The Artwork of Chris Sedgwick
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"The Alchemical Divination of Soul Synthesis" 6ft. x 10.777 ft. Oil, Gold Leaf on Canvas, 2008-2009 (artists studio)
"Passing of the Ages" 10" x 14.5" Oil, Gold Leaf, and Crystal Minerals on Birch, 2009 (sold)
"The Inner Cycle" 37" x 65" Oil, Gold Leaf on Canvas, 2011 (Sold)
"The Harbinger" 2ft. x 2ft. Oil, Gold Leaf on Birch, 2010 (Sold)
"Creation" 60" x 66" Oil, Gold Leaf on Canvas, 2010 (available, Gallery Minerva, Asheville, NC)
"Three Mythographers" 29" x 48" Oil on Canvas, 2011 (Gallery Minerva, Asheville, NC)
"The Geocentric Universe" 24" x 24" Oil, Gold Leaf, and Crystal Minerals on Birch, 2010 (Sold)
"Supremus;Inferne" 46" x 40" Oil, Gold Leaf on Canvas, 2008 (Sold)
"Terra;Spiritus" 8" x 6.5" Oil, Gold Leaf, and Crystal Mineral on Birch, 2011 (Sold)
"The Witness and The Seed" 33" x 17" Oil, Gold Leaf, and Crystal Minerals on Birch, 2010 (Sold)
CHRIS SEDGWICK-RESUME
BIO
Chris Sedgwick was born in Florida in 1981 and began painting at a young age. He graduated from Florida State University and began a career in painting after moving to Asheville, NC. His inspiration spans from the spiritual to the scientific and his work often evokes intense emotional responses. His work is in numerous private collections worldwide and his housed in the permanent collections of Richard Kessler, Florida State University and Western Carolina University. Sedgwick currently lives and works in Colorado Springs, Colorado; drawing inspiration from the surrounding natural beauty of the Pikes Peak region.
STATEMENT
The inter-penetrating layers of symbolism, mysticism, and narrative in my work constitute a timeless world of ancient rituals and divinatory rites. In synthesizing techniques of the old masters, ancient mystical teachings, and contemporary science, my work focuses on the uniqueness and universality of inner landscapes and transcendent experience.
PRICE RANGE$900 USD- $34,000 USD
PERMANENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Gallery Minerva (www.galleryminerva.com)Asheville, NC .July 5th 2005 to presentRobischon Gallery (www.robischongallery.com)
Denver, CO. Nov. 2011 to present
Elaine Erickson Gallery (www.eericksongallery.com)Milwaukee, WI Feb. 2010-present
EDUCATION
Florida state universityBachelor of fine art degree, graduated 2003
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Western Carolina University MuseumCullowhee, NC
Florida state university museumTallahassee, FL
Kessler Collection (Richard Kessler)Orlando, FL
Private CollectionsThis information available upon request
PRINT PRESS
Steven Zevitas, -New American Paintings- #88 South" NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS, summer 2010
Adelstein, Edie -Tricks to the Trade- COLORADO SPRINGS INDEPENDENT, June 17, 2010Editor, "Spiritual Symbolism"
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, feature article, June 2009
Clark, Pual -The Circle of Life- THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES, cover artist and feature article, Sun. Aug. 5, 2007
McNally, Jennifer -Science and Spirit- THE LAUREL OF ASHEVILLE, cover artist and interview, Nov. 2006
Awards
Andy McLachlin Endowed Scholarship 2003
Ogelsby Gallery Annual Purchase award 2002
Exhibitions
June 3 Art Walk, -New Works-, Gallery Minerva, Downtown Asheville, NC
May 3-28, “Gatekeepers of The Cycle”, Dual Solo Show at The Dalet Gallery, Old City, Philadelphia, PA
January-February 2011, -The Self Portrait-, Group Show at the Elaine Erickson Gallery, downtown Milwaukee, WI
Sept. 24-26 2010, -Alchemy throughout the Ages- Rosicrucian Salon, Group show at the St. Francis Hotel, Santa Fe, NM
July 15-Aug 28 2010, -Rooted in Nature- Group show at Elaine Erickson Gallery, downtown Milwaukee, WI
June 5th-July5th 2009, -Ancient Pathways- Solo show at Gallery Minerva, downtown Asheville, NC
May 5- April 5 2006, -Local Visionaries- at Front Gallery, Downtown Asheville, NC
February 2004, -Arts in the Warehouse- Providence, RI
May 2003, -Graduation Show- Florida State University Museum of Art
November 2001, Ogelsby Gallery annual juried 3-D show, Tallahassee, Fl
March 2001, Ogelsby Gallery annual juried 2-D show, Tallahassee, Fl, received the purchase award
February 2001, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy Fl
Many videos can be found on my website or by accessing Youtube at...
http://www.youtube.com/user/crsedgwick
For more written explanations please visit my website and click on "concepts"
www.crsedgwick.com
Below is one example of a conceptual breakdown of a work...
"Passing of the Ages" 10" x 14.5" Oil, Gold Leaf, Crystal Mineral on Birch
This piece symbolizes the transition from the zodiacal age of Pisces to the age of Aquarius. The man on the left holds in his right hand a book inscribed with the "rotas-tenet" square, an early esoteric Christian symbol. He holds in his left a candle to his back, setting himself on fire in the process, symbolizing the end of the roughly 2,600-year zodiacal/platonic cycle of Aquarius, which has been equated with the religious paradigm of Christianity. The golden arcs surrounding the figures' heads consist of 8 smaller circles representing the planets, a sun symbol, a lunar symbol, and a serpentine shape representing the male spermata. 23 gold dots representing the 23 chromosomes adorn the figures' hoods. Each head in conjunction with its headdress represents an egg being fertilized. This, along with the candles and books, represents the human consciousness, in conjunction with astronomical events, passing from one paradigm into another.
"Creation" 66" x 60" Oil, Gold Leaf on Canvas, 2010 (Gallery Minerva, Asheville, NC)
"Gatekeepers of the Cycle" 48" x 60" Oil on Canvas, 2008 (Gallery Minerva, Asheville, NC)
"The Cycle of Matter" 21" x 14" Oil on Birch, 2011 (Elaine Erickson Gallery, Milwaukee, WI)
"Three Mythographers" 29" x 48" Oil on Canvas, 2011 (Gallery Minerva, Asheville, NC)
"Trade" 9" x 12" Oil on Birch, 2011 (Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO)
"The Human Spiral" 12" x 9" Oil, Gold Leaf, and Crystal Minerals on Birch, 2011 (Gallery Minerva, Asheville, NC)
"Sanctus;Compositio" 48" x 24" oil, Gold Leaf on Birch, (Elaine Erickson Gallery, Milwaukee, WI)
"Spirit;Will;Form;Conscious" 24" x 24" Oil, Gold Leaf on Birch, 2010 (Gallery Minerva, Asheville, NC)
Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding my art, concepts, techniques, commissions, pricing, artwork availability, influences, etc. I love answering questions, explaining my work and engaging in intellectual dialogue.
email- admin@crsedgwick.com