Pippo 2017

David Michael Hinnebusch made Pippo, a painting alive with bold colours and the raw energy of gesture. You can almost feel Hinnebusch in the act of creation, layering each stroke with intention, shifting and building the image through a process of pure intuition. The material aspects of this painting really sing – see how the textures, colors, and raw surface all come together, echoing a history of mark making. I’m drawn to the way the eyes emerge from the chaos of colours, seeming to pierce the canvas, confronting and engaging the viewer. It makes you think about what Hinnebusch was thinking when he made them, and how the painting would look back at him. Paintings like this remind me that artists are always in dialogue, building on each other's ideas. Ultimately, painting is about embracing ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations, and creating something new from the old.