Nicholas C. Christopher
www.nccworks.com Nicholas@nccworks.com
My fascination has always been in taking the tool of the Impressionists and early compositional photographers and moving the photograph into the realm of 'true art'. Working only outdoors with available light I capture the visual juxtaposition of the shadows that play within a compositional 'color' palette. Dimensionality or lack thereof is a product of this interplay. Dimension and shadow increase during the assembly process taking my 2 dimensional compositions and adding depth. Now light & shadow play a new role in creating a 3 dimensional finished work. The assembly rests on a wall, which is now also part of the paradigm.​ I work primarily with an iPhone to create my stock impressions.
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Art Fairs:
2015 Scope Art Fair 2015, December 1-6, 2015, The Voice of the Artist, Miami Bch, FL
2013 Art Southampton 2013, July 25-29, 2013, Represented by Dorian Grey Gallery, NYC
One Person Exhibitions:
1986 Belanthi Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC
1984 Belanthi Gallery, NYC, ‘Photo-Abstractions’
1983 Belanthi Gallery, NYC, ‘Studies In Time’
Group Shows:
2022 "Off The Wall", LIC-Artists, NYC
2022 Prince Street GAllery, NYC
2021 Prince Street Gallery, NYC
2019 Bowery Gallery, NYC
2019 Plaxall Gallery, L.I.C., NYC
2018 Gallery Raw @ The Factory, LIC, NYC
2018 'Sound and Image' - Fedart.org, Westbeth, NYC
2018 Atlantic Gallery - LICArtists.org
2017 '2nd Annual Fall Salon' - LICArtists.org ,Plaxall Gallery, LIC, NY
2017 'Art from the City's Heart - LICA Members Showcase, Plaxall Gallery, L.I.C., NYC
2017 Small Works - Federation of Modern Painters & Sculptures, Riverside Library, NYC
2017 'Art Exhibition' - Federation of Modern Painters & Sculptors at the N. Y. Borough President’s Gallery
2016 Small Works Invitational - Works on Paper, Blue Mountain Gallery, NY NY
2015 Exposure Awards, the Louvre Museum, July 2015
2015 ‘Celebrating Our 75th Anniversary’ – Federation of Modern Painters & Sculptors at the N. Y. Borough President’s Gallery
2014 "Works on Paper - Federation of Modern Painters & Sculptors - Celebrating our 75th Year"
2014 Aperture Foundation Gala Benefit Auction The Bean’, 2012, Sold
1989 Whitman Gallery, Wingdale, N.Y.
1989 “Jet Lag”, ‘The Use of Travel and Tourism as Metaphor’, SoHo, New York City
Reviews:
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J. Taylor Kasker, “Nicholas C. Christopher photographs movement”, ARTSPEAK, June 1, 1986
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Palmer Poroner, “Photography – the meaning of place”, ARTSPEAK, October 1, 1984
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Amy Winter, “Nicholas C. Christopher – An Odyssey in Color”, ARTSPEAK, February 3, 1983
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Collections:
General Electric Corporation, New York City
Trans Sea Bulk, Inc., New York City
Private Collections: San Francisco, New York City, Richmond VA, Amsterdam, Athens, London, Paris.
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Publications:
2017 - 'Happy Birthday Ike'- Child's photo book - private publication, Marilynn Karp - Publisher & Chef
2015 - 'The Voice of the Artist, a select collection of work', 15th annual SCOPE Art Show, December 2015.
2015 - 'The Exposure Award, Art Photography Collection', Exposure Awards, July 2015.
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Credits:
1978-1981 Theatre For The forgotten, New York City, Documented CETA Arts Program.
1978 TOO LATE FOR YOGURT, Westbeth Theatre, New York City, Photographic Scenery
1977 NOEMATA, The Brooklyn Museum, New York City, Photographs for exhibition’s catalogue and poster.
1974-1975 HANAC, Inc., New York City, Documented community activities
Education: Self -Taught