Born in 1984, in Atlanta, USA.
He lives and works in Los Angeles, USA.
Education
2010 M.F.A. Studio Art, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, USA
Presentation
Chris Hood is an American artist born in Atlanta who currently lives and works in New York City. Though representational in nature, his paintings, sculptures, and drawings reflect an understanding of the abstract nature in which personal and social imagery collide in the twenty first century. Combining traditional techniques with the languages of digital territories, his work often features images culled from american counter-culture, art history, and mass media rendered abstract by translation.
Drawing parallels to his interests in psychophysics, the paintings are cast in a liminal space with a unique reverse-stain technique that rests his compositions in ambiguous and perceptual tension. Likening them to faded advertisements or t-shirts turned inside out, Hood invests the evocative physicality of his paintings with themes of identity, memory, and loss. The resulting works hint at challenges with the idea of static perspective while pointing to larger questions concerning the role of images and contemporary painting.
Residencies
2016 Bernard Ceysson Gallery
Presentation
Selected Artworks
Burner
2015
213.4 x 167.6 x 4.4 cm / 84.0 x 66.0 x 1.7 in
Bad Scratch
2015
213.4 x 167.6 x 4.4 cm / 84.0 x 66.0 x 1.7 in
Static Expansion
2015
167.6 x 213.5 x 4.4 cm / 66.0 x 84.1 x 1.7 in
Slurried
2015
150.0 x 200.0 cm / 59.1 x 78.7 in
Spritz
2015
200.0 x 150.0 cm / 78.7 x 59.1 in
Head of Snide
2016
115.0 x 155.0 cm / 45.3 x 61.0 in
Chaos Reigns
2016
115.0 x 155.0 cm / 45.3 x 61.0 in
Jungle Scrum
2016
230.0 x 175.0 cm / 90.6 x 68.9 in
So Many Nights
2016
180.0 x 135.0 cm / 70.9 x 53.1 in
Air Guitar
2019
182.9 x 147.3 cm / 72.0 x 58.0 in
Videos
Chris Hood - Bad Skin
Chris Hood - Residency
Exhibitions In Our Galleries
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All Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2017
Novel Gazers, Lyles & King, New York, USA
Bacchanal Blues, , Galerie Ceysson & Bénétière, Paris, France
2016
Bad skin, Bernard Ceysson Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
Octopi Blush, MIER Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2015
Slow Drag in Margaritaville, Lyles & King, New York, USA
TBT, Lyles & King, New York, USA
Chris Hood & Carl Mannov, Rod Barton, London, United-Kingdom
2014
Tony Clifton Eats for Free, Et al., San Francisco, USA
Group Shows
2018
Known Unknowns, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2017
Iconoclasts: Art Out of the Mainstream, Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2016
Fort Greene, organized by Adrianna Rubenstein, Venus Over Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
Chris Hood & Zach Reini, curated by Domenico de Chirico, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
1,000 Dead Suns, Lyles & King, New York, USA
A Short Story, Field Contemporary, Vancouver, Canada
2015
Feed the Meter, Bernard Ceysson Gallery, Luxembourg
An Arbitrary Group of Paintings, Et al., San Francisco, USA
Chris Hood & Carl Mannov, Rod Barton, London, United-Kingdom
Material Art Fair, Et al., Mexico City, Mexico
Space Answers, Bannerrette, New York, USA
Macbeth's Bat Mitzvah, One River Gallery, Englewood, USA
2014
Anthropocene, CANADA , New York, USA
Humor Risk, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York, USA
Chinese Zodiac Compatability Test, New York, USA
2013
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict, Et al., San Francisco, USA
2012
Spaced, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, USA
2011
The Immortal, Queen's Nails Projects San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
2010
BOOM!, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, USA
Formal Gardens/Wild Nature Pehrspace, Los Angeles, USA
2009
Children of the Revolution, curated by Keith Boadwee, Federal Art Project, Los Angeles, USA
Cal Jam Too, Blankspace Gallery, Oakland, USA
Don't Squat With Your Spurs On, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2008
Up And Coming, Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta, USA
2007
Group Show, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, USA
2006
Breathing Room, No 9, Athens, Greece
2005
While You Were Sleeping, Malerancia Eight, Florence, Italy
2017
Novel Gazers, Lyles & King, New York, USA
Bacchanal Blues, , Galerie Ceysson & Bénétière, Paris, France
2016
Bad skin, Bernard Ceysson Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
Octopi Blush, MIER Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2015
Slow Drag in Margaritaville, Lyles & King, New York, USA
TBT, Lyles & King, New York, USA
Chris Hood & Carl Mannov, Rod Barton, London, United-Kingdom
2014
Tony Clifton Eats for Free, Et al., San Francisco, USA
Group Shows
2018
Known Unknowns, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2017
Iconoclasts: Art Out of the Mainstream, Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2016
Fort Greene, organized by Adrianna Rubenstein, Venus Over Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
Chris Hood & Zach Reini, curated by Domenico de Chirico, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
1,000 Dead Suns, Lyles & King, New York, USA
A Short Story, Field Contemporary, Vancouver, Canada
2015
Feed the Meter, Bernard Ceysson Gallery, Luxembourg
An Arbitrary Group of Paintings, Et al., San Francisco, USA
Chris Hood & Carl Mannov, Rod Barton, London, United-Kingdom
Material Art Fair, Et al., Mexico City, Mexico
Space Answers, Bannerrette, New York, USA
Macbeth's Bat Mitzvah, One River Gallery, Englewood, USA
2014
Anthropocene, CANADA , New York, USA
Humor Risk, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York, USA
Chinese Zodiac Compatability Test, New York, USA
2013
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict, Et al., San Francisco, USA
2012
Spaced, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, USA
2011
The Immortal, Queen's Nails Projects San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
2010
BOOM!, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, USA
Formal Gardens/Wild Nature Pehrspace, Los Angeles, USA
2009
Children of the Revolution, curated by Keith Boadwee, Federal Art Project, Los Angeles, USA
Cal Jam Too, Blankspace Gallery, Oakland, USA
Don't Squat With Your Spurs On, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2008
Up And Coming, Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta, USA
2007
Group Show, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, USA
2006
Breathing Room, No 9, Athens, Greece
2005
While You Were Sleeping, Malerancia Eight, Florence, Italy
Bibliography
Bibliography
2016
Chris Hood, by Emile Steer, The Elephant, États-Unis, Printemps 2016
2014
More Now than Then: When Art Reaches Back by Thomas Micchelli, Hyperallergenic, Août 2014
Anthropocene at CANADA by Eric Stuphin, www.paintingIsDead, août 2014
Post NADA report, by Sharon Butler, www.TwoCoatsofPaint, mai 2014
2013
Chris Hood Process And PaintGreer, by Larissa Erin, www.BeautifulDecay, avril 2013
Aesthetics of the Spectacle by Amelia Sechman, Daily Serving, juin 2013
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict group show at Et al. gallery in Chinatown, by Leora Lutz, San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Quarterly, sfaq.com, mai 2013
2011
The Importal by Carol Anne. McChrystal, Art Practical, février 2011
Jury for VIP Art Fair Names Top Three Artist Picks,by Rosalie Jovanovic, Gallerist, juin 2012
2016
Chris Hood, by Emile Steer, The Elephant, États-Unis, Printemps 2016
2014
More Now than Then: When Art Reaches Back by Thomas Micchelli, Hyperallergenic, Août 2014
Anthropocene at CANADA by Eric Stuphin, www.paintingIsDead, août 2014
Post NADA report, by Sharon Butler, www.TwoCoatsofPaint, mai 2014
2013
Chris Hood Process And PaintGreer, by Larissa Erin, www.BeautifulDecay, avril 2013
Aesthetics of the Spectacle by Amelia Sechman, Daily Serving, juin 2013
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict group show at Et al. gallery in Chinatown, by Leora Lutz, San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Quarterly, sfaq.com, mai 2013
2011
The Importal by Carol Anne. McChrystal, Art Practical, février 2011
Jury for VIP Art Fair Names Top Three Artist Picks,by Rosalie Jovanovic, Gallerist, juin 2012