CHRIS CRITES
October 28th thru November 29th, 2009
Opening Party on Wed., October 28th, 6-10 PM
America
Colt - New Service
Revolver Model 1909
acrylic on paper bag
13 x 7.5 inches, 2009
$600
Arson
acrylic on paper bag
5 x 7 inches, 2009
$500
To Have and To Hold
acrylic on paper bag
7 x 5 inches, 2009
$550
Carnal Knowledge 389
acrylic on paper bag
5 x 7 inches, 2009
$500
© 2009
Chris Crites ampersand vintage
all rights reserved
The paintings in America are an examination of three distinct image sets that are, by and large, obsessed over within American culture. The female figure, firearms & criminals are icons of pop culture & have been widely used in advertising & entertainment. Painting on a recycled substrate (in this case brown paper bags) & drawing upon vintage photographs, Seattle artist Chris Crites re-contextualizes the notion of recycled imagery. He invites us to question whether the meaning of such images do, in fact, ever change, or whether they always remain static symbols of a culture drawn to sex, guns & crime.
Carnal Knowledge 390
acrylic on paper bag
5 x 7 inches, 2009
$500
Sell Narcotics
acrylic on paper bag
8 x 4 inches, 2009
SOLD
Colt - Detective Special .38
acrylic on paper bag
8.25 x 5.5 inches, 2009
$600
Listed dimensions correspond to paper size.
Prices are for framed pieces.
Send inquiries to ampersandvintage@mac.com
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