christopher thompson | somewhere : a moment’s thought
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Captured in his delicate painterly technique and an often subdued palette, Christopher Thompson’s compositions portray the human drama inherent in gestures, glances and emotions. In combining his imagined sources with observational accuracy, his work traverses the divide between the real and the fictitious – one step removed from reality, yet entirely authentic.TRANSCRIPT
Christopher Thompson | Somewhere : A Moment’s Thought
Christopher Thompson was born in Grimsby in 1969 and trained at
The Royal Academy Schools.
Thompson’s paintings originate as much from the artists own ideas and
thoughts as they are drawn from glimpses of his own life and the world
around him. Working from finely observed portrait studies, Thompson
manipulates these ‘truths’ with imagined memories appropriated from
elsewhere, weaving an enigmatic fiction that takes on a new reality on
canvas.
Captured in his delicate painterly technique and an often subdued
palette, Thompson’s compositions portray the human drama inherent
in gestures, glances and emotions. In combining his imagined sources
with observational accuracy, his work traverses the divide between
the real and the fictitious – one step removed from reality, yet entirely
authentic. His work expresses a fascination with togetherness and
individuality, with what is spoken and unspoken.
Sometimes his individuals appear lonely and detached - lost in their
own solipsistic thoughts. In each composition, Thompson draws the
viewer into the world he has created; our dialogue with his characters is
as much a part of the unfolding story as the canvas itself.
CHRISTOPER THOMPSONSomewhere : A Moment’s Thought
The Bridge Oil on Board, 35.5 x 25.5cm (12 x 10in), 2015
Underground Oil on Board, 40.5 x 40.5cm (16 x 16in), 2015
Doorway Oil on Board, 40.5 x 40.5cm (16 x 16in), 2015
Sleeping Figure Oil on Canvas, 91 x 122cm (36 x 48in), 2015
Seated Figure I Oil on Canvas, 91 x 122cm (36 x 48in), 2015
Beach I Oil on Board, 50.5 x 50.5cm (20 x 20in), 2015
Cafe Oil on Board, 50.5 x 50.5cm (20 x 20in), 2015
Smoker Oil on Board, 30.5 x 30.5cm (12 x 12in), 2015
Side Street Oil on Board, 40.5 x 40.5cm (16 x 16in), 2015
Pier Oil on Board, 40.5 x 40.5cm (16 x 16in), 2015
Red Room Oil on Board, 30.5 x 25.5cm (12 x 10in), 2015
Seated Figure II Oil on Canvas, 122 x 91cm (48 x 36in), 2015
Seated Figure III Oil on Canvas, 122 x 91cm (48 x 36in), 2015
Park Oil on Board, 50.5 x 50.5cm (20 x 20in), 2015
Beach II Oil on Board, 50.5 x 50.5cm (20 x 20in), 2015
The Painter Oil on Board, 30.5 x 25.5cm (12 x 10in), 2015
Selected Exhibitions
2014 Context Miami Art Silicon Valley, San Francisco, USA KIAF 2014, Seoul, South Korea Art Southampton, New York USA Art Market San Francisco USA Four Figurative Painters, Albermarle Gallery, London
2013 KIAF 2013, Seoul, South Korea Art Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Art Southampton, New York Art Busan, Busan, South Korea Figurative Collective, Albermarle Gallery, London
2012 Aqueous, Albermarle Gallery, London Self-Portrait Show, Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York In Plain Sight, Art Moorhouse, London Art Busan, Busan, South Korea Art Gwangju, Gwangju, South Korea KIAF 2012, Seoul, South Korea Doors Art Fair, Seoul, South Korea
2011 Nude, Albermarle Gallery, London British Figurative Art, Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York Ruth Borchard Self-Portrrait Competition, Kings Place, London Art Gwanju, Gwanju, South Korea
2010 Four Figurative Painters, Albermarle Gallery, London KIAF 2010, Seoul, South Korea London Charity Group Exhibition, Albermarle Gallery, London New York Self Portraits, Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York
2009 London Group Exhibition, Albermarle Gallery, London London Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London
2008 Solo Exhibition, Albemarle Gallery, London Summer Show, Albemarle Gallery, London
2007 Aqua, Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea, Modena, Italy Winter Show, Albemarle Gallery, London Form London, Olympia, London Summer Show, Albemarle Gallery, London
2006 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Albemarle Gallery, London Solo Exhibition, Albemarle Gallery, London Human Art, Catania Arte Fiera, Italy
2005 Nuova Figurazione Britannica, Forni Gallery, Bologna, Italy What is Realism, Albemarle Gallery, London New York British Figurative Art, Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York London Garrick Milne Portrait Prize, Christies, London
2004 London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London Solo Exhibition, Albemarle Gallery, London Summer Show, Albemarle Gallery, London
2003 New Year New Work, Albemarle Gallery, London Summer Show, Albemarle Gallery, London Garrick Milne Portrait Prize, Christies, London Art London 2003, London
2002 London Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London London BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London London Young Contemporaries, Albemarle Gallery, London The New Collection, DFN Gallery, New York
Collections National Portrait Gallery, London
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