CHRISTOPHER HALL
With a 23-year background in tattooing and graphic design, “Professor” Christopher Hall has developed a purposeful style and a keen eye for color composition that he expresses in his acrylic painting practice.

Drawing heavily on a deep culture of tattooing symbolism, Hall translates a mixture of these images into fresh contemporary works of bright, eye-catching palettes and design. Utilizing digital software tools to complete the majority of the preliminary work allows him to responsively manipulate the composition and palettes before painting them onto canvas. His Loft series - exploring the juxtaposition of birds with Art Deco and Art Nouveau inspired backgrounds - exemplifies his technique. The play of realism over intrusive pop art in these works resolve into elegant and engaging images.

Christopher Hall holds a diploma in Graphic Design from Canadore College, ON. His works are held in private collections in Canada and the United States.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

I have been in love with painting for a long time. My infatuation with it began in college, where I was exposed to the exceptionally skilled paintings of my room mate. It ignited a fire in my mind and heart, giving way to something that has become the center of my being. This has propelled me through life with a purpose.

Spending 25 plus years tattooing has informed my painting with an adherence to structure, composition, and intention. A study of bold color, pleasing forms and striking designs that are powerful and commanding from any distance.

My work is whimsical, it conveys a joyful sense of humor and a studied interpretation of my surroundings. The use of birds as subject matter began as a vehicle for color in the composition, by using their colors as a basis to build my palette around. My work with them has since evolved to infusing the real with a graphic surrealism. The juxtaposition of the natural world and an abstraction of their environments.

I paint things that amuse me and bring me joy, and in the end I hope that the viewer can share in a brief moment of happiness.