as from life. The beginnings of these drawing processes do not deal directly with the image, but the breakup of the picture plane. I establish a series of gesture lines in pen; tentative glimpses translated with definite marks. This is the structure for subsequent marks. I do not allow myself (for the most part) to cross any lines or marks. In turn, initial lines act as “containers” for later lines. The ... |
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