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C. BROWN • R. HILGENDORFF • H. PREWITT • M. ROBERTS • M. SLEEPER
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Cate Brown
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Richard Hilgendorff
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Mike Sleeper
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Mark N. roberts
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Hal Prewitt
BIOGRAPHY
Hal Prewitt is a successful artist, well-known race car driver, inventor, and early pioneer in the personal computer revolution. Now in his sixties, his life’s work started over fifty years ago as a teenager creating and selling his art and developing computer technology most people use today. He has produced art in a wide array of genres and mediums including oils, acrylics, pencil drawings and photography.
Hal has sold thousands of his artworks and generated millions of dollars from collectors all over the world. Highly philanthropic, he annually donates to nonprofits who show and auction his art to raise funds for their organizations. His works are displayed in many public and private venues, seen in movies such as Steven Soderbergh's HBO Mosaic, videos, advertisements, high-end restaurants, and are available from a limited number of galleries.
In 2016, Hal was interviewed on Park City TV to answer questions about his career as a computer pioneer, race car driver and artist. He owned a gallery on Main Street, Park City, Utah until the summer of 2017. Although very successful, he closed to gain more time for worldwide travel to pursue his artistic endeavors and be with his family.
STATEMENT
I am a reformed painter. Although my works usually use expensive camera equipment and special painting tools, they are not normal photography. Today, virtually everyone has a camera. However, there are differences between being an artist and a photographer.
Perhaps, I am drawn to the difficulty and challenges of producing great photography-based art.
Pablo Picasso said it best, "I have discovered photography. Now I can kill myself. I have nothing else to learn.”
All artworks originate in the artist's mind. Often, I find it easier to paint or draw rather than seek out and capture the real image in our natural environment and then expend the effort of production. It is usually less frustrating, painful, costly, and time-consuming.
Traditional paintings are often easier to create. While they reflect the artist's interpretation, they are artificial and may not accurately capture a unique moment in time that may never be repeated.
Although almost anyone can push a button and take a photograph, the task to produce a masterpiece is extremely difficult, with risks and failures. Locations can be challenging to reach and dangerous. Successful results require planning, hard work, skill, patience and lots of luck.
My current artistic process is unlike most other artists. Although artistic, the days of using film, developmental chemicals, dodging and burning with our hands and then printing on delicate paper have come to an end. I use techniques that provide better quality and function while creating unique and most desirable works. My finished art is a product of modern technology, unlike a canvas painting on a wood frame. The results are superior to traditional processes, providing improved viewability and durability, without typical environmental limitations. Some hanging techniques I invented, patented and continue to refine.
A number of artists become successful with works that are abstract and nothing more than smearing colors on a canvas. I believe producing great art is far more difficult. The best art elicits an emotional response driven by the story it tells. The image may, but not always, make us feel good. Often, the force of attraction is not from inherent beauty. Popular art is almost always unique, may evoke a memory, or transport us to another place and time. Some people buy art for investment. That may be where the importance and fame of creating artists become determinant.
While almost everyone wants to see art and values the experience, few people actually make the leap and buy. Art buyers are special people. They make a commitment and sometimes sacrifice. Often, they give up hard-earned income and worldly desires while dedicating space to display their acquisition and sharing the work with others.
I am honored people enjoy my art.