A new addition to the Hobo-Eaters series comes Farewell Spaceman. This graphite and india ink rendered piece is about leaving the appendages we so desperately need behind. It is a personal reflection as an artist who is consumed by vices, constantly relying on eyes and hands, and who sometimes is just ready to start the next journey. Floating is a feeling of elation to me and projecting an otherwise decrepit creature ascending into the clouds seemed like a nice counterbalance to the mood.
As most works start as a sketch and then get layered over with paint or other liquid mediums it is tough to capture the raw fluidity and gestures that subtly occur in the first drawing. It was this that lead to the decision to show the pencil rendering on a lengthy vertical tile, also glorifying the ghostly appearance of this sky-scavenger. If you have ever heard Human League‘s track Crow and a Baby from the Travelogue album you will see a definite connection with this piece.
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