Aaron Hauck is a graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), he lived and worked in NYC for the last decade and currently lives/works near New Paltz, NY.
My work is an exploration of my experience, depicted through multi-figurative realistic oil paintings. A narrative is hinted at but nothing definitive. Technique and application hint at the complexities and subtleties of the interactions. Familiar and relatable scenes that are recognizable yet vague as we revisit or even navigate them. The painting process is reworking, revisiting, responding to what is there. Memories and social interactions can work similarly. Leaving those remnants & seeing those changes & decisions show that process. Interpersonal and internally we can revisit and reshape those memories. AI art has been exciting to me. The clear, direct recognizable view along with the utter wrongness of its interpretation. We can see the intent and also how it came to those conclusions, paintings can be as interesting.
Aaron Hauck
Here is a short write up by Greg Griffith concerning my recent work that is currently on view at Established Gallery and Thrift in Brooklyn, NY.
Aaron Hauck is a master draftsman and doesn’t let that get in the way of making exciting, complex and plastic figurative paintings. Hauck’s paint handling and process are rooted in a tradition that call to mind Fairfield Porter or Euan Uglow. The palette is often high key which keeps the work looking modern and never nostalgic. Hauck’s paintings are the experience of his surroundings, from social events to empty rooms. You can hear the spaces change from painting to painting. The paintings of social events e.g. Conversation or New Year’s Eve, his figures are often in motion, repeated or stuttering on the canvas. This brings an abstraction to the scene and energy to the compositions. Hauck wants us to see the materials used; pencil, paint, grids, and ground. He wants us to be aware of process, notice the remnants of old ideas and ghost of figures repositioned. Hauck isn't trying to hide anything in his work, he is trying to help us see it.
Links:
www.samanthafrench.com
