Beat Sounds
Collection: Houston Police Department (HPD)
2018
Acrylic, pen, pencil on Canvas
The Houston Police Department Southwest Division covers an area of great diversity. From social/economic differences to racial variation, the urban landscape, both natural and built, reflects this diversity.
This series of six paintings epitomizes this multiplicity and represents divergent points of view. From an intimate and personal scene of the Oaks of Nitida to a more universal experience of an event at NRG, the artwork aims to be descriptive and revealing, but more importantly, to help instill a sense of pride for the community.
Recognizable images form the basis of each composition. These images are pulled apart, deconstructed, layered, or overlaid with abstracted shapes and colors to create a sense of movement in time and space. Hopefully, the viewer will not only be able to easily identify and connect with the scenes because of personal experience, but will also be able to re-imagine the familiar scenes from new perspectives.
The six paintings are drawn from: 610 at Braes Bayou, Almeda, Hiram Clarke Transit Center, NRG, The Oaks of Nitida, Willow Waterhole
Location:
Houston Police Department, Southwest Police Station - Interior, Sherry Tseng Hill, Beat Sounds, 2018
13097 Nitida Street
Houston, TX 77045
Beat Sounds (2018)
by Sherry Tseng Hill
Sherry Tseng Hill, born in Taiwan in 1957, studied and completed the BLOCK Program at the Glassell School of Art in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Her artwork is in the public collections of Rice University, Houston Endowment, and here in the Houston Police Department’s Southwest Police Station Headquarters. “Beat Sounds” is a series of six mixed media paintings made with acrylic, pen, and pencil on canvas that each measure three feet high and four feet wide. The six paintings are cityscapes of inspired by specific Houston locations, including: 610 at Braes Bayou; Almeda; Hiram Clarke Transit Center; NRG Stadium; the Oaks of Nitida; and Willow Waterhole. One painting shows METRO buses while others show a highway above a bayou, a marshland near tents, a tree-lined path, a busy street, and an abstract scene. Can you tell which areas correspond with their painting? Note how each of the cityscapes are overlaid with abstracted shapes and colors to create movement in time and space. Hill said: “Hopefully, the viewer will not only be able to easily identify and connect with the scenes because of personal experience but will also be able to re-imagine the familiar scenes from new perspectives.”
Sonidos de Ritmos (2018)
por Sherry Tseng Hill
Sherry Tseng Hill, nacida en Taiwán en 1957, estudió y completó el Programa BLOCK en la Escuela de Arte Glassell del Museo de Bellas Artes de Houston. Su obra artística forma parte de las colecciones públicas de la Universidad de Rice, Houston Endowment, y, aquí mismo, de la sede de la Estación de Policía del Suroeste del Departamento de Policía de Houston. “Sonidos de Ritmos” es una serie de seis pinturas de técnica mixta, realizadas con acrílico, tinta y lápiz sobre lienzo, y cada una de las cuales mide tres pies de alto por cuatro pies de ancho. Las seis pinturas son paisajes urbanos inspirados en lugares específicos de Houston, entre ellos: la 610 a la altura de Braes Bayou; Almeda; el Centro de Tránsito Hiram Clarke; el NRG Stadium; los Oaks of Nitida; y Willow Waterhole. Una pintura muestra autobuses de METRO, mientras que otras representan una autopista sobre un bayou, un humedal cerca de unas tiendas de campaña, un sendero arbolado, una calle ocupada, y una escena abstracta. ¿Podría identificar qué zonas se corresponden con su respectiva pintura? Observe cómo cada uno de los paisajes urbanos aparece superpuesto con formas y colores abstractos, con el fin de generar movimiento en el tiempo y el espacio. Hill dijo: “Espero que el espectador no solo logre identificar las escenas y conectar con ellas con facilidad gracias a su propia experiencia personal sino que también sea capaz de reimaginar estos escenarios familiares desde nuevas perspectivas.”