Kristopher Lionel
"Breathe"
Sculpture - Oil | 24x82.5 in
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Kristopher Lionel
"I remember that day how the ocean's blue shed a shade or two at the sun's behest and then later how that fickle sea took back a shade or three as the sun tired and fell to rest." -Kristopher Lionel
7 artworks by Kristopher Lionel (Selection)
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'Dots and Ethereal Structures', are a grouping of related works in which I approached painting as sculpture. [...]
'Dots and Ethereal Structures', are a grouping of related works in which I approached painting as sculpture. In painting, it's conventionally accepted that paint and other mediums are applied directly to the surface of a work. As a sculptor, with a sculptor's a point of view, I was interested in taking a different tack. I decided to apply paint not just to the surface of the work, but also to physically place/float color and shape in front of the surface; I achieved this by insetting pigmented epoxy into heavy clear-coats of catalyzed epoxy finish.
Color, atmospheric effect, perspective, and material use, were employed throughout this series to find visual tensions that are created when that which is physically real and tangible is juxtaposed with the imaginary, and illusory. The pieces from and Ethereal Structures' are about how space and depth (both real and fictitious), as well as visual movement and energy (achieved through color and perspective), combine to create expressive works.
To create visual vibrations, saturated colors were placed on and in front of colors that are, or approach, their compliments. These seemingly “vibrating” colors, where the edges of two directly adjacent colors appear to merge, blur and glow, giving the illusion of motion, is a phenomena that occurs with the use of bold and highly saturated color schemes (especially when the colors are compliments).
Dots and perspective line drawings were set into clear epoxy coats where they float in front of atmospheric fields of color to create the illusion of space, of three-dimensional structures suspended in air. A close look will reveal that these dots and drawings cast actual, real shadows onto the surfaces behind them.
The works from and Ethereal Structures' were informed by Abstract Expressionism. The pieces in this grouping are not rooted in, nor do they mirror, translate, or represent, objective reality. Free from objective subject, color, line, atmosphere, perspective and material were used for aesthetic reasons, to create visually compelling, evocative artworks.
Color, atmospheric effect, perspective, and material use, were employed throughout this series to find visual tensions that are created when that which is physically real and tangible is juxtaposed with the imaginary, and illusory. The pieces from and Ethereal Structures' are about how space and depth (both real and fictitious), as well as visual movement and energy (achieved through color and perspective), combine to create expressive works.
To create visual vibrations, saturated colors were placed on and in front of colors that are, or approach, their compliments. These seemingly “vibrating” colors, where the edges of two directly adjacent colors appear to merge, blur and glow, giving the illusion of motion, is a phenomena that occurs with the use of bold and highly saturated color schemes (especially when the colors are compliments).
Dots and perspective line drawings were set into clear epoxy coats where they float in front of atmospheric fields of color to create the illusion of space, of three-dimensional structures suspended in air. A close look will reveal that these dots and drawings cast actual, real shadows onto the surfaces behind them.
The works from and Ethereal Structures' were informed by Abstract Expressionism. The pieces in this grouping are not rooted in, nor do they mirror, translate, or represent, objective reality. Free from objective subject, color, line, atmosphere, perspective and material were used for aesthetic reasons, to create visually compelling, evocative artworks.
Kristopher Lionel
"Ethereal Structure (Red on Blue #2)"
Resin on Paper | 28.8x23.5 in
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Kristopher Lionel
"Equilibrium (Ethereal Structure)"
Oil on Paper | 11.5x9.5 in
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"Ethereal Structure (Blue on Red #1)"
Resin on Paper | 28.8x23.5 in
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"In Flux #2 (Ethereal Structure)"
Oil on Paper | 10.3x8.3 in
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"Ethereal Structure (Blue on Red #2)"
Resin on Paper | 28.8x23.5 in
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Biography
Kristopher is a contemporary American artist whose work, which includes paintings, wall art, and sculpture, has been widely exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout New England and are included in both private and public collections. In April 2022, Kristopher was invited to join the Silvermine Guild of Artists in New Canaan CT. His work has received numerous awards including: 2022 - Honorable Mention in Light Space Time Gallery's 13th Abstracts Art Exhibition (United States). 2022 - Finalist in Art Show International Gallery's 4th PORTRAIT Art Competition (international). 2021 - 1st Place, Overall. Light Space Time Gallery's 5th Annual Abstracts Art Exhibition (United States). 2021 - 1st Place, Paint & Other Media. Light Space Time Gallery's 5th Annual Abstracts Art Exhibition (United States). 2021 - Honorable Mention, Light Space Time Gallery's 12th Abstracts Art Exhibition (United States).
Kristopher attended the art program at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY, where he received his BFA with a concentration in sculpture (graduating cum laude and being awarded Departmental Distinction in Art). He then enrolled in the postgraduate sculpture program at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, where he received his MFA. In school, Kristopher developed his interest and skills in wood and metalworking. After graduating, he moved to Atlanta, GA, where he worked as a metal fabricator. Applying this experience, Kristopher moved to his home state of Connecticut to launch a business designing and making artistic furniture. He ran his business until 2009 when he decided to close his furniture shop to focus singularly on his life's purpose—to make art.
Kristopher's artistic focus shifts between several series that include, interactive sculpture, wall sculpture, abstract painting, and allegorical painting, all conceptually connected by themes directly and indirectly related to or inspired by Nature. Through an ongoing series of allegorical paintings, using symbolism and satire, Kristopher explores themes of environmental degradation brought on by human activity. He examines the consequences of our relationship to the natural world where we have placed ourselves above and outside of Nature as apposed to intrinsically connected to it.
In his abstract painting and wall sculpture, he uses color, shape, line, material, and composition, expressively to create evocative, visually immersive works.
Currently, Kristopher is focused on the development of a sculpture series titled, 'Time Will Tell', which will ultimately include twenty-four, interactive, sound-generating, mechanical sculptures. Individually, the sculptures will vary in scale and material but they will all generate the sound of rain. The sculptures in the series 'Time Will Tell' raise questions about technology, utility, purpose, and our relationship to Nature.
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Nationality:
UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : 1971
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- Groups: Contemporary American Artists
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Education
1995 - 1997
Master of Fine Arts - MFA.
United States
1990 - 1994
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA
United States
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Presented by Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
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Prizes and Awards
2022
"The Moment Ossified (Surface 1)". Honorable Mention, Light Space Time's 13Th Abstracts Art Exhibition.
United States
2021
"Firmament". 1St Place - Overall, Light Space Time's 5Th Patterns Art Exhibition.
United States
1994
Cum Laude With Departmental Distinction In Art.
United States
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All the latest news from contemporary artist Kristopher Lionel
Added Jan 30, 2022
2021 was a successful year despite all the challenges. I'm thrilled to announce that my work, 'Firmament', won 1st Place Overall and 1st Place Painting and Other Media in last year's Light Space & Time Art Gallery's 5th Annual “Patterns” Online Art Competition. The gallery received 531 entries from 22 different countries from around the world.
Added Jun 1, 2022
Selected Group Exhibition 2022
Future Perfect/Imperfect: The Next Century, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT
Added Apr 3, 2022
Upcoming Exhibition: Silvermine Gallery's 'Future Perfect/Imperfect: The Next Century'.
I'm thrilled to announce that my painting 'Three Little Birds Hang By My Doorstep (The Happy War)' was selected to be included in Silvermine Gallery's exhibition, 'Future Perfect/Imperfect: The Next Century'.
This exhibition, one of the highlights of Silvermine Arts Center’s yearlong centennial celebration, curated by critic and curator Lilly Wei, will commemorate the organization’s many past achievements by looking forward. Wei has put together a body of work that creates a collective vision of what the future might look like and how that may be manifested.
This exhibition opens to the public April 30, 2022.
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Christopher Brown. 'Three Little Birds Hang By My Doorstep (Happy War)'. 2021. 66 x 48 inches. Oil on canvas.
Added Apr 3, 2022
Added Mar 1, 2022
'The Moment Ossified (Surface 1)'
I am thrilled to announce that my piece, 'The Moment Ossified (Surface 1)', received Honorable Mention in Light Space and Time's, 13th annual “Abstracts” Art Exhibition 2022 (The gallery received 1,091 entries from 29 different countries from around the world, as well as from 36 different states and the District of Columbia).
https://www.lightspacetime.art/abstracts-art-exhibition-march-2022/
Added Jan 30, 2022
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