Artist Statement

Time Space Fabrics

Solo Exhibition by Hank Hehmsoth

In Time Space Fabrics, I explore the invisible threads that weave our experience of sound and sight—time and space—into a shared, felt reality. As both a visual artist and jazz pianist, my creative process lives at the intersection of structure and improvisation, logic and lyricism.

Each work in this exhibition is an attempt to “see sound” and “hear color,” capturing rhythm in visual form and allowing abstract shapes to echo the voice of music. I approach the canvas much as I do the piano: with a balance of preparation and spontaneity. Some pieces begin with a sketch, others emerge intuitively, guided by motion, gesture, and flow.

The visual motifs are drawn from music—loops, pulses, rests, and bursts—translated through color, negative space, and layered texture. I use both analog materials and digital tools like Procreate to express contrast and harmony, density and silence.

This body of work is also deeply personal. As a left-handed painter who overcame early injury to train my right hand as a pianist, I embody the duality of creative adaptation. My left hand paints emotion; my right hand plays precision. This duality informs the emotional and technical balance of Time Space Fabrics.

Ultimately, these pieces are about the shared energy between audience and artist—the spaces we occupy together, and the moments that stretch or collapse time. I invite viewers to slow down, listen visually, and discover what rhythms reside in their own perception.

— Hank Hehmsoth
Austin, TX