About Art Chris Wake
Artist
Statement -"As an artist, I am compelled to go
beyond a purely visual connection between the artist and
viewer, to a place where my work is a catalyst of
discussion, challenge, or humor. My aim is to trigger
interaction between the viewer and painting and extrude an
interpretation unique to that individual."
What
lies behind the faces that we show to the world is a constant theme for
Adelaide Hills artist Chris Wake. Her latest exhibition plays with this
idea in a carnival setting, with jugglers, acrobats and magicians, even
a nude opera diva, playing and cavorting through circus and outdoor
scenes, with masks on or at hand.
The effect is droll and somehow
disturbing. Paintings are antipodean with characters that have
Nolanesque eyes that follow the viewer, or look sideways in unease or
alarm. Tilted heads turn away from each other creating a sense that in
spite of the festive setting characters are caught in their own private
and possibly nightmare universe.
Participating in the Singapore Art
Fair 2006 (showcasing collectable contemporary artworks from all over
Asia) , Wake`s work was very well received. Her work is in private and
corporate collections around Australia and overseas. Chris Wake was
born in Adelaide in 1960, and has been painting since 1976 with her
last three exhibitions a sell out, serious art collectors are buying.
Fine art galleries representing Chris Wake : Adelaide – Kensington Gallery,
Sydney – Maree Mizon Gallery, Perth – Stafford Studios,
Hong Kong Southern Art Exchange, Singapore – Opera Gallery. Current exhibitions, publications and biography go to www.artcw.com.au