Artwork copyright Ron Hinson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Ron Hinson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Cezanne's Table, 1991

Ron Hinson
American (born 1934, died 2019)

Location: Adams Elementary School, Yakima

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Cezanne's Table is an example of artist Ron Hinson's three-dimensional paintings that explore color relationships, texture, surface, and form. The title refers to renowned late 19th century painter Paul Cezanne, whose still life paintings played with perspective and illusion. The various abstract shapes and surfaces are inspired by elements such as shifting and tilting planes that you would see in a Cezanne painting. Hinson noted that "The red Q shape and the yellow-green O shape are references to the apples and lemons sometimes used by Cezanne, and the fan shape and hanging element refer to his backgrounds and table drapery"

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with .

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Olympia, Washington-based artist and teacher Ron Hinson (1934-2019) created abstract, three-dimensional, painted constructions. He explains that "it is a painting because colors, shapes and drawing with the brush are of greater importance than is the three-dimensional component." Born and raised in Ohio, Hinson graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He worked in advertising in New York City before moving to the Pacific Northwest. He taught at South Puget Sound Community College and The Evergreen State College, both in Olympia, Western Washington.