Embark on a mind-bending adventure with artist Doyle Hancock as he creates a deeply personal universe filled with captivating characters and narratives. Discover the evolution of Trenton’s work as he takes on the role of film director as he explores the art world through the eyes of himself as the central character. In this video, I'm interviewing Houston artist Trenton Doyle Hancock. Trenton Doyle Hancock has been featured on Artists of Our Time - Art21, a featured artist in the Whitney Biennial (2x), and in the permanent collections of The Menil Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many contemporary museums across the United States. If you're a fan of art or documentary films, you'll want to watch this interview! In it, you'll learn about Trenton Doyle Hancock's unique art style and why he's one of the most influential artists of our time. Run time 4:10, part one of two art documentary installments. === In the summer of 2013, Trenton Doyle Hancock and his wife visited San Diego for the first time to attend Comic-Con. Trenton stayed at my home. We laughed and visited with many great artists. All the while, Trenton sketched and worked on a series of drawings that would later make up his retrospective, “Skin and Bones,” at the Houston Contemporary Museum and “EMIT” at the Ringling Museum of Art. Mr. Hancock was experimenting with animation and transforming his drawings into a series of flickering portraits showcasing the artist morphing into an artist avatar floating within the digital realm as TDH signature eyelids, lips, and ears were tugged and pulled to create character momentum of space and the rhythm of time. At that exact time, filmmaker Calvin Florian visited the house to capture Trenton Doyle Hancock and Joo Young Choi in an intimate interview setting. Working with Calvin and his team while documenting Trenton Doyle Hancock’s evolution and contemporary re-evaluation is an honor. Joo Young also rebuilt her studio and transformed her practice into animation, puppetry, and painting. (Stay tuned for a video featuring Joo Young soon). For almost two decades, Trenton Doyle Hancock has been constructing his fantastical narrative that continues developing and informing his prolific artistic output. Part fictional, part autobiographical, Hancock’s work pulls from his personal experiences, political positions, and biblical upbringing. Trenton’s prolific works include an ever-evolving mythology of color-induced paintings, drawings, objects, films, and printmaking. === mM: I love your piece, A Lateral Movement: Hit the Ground Punching. Trenton: Thanks. This particular piece is less about deconstructing a form and more about animation and the re-evaluation of form. My recent interest in transitional arrangements led me to focus on the egg as a symbol of birth and potentiality. The main character (the centrally located punching figure) was conceived as an egg splitting down the side with arms spilling out. I wanted to imply motion, so I began to overlap the arms, suggesting flailing. I eventually pasted the whole drawing onto a small canvas and began to add more detail to the egg, like fur. At this point, I wanted the egg to be reminiscent of the black and white striped mound forms I once painted. After that, I collaged two painted eyeballs to the side of the mound form. In doing so, the wide shot of some faceless being turned immediately into a portrait. The eyes gave the character an endearing quality. The form now feels like a head buried up to its neck. Flailing arms became similar to brain matter trying to escape the confines of the head. === Trenton Doyle Hancock was featured in the 2000 and 2002 Whitney Biennial exhibitions, becoming one of the youngest artists in history to participate in the prestigious survey. Trenton is a premiere museum artist whose gallery installations are to be noticed. There will be a longer feature film soon. I designed and worked with Trenton on his Ringling Art Museum catalog for EMIT, curated by Matthew McLendon. I was honored to find out Trenton hung the EMIT in the exhibition. === Please subscribe to the channel. Like, heart, share, and share your comments. #artist #painting #shortsvideo

• published: 21 Sep 2023
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