In the newest series of paintings by Dominique Knowles, scale and gesture are framed within conditions of intimacy and loss. The exhibition’s framework was spurred by the artist’s desire to honor his horse that passed away in 2021. His ongoing period of mourning results from the sacred relationship between rider and horse, a connection marked by trust and reciprocity. Knowles compares the painting of a horse to the brushing of one. The mode of composing hisworks mimics that of equine care, from the wide sweeps on large surfaces to concentrated performances on smaller ones. To feel the bristles glide across a body and effectively translate this requires the mining of corporeal memory. A poetics of mark-making is thus established and remains integral to Knowles’s practice. Observe the delicacy of each brushstroke, as he lovingly painted these objects of grief and desire.
“My Beloved” at Hannah Hoffman Gallery
June 3, 2023
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Hannah Hoffman Gallery
2504 W 7th St., Suite C, Los Angeles, CA 90057, Los Angeles 90057
2504 W 7th St., Suite C, Los Angeles, CA 90057, Los Angeles 90057
