We've Always Been Here
acrylic, spray paint, chalk pastel on stretched canvas, 72 in. x 204 in.
2020
A Death in the Family
spray paint, acrylic, and chalk on stretched canvas, 100 in. x 72 in.
2020
Horseshoes (Where Are We Going?)
spray paint and chalk pastel on stretched canvas, 100 in. x 72 in.
2020
77
spray paint on stretched canvas, 120 in. x 72 in.
2020
A Prayer for Safe Passage
spray paint and chalk pastel on stretched canvas, 90 in. x 72 in.
2020
medicine
spray paint and chalk pastel on stretched canvas, 108 in. x 96 in.
2020
We're All Islands
spray paint on stretched canvas, 90 inches x 72 inches
2020
Ocean
spray paint on stretched canvas, 120 inches x 150 inches
2020
Brilliant Bones
spray paint and chalk pastel on stretched canvas, 30.75 inches x 24 inches
2020
Full Moon
spray paint and acrylic on stretched canvas, 48 inches x 65 inches
2020
Untitled (sun)
spray paint and acrylic on stretched canvas, 65 inches x 48 inches
2020
Have Mercy On Us
spray paint, on stretched canvas, 29 inches x 21 inches
2021
Day Blind Stars
spray paint, chalk pastel, and enamel on stretched canvas, 29 inches x 21 inches
2020
The Great and Terrible Sky
spray paint and chalk pastel on stretched canvas, 72 inches x 90 inches
2020
Burning Candle
charcoal, chalk pastel, enamel, and acrylic on stretched canvas, 30 inches x 22 inches
2020
Dead Calm
These paintings lay bare what it means for me to be alive. Despite the impossibility of knowing, my work attempts to understand the meaning and breadth of life. What lies beyond death? What happened before birth? What do I do with all of this beauty? And all of this sorrow?
These works do not provide any answers. Instead, each piece is representative of my pursuit of knowing. Each one, a wondrous failed attempt to understand.
All images copyright Henry Austin 2020