Flying Over Time Collection
Front View in Silver, 39" x 101", Multi-Media (Acrylic, Ink, Graphite, Latex) on Unstretched Canvas, 2010, by Nova Hall. Provenance: The culmination piece of the Original Collection. First Prize Winner at the ASU West Student Art and Research Show. Catalyst for the Flying Over Time 501(c)(3) foundation.

Spanning over eight feet wide, Front View in Silver is a raw, monumental drafting schematic brought to life. Executed on heavy, unstretched canvas, the piece utilizes a gritty fusion of latex paint, graphite, ink, and acrylic to depict the Spirit of St. Louis head-on. The unmistakable Wright J-5 engine cowling stares down the viewer, flanked by Donald A. Hall Sr.'s exact engineering specifications scrawled into the negative space: "Span - 46 ft, Length - 27 ft." Hailed by mentor Leandro Soto as the breakthrough masterpiece of Nova Hall's early career, this specific painting catalyzed the entire "Flying Over Time" exhibition and subsequent 501(c)(3) charity. Stripped of romanticism and embracing the absolute materiality of Arte Povera, the work is a staggering visual testament to the brutal mathematics of survival.