Hostis Humani Generis (The Happy War) (2020) Painting by Kristopher Lionel
Seller Kristopher Lionel
"Fine-Arts" prints on paper
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Glossy finish
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Art Print "Fine Art" - Glossy finish on a fiber base paper 325 g.
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Painting,
Oil
on Paper
- Dimensions Height 16.3in, Width 23.5in
- Framing This artwork is not framed
- Categories Paintings under $5,000 Surrealism Landscape
In 'The Happy War', the monkey-angels drop bombs, mindbombs, in their battle to bring awareness and change. The phrase “mindbomb” was coined by Greenpeace co-founder Bob Hunter and referred to an image that sends a collective shock through the world leading to action. In 'The Happy War', I've given Mr. Hunter's "mindbombs" literal form. On one level, "dropping bombs" is used as another commonly recognized idiom referring to, "doing or saying something that is very shocking and unexpected". They symbolize knowledge as a weapon to blow up superstition where it threatens to undermine scientifically hard-won knowledge. In paintings, which are currently in progress, I've depicted some bombs with seedlings or flowers inside representing life, Nature, and with their "exploding", the spreading of hope.
Related themes
SurrealSurrealismSurrealist Oil PaintingSurrealistic LandscapeAnti-Fascist
Kristopher is a contemporary American artist whose work, which includes paintings, wall art, and sculpture, has been widely exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout New England and are included in both private and public collections. In April 2022, Kristopher was invited to join the Silvermine Guild of Artists in New Canaan CT. His work has received numerous awards including: 2022 - Honorable Mention in Light Space Time Gallery's 13th Abstracts Art Exhibition (United States). 2022 - Finalist in Art Show International Gallery's 4th PORTRAIT Art Competition (international). 2021 - 1st Place, Overall. Light Space Time Gallery's 5th Annual Abstracts Art Exhibition (United States). 2021 - 1st Place, Paint & Other Media. Light Space Time Gallery's 5th Annual Abstracts Art Exhibition (United States). 2021 - Honorable Mention, Light Space Time Gallery's 12th Abstracts Art Exhibition (United States).
Kristopher attended the art program at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY, where he received his BFA with a concentration in sculpture (graduating cum laude and being awarded Departmental Distinction in Art). He then enrolled in the postgraduate sculpture program at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, where he received his MFA. In school, Kristopher developed his interest and skills in wood and metalworking. After graduating, he moved to Atlanta, GA, where he worked as a metal fabricator. Applying this experience, Kristopher moved to his home state of Connecticut to launch a business designing and making artistic furniture. He ran his business until 2009 when he decided to close his furniture shop to focus singularly on his life's purpose—to make art.
Kristopher's artistic focus shifts between several series that include, interactive sculpture, wall sculpture, abstract painting, and allegorical painting, all conceptually connected by themes directly and indirectly related to or inspired by Nature. Through an ongoing series of allegorical paintings, using symbolism and satire, Kristopher explores themes of environmental degradation brought on by human activity. He examines the consequences of our relationship to the natural world where we have placed ourselves above and outside of Nature as apposed to intrinsically connected to it.
In his abstract painting and wall sculpture, he uses color, shape, line, material, and composition, expressively to create evocative, visually immersive works.
Currently, Kristopher is focused on the development of a sculpture series titled, 'Time Will Tell', which will ultimately include twenty-four, interactive, sound-generating, mechanical sculptures. Individually, the sculptures will vary in scale and material but they will all generate the sound of rain. The sculptures in the series 'Time Will Tell' raise questions about technology, utility, purpose, and our relationship to Nature.
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Nationality:
UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : 1971
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary American Artists
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