Honor Titus (born 1989) is an American artist who lives and works
in Los Angeles. A self-taught painter, Titus is deeply influenced
by his creative past as a musician and poet. Titus’s paintings,
often suffused with a sense of romance, are embedded with nostalgic
references to a simpler time and feature dark, luminous jewel
tones. His works often depict faceless figures in minimal urban
landscapes, reflecting the isolation that stems from metropolitan
anonymity. Titus’s simplified compositions and striking patches
of colour are inspired by Les Nabis while his flat, decorative
surfaces echo the graphic hyperrealism of artists inspired by
American advertising, such as Alex Katz. This, the artist’s first
trade monograph, presents new and recent works, including a body of
work presented in his 2022–3 solo exhibition at Timothy Taylor,
London, Bourgeoisie in Bloom. Here Titus expands on the themes of
ritual, class and nostalgia that have characterised previous work,
incorporating debutante balls in which young adults are presented
to society. Favouring bright panels of colour, Titus evokes
traditions of cultural formality, using precise brushwork to
delineate details of old-world glamour such as the tilt of a bow
tie and the line of a ballgown. A foreword by artist Henry Taylor
considers his first encounters with Titus’s work and their
continuing friendship. Taylor describes the biographical factors
that inform the subjects Titus paints, including music, referencing
the first solo show of the artist’s work held at Henry Taylor
Gallery in Chinatown, 2020. A text by Durga Chew-Bose brings the
themes of nostalgia and memory into the field of discussion.
Anecdotes relayed to Chew-Bose bring forward real experiences in
relation with his work. The artist’s own words illuminate filmic,
musical, photographic and romantic influences on the paintings,
while dwelling, lastly, upon his studio space. Klaus Ottmann’s
text reflects philosophically and sociologically on Titus’s
oeuvre, bringing key art historical reference points into the
discussion. Ottmann’s contribution draws connections to key works
of literature and criticism that contextualise his work. Published
following the exhibition Honor Titus: Bourgeoisie in Bloom at
Timothy Taylor, London, 17 November 2022 – 14 January 2023, the
publication has been edited by Chloe Waddington, designed by Joe
Gilmore, and co-published in 2023 by Timothy Taylor and Anomie
Publishing, London. Honor Titus (b. 1989, Brooklyn, NY) is a
self-taught American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles,
California. Recent solo exhibitions include Honor Titus:
Bourgeoisie in Bloom, Timothy Taylor, London, United Kingdom
(2022–3); Spotlight: Honor Titus, The FLAG Art Foundation, New
York, NY (2022); Honor Titus: For Heaven’s Sake, Timothy Taylor,
New York, NY (2021) and Honor Titus: Goodness Gracious, Studio
Henry Taylor, Los Angeles, CA (2020). His work has been part of
numerous group exhibitions, including IRL (In Real Life), Timothy
Taylor, London, United Kingdom (2021); Parallel Worlds, Nassima
Landau, Tel Aviv, Israel (2021); and I will wear you in my heart of
heart, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY (2021); and (Nothing
but) Flowers, Karma, New York, NY (2020), among others. His work is
represented in the collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas,
Texas; Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, North Carolina; Rennie
Collection, Vancouver, Canada; The Bunker Artspace, Palm Beach,
Florida; and the Longlati Foundation, Shanghai, China. Titus has
been featured in publications including Art in America, Artnet,
Frieze, GQ, Interview Magazine, The New York Times, and Town &
Country.
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