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About Me
- CHRISTOPHER GUEST
- STOKE ON TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom
- My practice is concerned with obsessional mark making, with issues of time, the fight to cover or not to cover the entire working surface and the permanence/impermanence of the image. I am investigating the thought that we leave a residue everywhere we go, in our actions/inactions and in our thoughts. This thought process is not always evident in the pictures I draw but is a necessity in creating them. I rigidly set aside uninterrupted 10 hourly drawing sessions throughout the night in a compulsive attempt to cover every part of the surface. This compulsion has drawn comparisons with Horror Vacui- an obsession to completely cover and remove any “voids” from the surface upon which I draw. I find my later works challenging this obsession, almost daring myself to leave empty spaces and taunting me to complete them throughout the night. Please contact me if you want to borrow any of these images on skasteppa@yahoo.co.uk
1 comment:
Hey Christopher, I love your work. I loved reading about your process and obsessions and motives. I too love the repetitive, compulsive act of drawing and covering complete surfaces. I am obsessed with drawing small circles and fascinated with what different "readings" can be taken from my compositions. If you want to see some of em, hit me up. I would love to talk about our work and ideas.
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