Gregory Horndeski

New York

Gregory Horndeski
» PINBALLS & PIPE BOMBS «

I am a representational, expressionistic painter, and paint primarily with knives using fluid acrylic paint which I pour onto a horizontally placed canvas, and then spread about the surface. In this way I can achieve interesting effects as the paints mix on the canvas. No other representational painter has a surface resembling mine. The photos of my work I am presenting are, for the most part, examples of my "bomb" and "pinball" paintings. The former paintings essentially deal with the topic of suicide, and I have attached facsimile pipe bombs to the frames of these pieces. The "pinball" paintings address the aggravations we all encounter in life. Aggravations which detour us from enjoying to the fullest the wonders life has to offer us.

PIPE BOMB for GOLFERS 19"x 15"x 6" Mixed Media $ 2,600 ©2000 Horndeski	THE ICONOCLAST'S PIPE BOMB (with a door of the box closed) 13"x 10"x 7.25" Mixed Media $ 2,500 ©2000 Horndeski a.

Much of my current work is interactive, since it requires viewer participation with the piece to obtain the full experience of what the work has to offer. E.g., in the pinball pieces, one has to shoot a small wooden ball into a funnel, after which the ball rolls into and through the picture plane, careening off of sheet rock screws and springs before disappearing into a cup beneath the painting.	”Electric Chair” pipe bomb located behind the door of the above box b.

GREGORY HORNDESKI SOLO ARTIST SHOW “Paintings From Left Field” at the Ezair Gallery: November 1-November 30, 2005 with the RECEPTION: November 3 , 2005 6 PM - 8 PM
SOLO ARTIST SHOW “Pinball and Pipe Bomb” Paintings at the Ezair Gallery from: April 1-April 30, 2003 with the RECEPTION: April 2, 2003 6 PM - 8 PM

Style and Artistic Objectives

When I first began painting in 1981, I used oil paints and brush. In 1982, I gave up the brush for a knife, and primarily paint with a knife, using a brush only for details. I changed from oils to acrylics in 1983. The next year, I began developing the unique style which I now employ.

SNOWY SUNKEN CATHEDRAL.jpg
SNOWY SUNKEN CATHEDRAL
36"x 60"acrylic on linen
masonite and wood
$ 7,500 ©1995 Horndeski

This style involves using very fluid acrylic paints which I often pour onto the canvas while it is in a horizontal position. I then spread this paint about with knives, and work other colors into or over these poured paints with my knife.

SNOWY SUNKEN CATHEDRAL 36"x 60"acrylic on linen masonite and wood $ 7,500 ©1995 Horndeski	This style involves using very fluid acrylic paints which I often pour onto the canvas while it is in a horizontal position. I then spread this paint about with knives, and work other colors into or over these poured paints with my knife.

This technique enables me to achieve some very interesting effects when the fluid paints mix together, and results in a smooth final surface, even though it may be constructed from many layers.
I know of no one else who paints in this manner, or who achieves a surface remotely resembling mine.

LIFE STINKS!
13"x 17"x 6.5"
Mixed Media
$ 2,500 ©2000 Horndeski

This technique enables me to achieve some very interesting effects when the fluid paints mix together, and results in a smooth final surface, even though it may be constructed from many layers. I know of no one else who paints in this manner, or who achieves a surface remotely resembling mine.	LIFE STINKS! 13"x 17"x 6.5" Mixed Media $ 2,500 ©2000 Horndeski

Many of my early paintings were anecdotal, and often dealt with political, social, or psychological subjects.My present work can be categorized as follows:

Urban landscapes, incorporating city skylines, neighborhoods, and expressways;
Earthscapes depicting large portions of the earth, sky and their relationship to the enveloping universe;
Math-Physics paintings in which I indulge my ongoing concern with the cosmos and things mathematical;
Music paintings inspired by classical works, with musical notation painted on the frames;
Landscape genesis paintings in which a landscape often modeled on human forms, is presented, with photos depicting the evolution of the painting mounted on the frame;
Bomb paintings, in which I either depict or discuss suicidal circumstances;
Pinball paintings, which are mixed media works in which a ”pinball“ can be ”dropped“ into the painting and allowed to careen through, colliding with screws and springs which have been attached to the painting.

PIPE BOMB FOR THE LONELY
20"x 29"x 5.25"
Mixed Media
$ 2,900 ©2001 Horndeski

Biography

Born: May 14, 1948: Cleveland, OH

Profession: Self-Employed Artist(1981-)

Education: B.Sc. Physics, Washington University of St. Louis, 1970
M. Math. Applied Math, University of Waterloo, Ontario, 1971
Ph.D. Applied Math, University of Waterloo, Ontario, 1973
Academic Teaching Experience:
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Math, University of Waterloo, 1973-78
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Math, , University of Waterloo, 1978-82
Received Tenure 7/1/79

Artist Awards and Honors:
October, 1992: Mrs. Rosalynn Carter received one of my paintings at a banquet honoring her
work with Atlanta Project. The paintings was commissioned and presented by the Atlanta
Visiting Nurses Association.

BOYS WEAR BLUE AND GIRLS WEAR PINK...
AT LEAST FOR A WHILE, 11/29/2000
76"x 54"x 8"
Mixed Media
$ 12,000 ©2000 Horndeski

Solo and Two Person Exhibitions

These and other images by Gregory Horndeski can be seen and purchased at the Ezair Gallery and through this online exhibit you can get all the information via e mail: