His obsession with painting rectangles on his vibrant canvases can be observed throughout most of his career. In his early years they would loosely appear, surrounded and accentuated by colourful bands and lines. After a while, Hoida started to include circles, emerging squares and other geometrical shapes, complemented by gentle floating strokes, splashes and stains. This uncommon approach draws attention to each inch of the cloth and invites viewers to explore and engage with his varied pictorial elements.
In Falling Moon, the vertically painted chromatic streaks push the linear rectangles into the foreground. Their combined potential is defined by a distinct colour palette, conveying an inherent tension, whereas the ‘flatbed picture plane’ creates an illusionistic impression of a fictive space, changing the dynamic of the painting forever.
Image: Pete Hoida, Falling Moon, 2022, acrylic on canvas, H1390 mm x 1310 mm.
Courtesy and ©Pete Hoida and Renée Pfister Art & Gallery Consultancy, 2022.
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