Christian Frederiksen

Canadian Contemporary Art by Christian Frederiksen - Nude With Pointillist Field

2023

Chalk pastel on paper Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by col...

Chalk pastel on paper Christian Frederiksen is a Georgian artist born in 1989 who lives and works in Calgary, Canada. He loves to experiment with new ways of creating imagery by col...

Pastel on Arches paper

Pastel on Arches paper Elena Borstein currently lives and works in New York City and the Adirondack Mountains. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, She received her B.S. Degree from Skidm...

-ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey...

Bumblebees are beautiful and astonishing creatures. They pollinate many plants, whose fruits, we, the humans, live on.

A fascinating art piece that reveals the talent of portugese artist Diogo Barros Pires. Pastel and crayon on black paper. Diogo Barros Pires (b. 1985) is a figurative contemporary ...

A fascinating art piece that reveals the talent of portugese artist Diogo Barros Pires. Pastel and crayon on black paper. Diogo Barros Pires (b. 1985) is a figurative contemporary ...