Stephen Thornhill ' Rising Wall of Sound'
Rising Wall of Sound, acrylic, flashe, gouache and ink on paper, 15 x 11 inches, 2020.
Artist Statement
My work draws from time spent in the wilderness, meditations upon music, and the desire to explore visual elements layered upon this framework. Scenes of streaming rain, crashing lightning and hovering mountains are born out of observation, which turn sharply into imagined places of self-invention. The imagery nods to the mystery and fascination found in landscape, where there is always something new to discover. In the end, the aim of my artistic practice is to present a fresh, honest and soulful object that speaks with rhythm, like a great song.
Artist Bio
Stephen Thornhill was born in Brindisi, Italy and spent most of his youth growing up there and in Texas. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Texas A&M Corpus Christi and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Delaware. He lived and worked in New York City for around a decade and then moved to Southern California where he is now based in the city of Santa Ana. Stephen has exhibited work across the United States including Los Angeles and New York as well as internationally.
Rising Wall of Sound, acrylic, flashe, gouache and ink on paper, 15 x 11 inches, 2020.
Artist Statement
My work draws from time spent in the wilderness, meditations upon music, and the desire to explore visual elements layered upon this framework. Scenes of streaming rain, crashing lightning and hovering mountains are born out of observation, which turn sharply into imagined places of self-invention. The imagery nods to the mystery and fascination found in landscape, where there is always something new to discover. In the end, the aim of my artistic practice is to present a fresh, honest and soulful object that speaks with rhythm, like a great song.
Artist Bio
Stephen Thornhill was born in Brindisi, Italy and spent most of his youth growing up there and in Texas. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Texas A&M Corpus Christi and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Delaware. He lived and worked in New York City for around a decade and then moved to Southern California where he is now based in the city of Santa Ana. Stephen has exhibited work across the United States including Los Angeles and New York as well as internationally.
Rising Wall of Sound, acrylic, flashe, gouache and ink on paper, 15 x 11 inches, 2020.
Artist Statement
My work draws from time spent in the wilderness, meditations upon music, and the desire to explore visual elements layered upon this framework. Scenes of streaming rain, crashing lightning and hovering mountains are born out of observation, which turn sharply into imagined places of self-invention. The imagery nods to the mystery and fascination found in landscape, where there is always something new to discover. In the end, the aim of my artistic practice is to present a fresh, honest and soulful object that speaks with rhythm, like a great song.
Artist Bio
Stephen Thornhill was born in Brindisi, Italy and spent most of his youth growing up there and in Texas. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Texas A&M Corpus Christi and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Delaware. He lived and worked in New York City for around a decade and then moved to Southern California where he is now based in the city of Santa Ana. Stephen has exhibited work across the United States including Los Angeles and New York as well as internationally.