VHS
VHS tapes, video cassettes, and analog television imagery have appeared throughout Hollis Brown Thornton's paintings, drawings, and pigment transfers. The imagery functions as both a physical artifact and a marker of memory, time, and obsolete technology.
Why I Started Drawing VHS Tapes →
VHS — permanent marker on paper, 23 × 30 inches, 2019
VHS — acrylic, pigment transfer on canvas, 30 × 26 inches, 2009
VHS — permanent marker on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2015
VHS (Entry Hall Wallpaper) — permanent marker on paper, 23 × 30 inches, 2012
X-Files — permanent marker on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2014
VHS — permanent marker on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2021
Osiris Mountain — permanent marker on paper, 23 × 30 inches, 2010
VHS — permanent marker on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2009
VHS — acrylic on canvas, 10 × 13 inches, 2011
TDK — permanent marker on paper, 12 × 9 inches, 2017
VHS — permanent marker on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2009
VHS — pigment transfer on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2011
VHS — acrylic on canvas, 21 × 38 inches, 2012
TV Room — pigment transfer on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2008
VHS — acrylic on canvas, 12 × 10 inches, 2026
Cassettes, VHS & Atari — permanent marker on paper, 23 × 30 inches, 2013
VHS — oil on paper, 22 × 30 inches, 2022
VHS — permanent marker on paper, 23 × 30 inches, 2010
VHS — permanent marker on paper, 10 × 13 inches, 2009
VHS — permanent marker on paper, 8 × 10 inches, 2020