CHRISTOPHER GUEST
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Location | STOKE ON TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | My practice is concerned with obsessional mark making, with issues of time, the fight to cover or not to cover the entire working surface and the permanence/impermanence of the image. I am investigating the thought that we leave a residue everywhere we go, in our actions/inactions and in our thoughts. This thought process is not always evident in the pictures I draw but is a necessity in creating them. I rigidly set aside uninterrupted 10 hourly drawing sessions throughout the night in a compulsive attempt to cover every part of the surface. This compulsion has drawn comparisons with Horror Vacui- an obsession to completely cover and remove any “voids” from the surface upon which I draw. I find my later works challenging this obsession, almost daring myself to leave empty spaces and taunting me to complete them throughout the night. Please contact me if you want to borrow any of these images on skasteppa@yahoo.co.uk |
| Interests | Drawing, skating, surfing,black books,kung fu, punk rock, countdown |
| Favorite movies | Shogun Assassin, Zombie flicks, Tartan stuff |
| Favorite music | Messina, Ox Scapula,Dugong,Black Flag, Envy, Explosions in the Sky, The Sword, Milloy, Krupskaya, Fugazi, Saul Williams |
| Favorite books | Handjob. From Concrete to Canvas,Street Sketchbook,Style File, Raymond Pettibon, Rackgaki,Street T, Sticker City, On the Road with the Ramones, |