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CHRISTOPHER STOTT: RECENT PAINTINGS
May 21 - June 25, 2016 Artist Reception: Saturday, May 21, 5 - 8pm |
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
George Bills Gallery is pleased to present the gallery’s fourth solo exhibition of paintings by Christopher Stott. The exhibition will feature the artist’s recent work and runs from May 21 - June 25, 2016, with an opening reception the night of the 21st.
The artist writes of his work, “I approach my work with a naturalistic styling and a strong sense of minimalism and order.
“I paint a wide variety of vintage and antique objects including typewriters, books, clocks, projectors and cameras among other common technology and gadgets. As subjects, they have built-in narrative – they tell stories. Translating them to painting creates an intimate, slower viewing experience. My hope is that in the paintings a viewer can find big picture ideas and even personal histories and stories.
“The straight forward compositions break the objects down to simple shapes and designs. My painting technique, adding multiple layers of paint and minute but still painterly detail, creates a near-photorealist aesthetic. I choose to paint the objects because, put simply, painting is transformative.”
After receiving his BFA with High Honors and a Distinguished Exhibition in 2003 from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, Stott worked in the university’s photography department. After being immersed in the rapidly changing and technical world of photography, he left to pursue painting, where the digital world was shut out and traditional oil techniques honored. For the next several years, he studied and practiced, building on his skills, and continues to do so with a prolific studio career. Stott’s work is almost object portraiture, applying traditional still life compositions and lighting but ventures beyond time honored subject matter. With the addition of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, Stott links the old with the new and applies a subtle narrative to his work, often with a quiet sense of humor.
Stott resides in a small but beautiful city virtually hidden in the vast plains of the Canadian prairies. He works in an in-house studio with his wife and two young children.
Image caption: Ampro 16MM Projector, 2016, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches
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The artist writes of his work, “I approach my work with a naturalistic styling and a strong sense of minimalism and order.
“I paint a wide variety of vintage and antique objects including typewriters, books, clocks, projectors and cameras among other common technology and gadgets. As subjects, they have built-in narrative – they tell stories. Translating them to painting creates an intimate, slower viewing experience. My hope is that in the paintings a viewer can find big picture ideas and even personal histories and stories.
“The straight forward compositions break the objects down to simple shapes and designs. My painting technique, adding multiple layers of paint and minute but still painterly detail, creates a near-photorealist aesthetic. I choose to paint the objects because, put simply, painting is transformative.”
After receiving his BFA with High Honors and a Distinguished Exhibition in 2003 from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, Stott worked in the university’s photography department. After being immersed in the rapidly changing and technical world of photography, he left to pursue painting, where the digital world was shut out and traditional oil techniques honored. For the next several years, he studied and practiced, building on his skills, and continues to do so with a prolific studio career. Stott’s work is almost object portraiture, applying traditional still life compositions and lighting but ventures beyond time honored subject matter. With the addition of retro, vintage and antique objects like rotary telephones, typewriters, electric fans, and alarm clocks, Stott links the old with the new and applies a subtle narrative to his work, often with a quiet sense of humor.
Stott resides in a small but beautiful city virtually hidden in the vast plains of the Canadian prairies. He works in an in-house studio with his wife and two young children.
Image caption: Ampro 16MM Projector, 2016, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches
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George Billis Gallery opened its second location in the Culver City area of Los Angeles in 2004 and marks its 15th year in the Chelsea arts district in New York City. George Billis shows work by both emerging and established artists. For more information please contact the gallery at:
2716 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
T: 310-838-3685
F: 310-838-3438
email: [email protected]
www.georgebillis.com
2716 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
T: 310-838-3685
F: 310-838-3438
email: [email protected]
www.georgebillis.com
