Artist Information:
Christopher Gendron
Chicago, IL
United States
Member Since: Jan 2002
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Artist Statement:
I grew up all over the U.S.
During this time I used Art as
a traveling companion. As a
child, I started with one of
the children of Art, pencil.
At first, I copied things I
was attracted to. Weird trees,
skulls, cartoons, ghosts, and
strange “futuristic” machines
that I’d find in comics or on
television were my main
sources. They were easily
attainable for a child, and
easily reproduced by a child
discovering his sacred gift.
Flesh has played a large role
in my Art to date. Our flesh,
our little ‘suitcases’ that
hold us together during this
particular journey on earth.
When the representation of
flesh is produced on canvas,
it has a new story to tell.
It’s real, yet it’s not the
flesh we truly know and
experience. In this setting,
it can be manipulated, pushed
beyond what we know in our
physical world. Flesh, joined
together with the worlds and
feelings that we don’t always
know and see. The flesh can be
married to the thoughts of our
minds, the good thoughts, and
the bad. At times, I channel
these worlds and with paint,
brush, and canvas, I allow my
self ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
"Secretion"
Stolizzo Gallery - Chicago
October 26, 2002
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
shows through November 17,
2002
Late night reception November
16, 2002 / 9:00 pm - 1:00
am...
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Artist Galleries:
Stolizzo Gallery
2828 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 489-6617...
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
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Christopher Gendron's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Christopher Gendron's Portfolio. Browse Gendron's body of work: I grew up all over the U.S. During this time I used Art as a traveling companion. As a child, I started with one of the children of Art, pencil. At first, I copied things I was attracted to. Weird trees, skulls, cartoons, ghosts, and strange “futuristic” machines that I’d find in comics or on television were my main sources. They were easily attainable for a child, and easily reproduced by a child discovering his sacred gift.
Flesh has played a large role in my Art to date. Our flesh, our little ‘suitcases’ that hold us together during ... |
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