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CHRIS DRANGE

ARTIST

Chris Drange has not painted any of his artworks, although his works are oil paintings depicting contemporary influencers like Kendall Jenner or Gigi Hadid. Drange has found an unusual way of making them: he creates sketches from various digital found objects, like influencer selfies or cute puppies, and sends them to an oil painting factory in China, where they are painted by hand on large-scale canvases. With his approach, the artist questions authorship and originality.

In conversation with Nora Partl, Head of Content & Communication, Drange speaks about the origins of his practice, social media symbolism, and discusses the question of whether a selfie is an expression of emancipation or serves the male gaze.

POST-DIGITAL ART AND SOCIAL MEDIA SYMBOLISM

CHRIS DRANGE: QUESTIONING AUTHORSHIP

More than 15 artists explore the duality of kitsch and its critique of modernity, technology, and online culture. Bright, pastel-coloured fantasy worlds filled with unicorns, animals, and other fluffy creatures evoke feelings of tenderness and innocence. But is cuteness always this innocent? 

GROUP EXHIBITION

THE CUTE SHOW | SHOWROOM

<p> “I just love the feeling that rises inside me when I look at a puppy or a little goatling. That same feeling that the image conveys is what I wanted to transfer onto a canvas. The motif is painted multiple times larger than you would normally see in the image. It emphasizes all the painted details of the puppy's fur, which is quite beautiful and adds a lot of detail and compressibility to the painting.” – Chris Drange </p> 

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