Translated Gestures

64 Bits of Sunlight

 examines the relationship between spontaneity and deliberation in mark-making, drawing on the legacy of painters such as Joan Mitchell, Willem de Kooning, and Cy Twombly. These artists are often celebrated for the freedom and spontaneity of their gestures, yet their marks were also deeply informed by years of technical experience. Their choices of paint viscosity, brush form, and bodily movement introduced a kind of crafted consistency that worked in tension with the selective randomness of their process. The fascination of their work emerges from this balance, with conditions carefully prepared so that “spontaneous” marks could unfold with freshness and surprise.

, Hobbs explores this same balance through algorithmic means. Working through code removes the body and the contingencies of physical materials as sources of chance, requiring the artist to design both the consistency and the inconsistency of each mark. What may appear “impersonal” is, in fact, highly personal: the artist retains control over what is determined and what is left open, making every quality of the marks specific to their intentions.

The underlying processes were first developed during the creation of 

, but here they are presented in a slower, more contemplative format through screen prints designed with space and stillness in mind. Much like a Zen rock garden, the works invite the viewer’s eye to wander before settling into the quiet contemplation of a single gesture. In this setting, questions about spontaneity, its meaning, its value, and its dependence on the body are brought to the foreground, suggesting that spontaneity may not be limited to the physical world after all.



is a limited edition of 30 + AP, sold as a set of six prints, housed in a cloth bound folio. The work debuts at Zero 10, Art Basel Miami Beach in 2025 with SOLOS. 