hi! my name is christopher. i am an artist from portland, maine, currently living and working in pittsburgh.
my work is deeply connected to the body and spaces that create a conflict between my mind and physical being. my mind is never on the same page with my body and navigating this creates a reason for me to interact with shame, vulnerability, and ego. i enjoy my practice the most at times when it is least fruitful. much of my practice in painting, digital collage, and sculpture is removal. building up layers, scraping until you are just left with memory. layers of paint that resemble drywall, meeting spots where raw canvas shows through. this is how you find the weight of absence. reaching a point of creative frustration allows me to explore negative feelings within work and have a process that mimics the tone of what i am trying to express. i grow to intensely dislike my work the longer i look at it, so many of the creative choices i’m making are spontaneous. if i come back and something doesn’t feel right, then i scrape away, or cover up, until i feel complete.
Me!