Drew Haynes
Although pragmatic, I am a perpetual optimist. I enjoy capturing special moments and highlighting individuals in my art. I draw inspiration from my time working in musical theater and consider my portraits akin to pivotal moments in plays. Typically, I assign a song to each art piece corresponding to the moment. I enjoy dignifying people when creating portraits while confronting each viewer with the subject’s gaze. I seek to create an energy exchange between the viewer and the subject.
In my practice, I focus on the mid-tones and highlights to create a very light, delicate room for my subject to inhabit. I make my collages using my graphite portraits by mixing features from my renderings and juxtaposing opposing features or using colored hand-made paper and semi-transparent vellum paper. By creating wild and unnatural facial harmonies in my collages, I seek to challenge the notion of balance and facial unity. The other technique augments my subjects’ space and reality, lending more to fantasy.
Works at the fair
Interested in Drew Haynes’s work?
Send us a note and we will come back with availability, sizes and pricing. You can also email sales@agifineart.com directly.
Interested in showing your work in one of our future exhibitions?
Learn more about how to apply.