Chris Klein (visual artist)

Christopher Klein is a British visual artist based in Quebec, best known for his richly colored, hyperrealistic paintings portraying original scenic costumes from theatrical plays, films, and period collections. His oeuvre was described as "a poetics of observation as a repeated and prolonged meditation on these beautiful fabrics, folds, pleats and colours". Since the mid-nineties, he has worked as a scenic artist on many films and theatrical plays.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

Klein in 2019 painting "The House of Montague"

In Ontario, Klein he was hired as a Head of Scenic Art at the Stratford Festival.[6] Klein has painted costumes from major productions such as The Phantom of the Opera, and exhibited them at Bernaducci Gallery.[1]

He has produced paintings inspired by the designs of Zandra Rhodes,[3][7] and Thierry Mugler.[8]

Klein painted costumes for the cover of a Disney brochure celebrating The Lion King's 20th anniversary in London.[9] Klein's paintings of scrapyards were included in an exhibition at Nicole Longnecker Gallery.[10]

Awards

Klein's distinctions as an artist include:

  • Shortlisted as a finalist to the Figuratieve Kunst Vandaag (FiKVA-foundation) International Award for Painters in 2022[11]
  • Best of Show, Grey Cube Gallery, 2022[12]
  • Grand Prize of the Teravarna Gallery Fall competition in 2023[13]
  • Winner, Boynes Monthly Art Award, December 2023[14]

Exhibitions

Solo shows

  • 2013: Galerie Richelieu, Montreal, Canada[15]
  • 2013: Galerie Luz, Montreal, Canada[4]
  • 2016: Agora Gallery, Stratford, Ontario, Canada[16]
  • 2017: Westland Gallery, London, ON, Canada[3]
  • 2019: Bernarducci Gallery, New York[1]

Other

  • 2014: AFK Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal[17]
  • 2016: Nicole Longnecker Gallery, “Industrialism in the 21st Century”, Houston, USA[10]
  • 2017: Agora Gallery, Summer Show, Stratford, Ontario, Canada[18]
  • 2018: Agora Gallery, Summer Show, Stratford, Ontario, Canada[19]
  • 2019: Bantierra Palace, ArteLibre 20th Anniversary show, Zaragoza, Spain[20]
  • 2019: MEAM Museum, ArteLibre 20th Anniversary show, Barcelona, Spain[21]
  • 2019: Bernarducci Gallery, “New York Cool” New York, USA[22]
  • 2020: Art Palm Beach, Anthony Brunelli Gallery Booth, Florida, USA[23]
  • 2020: CK Contemporary Gallery, San Francisco, USA[24]
  • 2020: American University Art Museum in Washington DC, USA[25]
  • 2021: Agora at the Bruce, Agora Gallery, Stratford, Ontario, Canada[26]
  • 2021: Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece[27]
  • 2021: Arte Roma Gallery, ArteLibre 20th Anniversary show, Zaragoza, Spain[20]
  • 2022: San Francisco Art Market, CK Contemporary booth, San Francisco, USA[28]
  • 2023: "Coronation", Plus One Gallery, London, UK[29]
  • 2023: San Francisco Art Market, CK Contemporary booth, San Francisco, USA[30]
  • 2023: CK Contemporary 10th Anniversary Show, San Francisco, USA[31]
  • 2023: Agora Gallery, Stratford, 10th Anniversary Show, Ontario, Canada[32]
  • 2023: HYPER'23, European Realism, Photobastei Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland[33]
  • 2023-2024: Christmas Show, Plus One Gallery, London, UK[34]
  • 2024: Fernand Nault: une passion, un legs, Galerie Montcalm, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada[35]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kuspit, Donald (Jun 1, 2019). "Chris Klein at Bernarducci". Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  2. ^ "Costume Paintings by Chris Klein | Create! Magazine". www.createmagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  3. ^ a b c "On the Canvas: Former Stratford festival artist inspired by costumes of royalty". The London Free Press. Oct 2, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Savoie, Nathalie (2013-07-09). "The Hand That Rocks the Medium: Oil and Ink in a Beautiful Twist at Galerie Luz | The Belgo Report". Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  5. ^ "Chris Klein - Biography, Shows, Articles & More". Artsy. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  6. ^ "Chris Klein". TERAVARNA. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  7. ^ "Chris Klein | Just off the Bermondsey Road (Zandra Rhodes Collection) (2022) | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  8. ^ "Chris Klein, Passion Écarlate (Thierry Mugler Collection)". Plus One Gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  9. ^ "The Lion King Painting". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  10. ^ a b Kloosterboer, Lorena (Feb 25, 2017). "Industrialism in the Twenty First Century" (PDF). www.sherylluxenburg.com.
  11. ^ "Finalists 2022". FiKVA. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  12. ^ "Gallery". www.greycubegallery.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  13. ^ "W7G". TERAVARNA. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  14. ^ "Boynes Artist Award on LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  15. ^ "Galerie d'art Richelieu - Biographie de l'artiste Chris Klein". www.galerierichelieu.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  16. ^ "CHRIS KLEIN Exhibition Opening - Saturday, May 14, 7 to 9pm". Agora Gallery. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  17. ^ "Exposição de Pintura Contemporânea. Galeria de Arte AFK - oGuia | Lisbon". www.guiadacidade.pt. 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  18. ^ "SUMMER EXHIBITION 2017". Agora Gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  19. ^ "Summer Exhibition 2018". Agora Gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  20. ^ a b "Eventos". Galería Artelibre - Fine Art (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  21. ^ "MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art - Temporary Exhibition 20 x 20". www.meam.es. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  22. ^ "New York Cool". Artsy. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  23. ^ "Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts —Chris Klein- Hyperrealistic Costume Paintings". ANTHONY BRUNELLI FINE ARTS. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  24. ^ "Chris Klein | CK Contemporary". ckcontemporary.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  25. ^ "Mortality: A Survey of Contemporary Death Art". American University. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  26. ^ "Agora Gallery at The Bruce Hotel Stratford". Culture Days. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  27. ^ "Chris Klein". RARITY GALLERY. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  28. ^ "CK Contemporary at Art Market San Francisco 2022". Artsy. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  29. ^ "Coronation, Group Show 2023 | 3 May - 6 June 2023". Plus One Gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  30. ^ "CK Contemporary at Art Market San Francisco 2023". Artsy. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  31. ^ "CK Contemporary: The First Decade". Artsy. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  32. ^ Gallery (2023-07-20). "Summer Exhibition opens Saturday, July 22!". Agora Gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  33. ^ "Christoph Eberle | HYPER23 | Hyperrealistische Malerei aus Europa". christoph-eberle-art (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  34. ^ "Christmas Show | 14 December 2023 - 22 January 2024". Plus One Gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  35. ^ "Fernand Nault: une passion, un legs -". www.quebecdanse.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.