Christopher Campbell
Christopher Campbell strongest impetus to make paintings is a desire to
create a still, yet emotionally charged composition, from images of
dull, mundane everyday life that most people would not stop and give a
second glance. In other words, he uses a conscious effort to enhance
the aesthetic of the mundane. His works are of a photo realist nature,
however they retain qualities of paint. The empty vehicles, buildings
and streets act as a residual entity, a shell or a husk long since
drained of its drama, its presence the last and only indicator to the
episode of events that have previously unfolded. In these paintings a
strong narrative is evoked, forming a macabre romanticism in their
stillness, emptiness and fragility, placing the viewer in to a form of
solitary confinement and contentment.
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Born in Birmingham in 1975, Campbell studied Fine Art at Leeds Metropolitan University and since graduating in 1998 has developed a steady exhibition profile with shows around the country. His paintings have always had an affair with the urban environment, often displaying a sense of remoteness and macabre romanticism in their stillness, emptiness and fragility. "I have always had an affinity with the urban environment, existing happily in towns and suburbia, yet preferring to shy away from the sprawling masses. As a result, the paintings display a sense of misanthropy and an absence of presence," says Campbell. "Over the years, I have been drawn to paint scenes of nocturnal empty suburban streets, burned-out cars, sprawling airports and the London underground."
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StART Space, London
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Born in Birmingham in 1975, Campbell studied Fine Art at Leeds Metropolitan University and since graduating in 1998 has developed a steady exhibition profile with shows around the country. His paintings have always had an affair with the urban environment, often displaying a sense of remoteness and macabre romanticism in their stillness, emptiness and fragility. "I have always had an affinity with the urban environment, existing happily in towns and suburbia, yet preferring to shy away from the sprawling masses. As a result, the paintings display a sense of misanthropy and an absence of presence," says Campbell. "Over the years, I have been drawn to paint scenes of nocturnal empty suburban streets, burned-out cars, sprawling airports and the London underground."
Copyright Fern Ross
Shown by
StART Space, London
