From the series "Surface Tension"
Dimensions -
Print Size: Image Size:
8"x10" 7 3/4" x 9" Edition 50
16"x20" 15 1/4" x 17 3/4"
24"x30" 23" x 26 3/4" Edition of 25
48"x60" 47"x 54 3/4" Edition of 25

The Surface Tension series explores the delicate relationship between levity and tension in a series shot in and around Los Angeles. The work marks a departure from the artist’s highly regarded portraiture in subject matter only. Hoerner applies his portrait technique to these organic and sculptural shapes by creating a sense of animate beings caught in a moment. The resulting tension is palpable. By staging these moments throughout the city of Los Angeles, a strange-and-quirky focus emerges that is the mark of Hoerner’s work.