Showing posts with label Chris Dennis Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chris Dennis Art. Show all posts

Friday, October 21, 2022

So, this happened...

 'Hello?'












« Hello ? » - Peintures de Chris Dennis.

Septembre  3 – Octobre  15,  2022.

(EN)  ‘My paintings are produced in lieu of a 'real' conversation and display a preoccupation with surface and texture. The figures in these ‘Therianthropic’ pieces, are not some other-worldly creatures from Science fiction. The narratives have been carefully obfuscated and the likeness hidden.  The Suffocates and The Aviarist series are two sides of a manufactured fugue state, from where, I explore ideas about biography /autobiography, authorship and the unreliable source.

The ʻPlease Be Quiet, Please’ paintings are continual. The title comes from the first short-story collection by American author, Raymond Carver called: Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? (1976). The paintings are the essence of the larger, more narrative paintings reduced back down to just paint. Like speech or thought bubbles, it spills into, or regurgitates out of disembodied heads from previous works.

‘Things you should have said and the things you wish you hadn’t’.

 

Chris Dennis (1974) grew up in England. He studied at Bournemouth Arts University, completed his BA (Hons) at the University of Wolverhampton and was awarded his MFA from the University of Art in San Francisco (USA). He has lived and exhibited across the United States, New Zealand and Europe. In 2021, after 5 years living and exhibiting in Berlin, Chris moved with his family, to Belgium.

(FR) « Mes peintures sont réalisées en lieu et place d'une “vraie” conversation et témoignent d'une préoccupation pour la surface et la texture. Les personnages de ces oeuvres “thérianthropiques” ne sont pas des créatures d'un autre monde issues de la science-fiction. Les scènes représentées ont été soigneusement obscurcies et les ressemblances voilées. 

Les séries The Suffocates et The Aviarist ont été élaborées en contrepoint et m’ont permis d’explorer les idées de biographie/autobiographie, de paternité et de source non fiable.

Les peintures rassemblées sous le titre de Please Be Quiet, Please en découlent. Le titre est emprunté au premier recueil de nouvelles de l'auteur américain Raymond Carver intitulé : Will You Please Be Quiet, Please ?, (Tais-toi, je t’en prie, [1976] ). Les peintures de cette série agissent comme une représentation condensée et réduite à l’état de pure peinture, là où les autres œuvres sont plus grandes et plus narratives. Comme des bulles de parole ou de pensée, elles débordent alors, ou sont régurgitées par les têtes désincarnées des œuvres précédentes.

 “Les choses que vous auriez dû dire et les choses que vous auriez souhaité ne pas dire”. »

Chris Dennis (1974 - ) a grandi en Angleterre. Il a étudié à l'Université des Arts de Bournemouth, a obtenu son Bachelor of Arts (Hons) à l'Université de Wolverhampton, avant de recevoir un Master of Fine Arts à l'Université d'Art de San Francisco (USA). Il a vécu et exposé aux États-Unis, en Nouvelle-Zélande et en Europe. En 2021, après avoir vécu et exposé pendant 5 ans à Berlin, Chris s'est installé avec sa famille en Belgique.















Wednesday, September 8, 2021

UNBLOCK fair artfair. BERLIN sepember 2021

I'm really looking forward to and proud to be part of, the UNBLOCK fair artfair, in Berlin.

It spans the next two weekends in September, and runs parallel with Berlin Art Week.

A lot of people have put a lot of time and effort into the planning and organization and much credit should go to the curators, Denis Leo Hegic and Jan Gustav Fiedler for their enthusiasm and faith in the Studios ID collective.



I hope to see you there,...

ESPECIALLY, AS IT WILL PROBABLY BE ONE OF THE LAST THINGS I DO BEFORE I LEAVE BERLIN.

UNBLOCK fairartfair presents the work of 100 artists from the Studios ID complex in Lichtenberg. Based at the former Operative Technical Sector of East-German State Security, the site consists of two connected block buildings spanning a total of 11 floors, as well as an art garden area, offering a unique art experience with plenty to discover. The fair is curated by Denis Leo Hegic and Jan Gustav Fiedler, with the aim of transforming the former place of restriction into one of free expression. During the opening of the fair on September 10th, UNBLOCK Art Awards and the Nerma Linsberger Art Award will also be presented to the winning artists. With its open studio setting, UNBLOCK facilitates direct exchange with artists at the point of creation, offering an art fair as a bridge between artists and art lovers, and direct access to Berlin’s creative scene.

September 10.  Official public opening 19:30 -
with performances and light projections.  
September 11-12 & 17-18-19, 2021. Hours 12:00 - 20:00.
Studios-ID, Genslerstraße 13-13A, 13055 Berlin.
Entry is free. 

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: CHRIS DENNIS,  ANNE WUNDRAK, FREDERIC WRITER, CHRISTIN WANKE, SASCHA WALMROTH, DANIELA VON WABERER, TIJANA TITIN, YUKEN TERUYA, ALEX TENNIGKEIT,YUKIHIRO TAGUCHI, BERTOLD STALLMACH, KAZUKI SHIBATA, JULIA SCHRAMM, GUNTER SCHÖNE, MICHI SCHNEIDER, TIM SCHEELE, SILVIA SARSANO, WALTER SANTONI, MATHIAS ROLOFF, ANNA RICHERT, DARJA PREUSS, LIBBY PAGE, JANKIMAN OMAR, MARIE-CHARLOTTE NOUZA, YOTARO NIWA, CELESTE NAJT, JUSTINAS MILIUS MILIAUSKAS, BEN MERGELSBERG, MIGUEL MARTÍNEZ, DORIS MARTEN, MARINA MARKOVIC, LARISA MAMONOVA, CHRISTINA MALLET, RONNY LICHTENBERG, MARCO BASTIAN LENGER, LEA & ADRIAN, CATI LAPORTE, VILLE KYLÄTASKU, KLAUDIA KRYNICKA, DAVID KODAK, SUSANNE KNAACK, ANN KIERNAN, CHRISTOPH KETEL, KAIN KARAWAHN, STEFANIE KABITZKE, JETOSHI, KARL HEINZ JERON, JOHANNES HUNTENBURG, PAUL HÜBNER, RAHEL HEGNAUER,
LINDA HAVENSTEIN, HH ZWANZIG, JESSICA GROSSMANN, PABLO GRISS, VICTOR GOUNEL,  ADAM GOLDSTEIN, DAGNA GMITROWICZ, FRANCESCO GIOACCHINI, GIDI GILAM, LUKAS GECEVIČIUS, CHRISTIAN FICHTL, SARA FERRER, DOGAN DOGAN, JOACHIM DETTE, SIMEON DECKER, ELENA COSTELIAN, JUHEON CHO, PHI CHACON, PASHA CAS, ARILD BROCK, JORGE BRISENO, FLORIAN BREETZKE, BETH BRAUN, IGOR BLEISCHWITZ, EMILY BLAND, RAFAEL BILIO, MAIA BEYROUTI, BERØ, FLORIN A.G.O. BEHRENDT, SOPHIE BANDELIN, MILANA ALARO, ERIK ANDERSEN, MICHAEL ADAM.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE EVENT AND ARTISTS HERE- 

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Ortstermin 21 - Kunstfestival.

Has it been that long?

Anyway, this weekend (27-29.08.21) I had some work in a group show as part of the ortstermin kunstfestival. 


















It featured the work of: 
Kira Aguilar, Stefan Boness, Florian Conrads, Chris Dennis, Patrycja Frey,
Annegret Haße, Zdenek Konvalina,
Sven Roger Langer, Hannah Perla Niedermann, Francesca Pegorer,
Karin Shikata, Joram Schön,
Rahel Schöppenthau.

Rostocker Strasse 35, Berlin (no. 41 on the map).









ortstermin 21

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

P. B Q. P

Chris Dennis
Please, Be quiet Please.
Selected paintings 2013 -2019.
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