Treven Ho's Artwork

Artists to Study

2010-09-10T16:37:00.000-07:00

I'm currently exploring assemblage and painting.

Betye Saar

assemblage and painting - mentioned in class. painting with assemblage

Joseph Cornell

assemblage - boxes.

Robert Rauschenberg

early assemblage artist

Jean Dubuffet

collection of butterflies

Bruce Conner

California artist.

Resources:

represented by local Los Angeles art dealer, Michael Kohn Gallery.

LA Times Article about his death - quote from article that stuck me: "One assemblage, 'Anniversary Greetings' from 1963, includes part of a woman's stocking, a blatant 'girlie picture' and scraps of sentimental greeting cards in a mix of 'nostalgia and dark memory,' Kohn said."

Interview with Bruce Conner in 1973

SF MoMA has a few images

SF MoMA About the artist

Images of Inspiration

Combine: Painting and 3D Objects (mobile upload)

2009-11-19T23:08:00.001-08:00

home altar in progress

Collage Study (mobile upload)

2009-11-09T17:55:00.000-08:00

Abstract Study (mobile upload)

2009-11-09T17:53:00.000-08:00

the cyclist

Triptych Series

2008-12-31T12:57:00.000-08:00

Untitled. 2008. Oil on Canvas. Each panel 20" x 10."

Untitled. 2008. Oil on Canvas. Each panel 12" x 36."

Untitled. 2008. Oil on Canvas. Each panel 24" x 36."

More Recent Oil Paintings: Back to Assignments

2008-12-15T11:06:00.000-08:00

Part of becoming a resident in a city for me is scouring local colleges for art classes to take, since I don't do well producing artwork on my own. Although I've taken several painting classes, I decided to start the oil painting series from the beginning at the local college I found. Every instructor has a different style, and I like to get a feel for him/her. Additionally, it buys me time to get a feel for painting again after a long break.

As with every beginning class, my instructor, Walter Impert, assigned projects with themes or technique development. This is a sample of a few of the better works I produced in the class.

Cut-Out Assignment
Crop a photo from a magazine to abstract the subject matter and render it photo-realistically.

Untitled. 2008. Oil on Canvas. 20" x 16."

Old Master Copy
Pick a painting from an old master and copy it as best you can. It's a technical exercise, and we were supposed to pick something that we felt we could copy reasonably well, but I focused on selecting an artist I revere. My pick: Francis Bacon's Second Version of Painting 1946.

Untitled. 2008. Oil on Canvas. 16" x 20."

Expressionism Study
Select a photo and paint it in an expressionistic style.

Untitled. 2008. Oil on Canvas. 30" x 24."

fantasy drawing - finished!

2007-06-22T15:41:00.000-07:00

graphite on paper, 24" x 24."

drawing in progress

2007-05-09T21:26:00.000-07:00

this has been nagging me all week...

b&w photos

2007-03-05T23:06:00.000-08:00

my first experiments in 35mm b&w photography. unfortunately, a dying art. *sniff* *sniff* took a semester-long course while at b-school.

elevator shaft. 2006. 35mm b&w film. 5" x 7."

portrait of a vespa. 2006. 35 mm b&w film. 5" x 7."

colander. 2006. 35 mm b&w film. 5" x 7."

subway series

2006-09-03T12:08:00.000-07:00

NYC Subway #1. 2003. Oil on Canvas. 36" x 20."

NYC Subway #2. 2003. Oil on Canvas. 20" x 16."

portraits

2006-09-03T11:30:00.000-07:00

Bing. 2004. Oil on Canvas. 36" x 48."

Brough and Dad. 2004. Oil on Canvas. 36" x 48."

self portrait. 2004. Oil on Canvas. 36" x 36."

green series (monochromatic)

2006-09-03T11:26:00.000-07:00

Light Switch. 2003. Oil on Canvas. 20" x 16."

Late Nights. 2003. Oil on Canvas. 36" x 20."

Copy Machine. 2002. Oil on Canvas. 36" x 20."

studies in drawing

2006-09-03T10:56:00.000-07:00

Freehand Drawing Study. 1997. Pencil on Paper. 24" x 18."
this drawing was a turning point for me in my pursuit of art.

Freehand Drawing Study. 2001. Charcoal on Paper. 18" x 24.".

Figure Drawing Study. 2002. Conté Compressed Charcoal on Paper. 24" x 18."

Figure Drawing Study. 2002. Conté Compressed Charcoal on Paper. 24" x 18."