Theatre of Silence
Rick Horton American
Not on view
This work incorporates cut and torn papers in an abstract arrangement. References to musical notation, literature, and mathematics are reflected in the choice of papers and in the hand-written inscription, which the artist combined with a rhythmic, almost poetic quality echoing the work of Kurt Schwitters. The small size of this collage is typical of Horton’s work: the artist’s penchant for creating intimately-scaled artworks was derived in part from their origins in his personal diaries. Horton, who worked both as an artist and a lawyer, also experimented with photography and created delicate, layered abstract paintings on paper until his early death at age 35.
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