Leaving Broken Hearts Behind
NEW PAINTINGS BY PETE HOCKING
August 27th - September 9th, 2021
Four Eleven Gallery is proud to announce Leaving Broken Hearts Behind: New Paintings by Pete Hocking. Continuing Hocking’s exploration of emotion and visual perception in the Cape Cod landscape, Leaving Broken Hearts Behind is about transcending inconsequential grievance and embracing awe. Of his motivation, Hocking says, “Too many of my days are spent mucking around in conflicts that simply won’t matter in a month or a year. And while I burn energy in spiraling thoughts, a glorious world spins past. I don’t want to be blinded by things over which I have no control. I want to live in radical amazement of what’s before me. I want my paintings to be instigated by joy.”
These paintings exemplify Hocking’s rich use of paint. Whether through delicate marks or bold fields of color, there’s a physicality to the work and a sense of presence. While it’s easy to categorize Hocking as a landscape painter, it’s probably more accurate to say he’s a painter of feeling or fleeting experience.