Artist Information:
Kris Knight
Toronto,
Canada
Member Since: Aug 2006
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Artist Statement:
Kris Knight is Canadian
painter whose work examines
performance in relation to the
construction, portrayal and
boundaries of sexual and
asexual identities. Since
graduating from the Ontario
College of Art and Design in
2003, Knight’s practice has
concentrated on thematic
figurative works that are
often as attractive as they
are disturbing.
His paintings allude to
various expressions of
duality, often dealing with
opposing notions of hiding and
fronting, ambiguity and
androgyny, innocence and the
erotic.
Knight’s artwork involves the
creation of imaginary and
biographical character-based
narratives that attempt to
find a balance between the
dichotomies of pretty and
menace, myth and reality. A
portrait painter foremost, the
characters that Knight depicts
are heavily influenced by
grunge, vampires, zombies, fur
trappers, forests, and a
sincere love for winter.
Depicting the intimate, but
nonetheless foreboding
nocturnal rural landscape as a
background for his narratives,
Knight’s often tense portraits
of secretive and burned-out
youths are sugared with bits
of Canadiana that are
representative of his
upbringing.
Since his first solo show in
Toronto, Knight’s much in
demand portraits have made
their way into several
permanent museum collections.
His paintings have been widely
collected across Canada, as
well...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Upcoming Solo Exhibitions:
"Farewell Log Cabin"
New Paintings by Kris Knight
June 18-July 18, 2009
Katharine Mulherin
Contemporary Art Projects
1082 Queen Street W, Toronto
www.katharinemulherin.com
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Artist Galleries:
TORONTO:
Katharine Mulherin
Contemporary Art Projects
1082 Queen Street W
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
t.416.993.5610
info@katharinemulherin.com
MIAMI:
Spinello Gallery
155 NE 38th St., No. 101
Miami, Florida - 33137
www.spinellogallery.com
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Artist Reviews:
Coming Soon!
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Kris Knight's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Kris Knight's Portfolio.
Kris Knight is Canadian painter whose work examines performance in relation to the construction, portrayal and boundaries of sexual and asexual identities. Since graduating from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 2003, Knight’s practice has concentrated on thematic figurative works that are often as attractive as they are disturbing.
His paintings allude to various expressions of duality, often dealing with opposing notions of hiding and fronting, ambiguity and androgyny, innocence and the erotic.
Knight’s artwork involves the creation of imaginary and biographical character-based narratives that attempt to find a balance between the dichotomies of pretty... |
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Lost Shepherd , 2009
Oil Painting,
24 x 30 inches
Availability: Sold
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