My Biography - May 2005 At times I wake here and during those moments I paint things that
move and are bright both in color and mood. At the present I consider
my style to be what I call collisionism for what my art does is collide
with the synapses and neurons in your brain and open up doors to other
realms. When you see my art work you may or may not agree with, like
or even appreciate what I have done with my spare time, but remember
it is nothing to you except eye candy. Now as it stands I am a frustrated artist at times but I am working on that minor detail, I have been drawing off and on since 1976 (I was four years old). I started painting when I was 14 but really did not get to serious about being an artist till I was in my 20’s. For awhile I just plainly needed to discover what I wanted from life and what I needed from my art. When I was 22 I picked up a paintbrush and started a mural of Jimi Hendrix I never really finished due to criticism (I learned that people who cannot, criticize). The next year I started drawing my dreams and created the very mysterious le phant, these were some altering days if I may say. Back to the lake house where I had started Hendrix with a landlord who could care less about me painting on the walls so I took my way into the dark with brush in hand and emerged a different being altogether. After the lake house I started to paint more on canvas and had about 20 paintings which 5 years couldn’t complete. I finished most of them with gasoline and a Bic in September 02. Presently I am working on 10 or so paintings and have a few leather projects in the works. I also have completed about 40 pieces since that fiery day. I am trying to amass a collection of 30 or more paintings so I can hopefully show in a gallery somewhere. I am finding it easier to sell or give away pieces rather than destroy them. I am presently working on printing my artwork as a method for retaliation on mediocrity. I find my artwork to be stimulating to even people who could care less about Art; that lies within my goals and leaves my ego feeling justified. I decided this year that I should try to put more energy into name recognition that is just one of the attempts with my website and printings. I hope you like my work and if you don’t, well constructive criticism can be taken into consideration. -- Christian Kolle |
