Hollywoo 2012

David Michael Hinnebusch made this painting, Hollywoo, on canvas, with bold colours, drips and energetic scribbles. Looking at this piece, I’m drawn to how Hinnebusch builds up layers of colour, almost like a palimpsest where images are painted over, adding to the history of the painting, a record of each moment. The thick black lines defining features, like eyes and mouths, stand out against the more blurred background. There's a sense of urgency, a raw and unfiltered expression that feels very intimate. The faces, they’re not perfect, they are a bit wonky, but this imperfection is exactly what makes them so engaging. It feels like a very personal statement, less about representation and more about the sheer joy of making marks and throwing paint around. Maybe Hinnebusch was inspired by artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, or the CoBrA group, artists who embraced spontaneity and raw emotion. What does the image remind you of?