Chris Valentine 3XPLOD3 I Oil on panel 57 x 40 cm CV01117A R6,000
Chris Valentine Shadowlands 1 Oil on panel 23.5 x 36 cm CV02717A R3,800
Chris Valentine 3XPLOD3 VII Oil on panel 42 x 32 cm CV02317A R5,500
Chris Valentine Shadowlands 2 Oil on panel 57 x 72 cm CV02817A R8,000
Chris Valentine 3XPLOD3 VIII Oil on panel 42 x 32 cm CV02417A R5,500
Chris Valentine Shadowlands 3 Oil on panel 53.5 x 38 cm CV02917A R6,000
Chris Valentine Untitled Oil on panel 28.5 x 18.5 cm CV03017A R3,200
The work of Johannesburg-based Valentine (b. 1990) has its roots in
scratched into the surface of the paintings. Emphasised by the
naturalistic portraiture, honed by years spent as an illustrator for
monochromatic palette, the one lone figure found in the cityscapes
commercial industries. Inspired by old and contemporary Masters
seems to disappear into his surroundings, reflecting the effect our
alike , from VelĂĄzquez and Sargent to James Jean and Phil Hale,
environment has on us. This dissolution is also seen in the portraits
Valentine typically uses the vast scape of the internet to find
making up the series, whose faces de-solidify into smoke – the
inspiration and to connect to his audience and other artists.
entropic decay of identity.
For the works in this series, however, Valentine ventured through
Valentine’s combination of realistic alla prima brushwork and
his native city and surroundings to capture aspects of their decay,
graphic abstract marks gives each piece a surreal and dreamy
which he translates through energetic brush strokes and marks
quality; a dream only partially remembered.