Imagine a portrait that leaps off the canvas, its brushstrokes suspended in mid-air, capturing not just a likeness but a sense of three-dimensionality. This is the art of Chris Dorosz, a painter who defies convention by creating stunning portraits with layers of thin paint strips.
Dorosz’s inspiration comes from the unexpected beauty of a falling drop of paint. The way it twists and turns, forming unique shapes, resonates with him as a metaphor for the human form. He translates this fascination into his art, meticulously suspending hundreds of these “brushstrokes” to build up his portraits. The result is an explosion of color and texture, a portrait that feels alive and ever-changing depending on the viewer’s perspective.
Chris Dorosz’s work pushes the boundaries of portraiture, reminding us that art can be more than a flat image. His three-dimensional creations invite us to engage with the subject in a new way, to appreciate the subtle details and the interplay of light and shadow. By breathing life into his portraits, Dorosz compels us to see the world, and the people in it, in a fresh light.
Out of material discovery I began to regard the primacy of the paint drop, a form that takes shape not from a brush or any human-made implement or gesture, but purely from its own viscosity and the air it falls through, as analogous to the building blocks that make up the human body (DNA) or even its mimetic representation (the pixel). With this in mind I’ve been working towards creating a narrative of materials as the groundwork to explore changing ideas of human physicality.
Chris Dorosz
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