Punk band frontman-turned-acclaimed painter Honor Titus riffs on the everyday to capture enigmatic scenes. We meet the artist, one of five contemporary creatives recently spotlighted by Wallpaper* guest editor Kelly Wearstler, ahead of his solo show in...
takeover – scrolling through images and recalling the instances I have pondered on his work, I feel the immediate compulsion to play jazz. ‘I listen to jazz because it makes me feel good. Jazz is the catalyst not only for my work, but for everything,’ he tells me later when I mention this. This much is clear.
They are stills from recalled memories: a woman rushes down to the subway in white stilettos under a red sky; a penny-loafer-wearing girl swings her legs on a balustrade; a tennis player contorts backwards to meet the racket with the ball with such extremity that she almost skews the perspective in the composition. They are whimsy and wonder, with a touch of knowing irony that makes it endearing. ‘My parents danced in front of a piece entitledat my first exhibition in New York,’ Titus divulges.
How does Titus think of his work? Narrative and feeling play heavily into the imagery: ‘I’ll say that I am quite sentimental in my work. What does the produced picture conjure? How does it make me feel? Said produced picture can be very comparable to a perfect stanza, chapter or tune.’
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