Rex Hausmann

My work is a collision of artifacts and events initiated by the people I meet and the things I read. The mindset and ideas of the western world from Plato’s Republic to the writings of CS Lewis are a constant fascination. By looking at the history of religion impressed against the theater of philosophy, I paint panels, and ponder. The histories of the Native American peoples and the Puritans are my present focus. The dance of the Kachina and the modest persistence of the Puritan are finding their way into my thoughts and canvases. Gauguin asked “Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?”. Rothko searched for the sublime. I wish to share with the world a painterly grin.

Grin -

• verb (used without object)

1. to smile broadly, esp. as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like.
2. to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth, as a snarling dog or a person in pain.
3. to show or be exposed through an opening, crevice, etc.

• verb (used with object)

1. to express or produce by grinning: The little boy grinned his approval of the gift.

• noun

1. a broad smile.
2. the act of producing a broad smile.
3. the act of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth, as in anger or pain.

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