Robert Josiah Bingaman | Texas, 2012, acrylic on linen, 61 x 102 in.
Robert Josiah Bingaman: “I chose to share these nearly infinite (and infinitesimal) moments by presenting them in the fluid context to which they belong, time. Though a finished painting provides some evidence of the process, much is lost in the making. By documenting my work at each stage, I intend to reveal the tedium of preparation, and the rhythm of a composition’s progress. In addition, I get to keep the painting in its developmental stages. This safeguard of sorts keeps me from lingering for too long.”
Robert Josiah Bingaman | Texas, 2012, acrylic on linen, 61 x 102 in.
“Texas, (2012, acrylic on linen, 61 x 102 in.) is the eighth painting in the Nocturne series. It was completed in 195 hours from February through July of 2012. Each Nocturne takes its name after an individual state I have visited, and each is composed according to the nighttime experiences I have had in that state. Other states in the series thus far, are Arizona, California, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.”
“The time lapse of Texas, the most recent painting from my Nocturne series, is the most involved video I’ve produced to date. I used two cameras this time, telling a slightly different story with each. With the first, a wide-angle lens, I chose to first tell the story of the studio as a stage. And with the second, more narrow view, I told the story of the painting as an image.”
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