Homage to Jimmy Ernst
Painted completely within Inkscape - February, 2019 - revised March, 2022
Printed on 100% cotton paper from Red River Paper with archival standards
February, 2019, we saw an exhibit from Munson-Williams-Proctor Art - shown at Reynolda House in Winston-Salem.
There was a small drawing by Jimmy Ernst that was the initial inspiration for developing this piece.
Ernst clearly worked with a straight edge to create his "painting."
With a computer Homage expands on Ernst's line concept and inserts more playfulness.
Jimmy Ernst is the son of Max Ernst and Louise Strauss.
In 1933 the Nazi's SS searched his mother's apartment. He moved to Paris to be with his father.
In 1938, he took refuge in New York. By the 1940's Jimmy Ernst became part of a group of abstract artists.
I was fascinated and used the white lines, the black spaces, and the red trapezoid from the lower left side.
I used those ideas as the starting point for my "Homage".
Digital prints and larger sizes are available - contact me for more information.
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May - June, 2020 this piece was shown at Mark Arts in Wichita, KS
