Chris Duncan

Chris Duncan 'Oh Dear, the Never Ending Spiral of Human Consumption (Myself Included)', 2007, thread, wood putty, paint, gouache, marker, graphite, colored pencil on paper, 20 x 15 in, courtesy of the Shariat Collection

American artist Chris Duncan's laboriously rendered works on paper reflect a preoccupation with process and transformation, and deals with the essentials of form and structure. This artistic activity creates ephemeral moments which champion the transient nature of human existence. Duncan pursues the visible threads between nature, science, and spirituality by reduction of image and ideas into forms of energy.

Chris Duncan lives and works in Oakland, California. Recent exhibitions include: The Beginning. The Middle. The End., Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, (2007), Distinctive Messengers, 489 Broome Street, New York (2007), Close Calls, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA (2007), The Continued Exploitation of Pink and Brown, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York (2006), The Playing Field, Nakaochiai Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2006), Dark Times, Motel Gallery, Portland, OR (2006), ZusammenKunst, Galerie Hafemann, Wiesbaden, Germany (2006), Kults, Werewolves and Sarcastic Hippies, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco (2005) 

 
 
 
Chris Duncan 'Oh Dear, the Never Ending Spiral of Human Consumption (Myself Included)', 2007, thread, wood putty, paint, gouache, marker, graphite, colored pencil on paper, 20 x 15 in, courtesy of the Shariat Collection
Chris Duncan 'Oh Dear, the Never Ending Spiral of Human Consumption (Myself Included)', 2007, thread, wood putty, paint, gouache, marker, graphite, colored pencil on paper, 20 x 15 in, courtesy of the Shariat Collection