Robot with C10 Grill Tie 2017

David Michael Hinnebusch created this vibrant painting, Robot with C10 Grill Tie, with oil on canvas. Its dominant symbols—the abstracted robot form, the stylized hand—speak to our complex relationship with technology and humanity. The hand, reaching out, recalls the "manus dei" seen in early Christian art, a divine gesture of blessing or intervention. Here, it's rendered in a primal, almost childlike manner, suggesting a yearning for connection in an increasingly automated world. Consider the robot’s “grill tie,” a symbol of industrial design, now softened by its placement in a playful composition. It mirrors the ancient motif of the "Green Man," where nature and the human face merge. Just as the Green Man embodies the cyclical nature of life, the robot here perhaps symbolizes technology's cyclical impact on our lives. The painting’s bold colours and energetic strokes evoke a sense of childlike wonder and primal anxiety. These images tap into our collective memory, reminding us of our perpetual quest to understand ourselves through the lens of our creations.