Denver Galleries Examiner
November 8, 2010
by Barbara Fenton
Be prepared to think. What seems traditionally simple is deceptively complex. Hayes, who did his undergraduate work at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, was influenced by Clark Richert, considered Colorado's high priest of pattern painting. Here, Hayes chooses to address the grid. His methodology is to use a windowpane grid, then uses colors, employs mathematical formulas, and constructs a new grid that becomes a work of both precision and mood. Primary colors are the main palette, but are used dramatically and efficiently with white and black. The Primary Array Series demonstrates Hayes work ethic and intricate technique..... read all
