Chris Dorland Explained

Chris Dorland
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:Artist
Website:chris-dorland.com

Chris Dorland (born 1978) is a Canadian/American Contemporary artist based in New York City. His paintings and digital screen based works collapse hyper-representation and hyper-abstraction[1] by manipulating digital files, paint and software.[2]

Early life and education

Dorland was born in Montreal, Quebec. He received his BFA from State University of New York at Purchase.

Artwork

Dorland is known for large scale, glitchy [3] paintings and digital works that address Artificial intelligence, video games,[4] and machine vision.[5] His neon hued dystopian[6] abstractions layer and compress digital detritus into glitch datascapes.[7] [8] Dorland uses scanners, printers[9] and drones to develop layered and chaotic works that reference hyperreality, technology and Capitalism[10] in an aesthetic reminiscent of tech noir. In the April 2021 issue of frieze magazine writer Natasha Stagg ’s essay Painting the End of The World [11] discusses Dorland’s work in relation to the Cyberpunk genre and the cinematic influence of films such as Johnny Mnemonic (film), RoboCop and Blade Runner as well as the video game Cyberpunk 2077 on his work.

Grants and awards

He is the recipient of a number of awards, including the Rema Hort Mann Grant,[12] the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant,[13] and the Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Program. Dorland is an alumnus of the Art & Law program residency.[14]

Exhibitions

Dorland's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at institutions such as FRONT International: The Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art,[15] [16] the Queens Museum of Art, New York and Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile,[17] White Flag Projects, St-Louis, MO, and The Suburban, Oak Park, IL. He has exhibited at galleries including Lyles & King,[18] Martos LA, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Sikkema Jenkins, Marianne Boesky Gallery, Valentina Bonomo Gallery,[19] [20] and Super Dakota,[21] Brussels. His work is included in numerous public and private collections, including the Bronx Museum, the Whitney Museum of Art and Neuberger Museum of Art.He has been featured and reviewed in several publications such as The New York Times,[22] frieze magazine,[11] Art Review,[23] Whitewall Magazine,[24] POSTmatter,[25] Frische,[26] and The WILD Magazine.[27]

Curation and commissions

He has curated exhibitions; notably Skin Jobs at Marc Selwyn Fine Art in Los Angeles and DATA TRASH[28] at I-20 Gallery in New York. He is Director-at-Large at Magenta Plains. Dorland has also been commissioned to create public projects by Art Production Fund[29] and the New Museum,[30] [31] and Juilliard School of Music[32]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emerling. Susan. Surface Tensions. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025128/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/26706147/surface-tensions. dead. 2016-03-04. Broder Crossings.
  2. https://foundation.app/blog/chris-dorland "Chris Dorland on transforming glitches into artworks"
  3. Web site: Glitch artist Chris Dorland talks transhumanism with author Carolyn Kane. 19 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Charlesworth. JJ. VR Vertigo No 2: Chris Dorland. May 2020.
  5. Web site: The Willful Glitch: Chris Dorland and Technological Singularity. 15 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Wise. David Mark. Chris Dorland/Rhona Hoffman. New City. 2008.
  7. Web site: Qiu. Serena. Chris Dorland Frightening Utopias. The Wild. 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130926073519/http://thewildmagazine.com/blog/frightening-utopias-chris-dorland-at-winkelman-gallery/. 2013-09-26.
  8. Web site: Gavin. Francesca. Off-Modernists. Dazed. November 2012.
  9. Conversation with Chris Dorland . 4 . Hearts . Spring–Summer 2018 . Paige . Silveria.
  10. https://www.papermag.com/chris-dorland-civilian-nyc-1-2524835220.html "This Artist's Work is Like Entering an Episode of 'Black Mirror'"
  11. Painting the End of the World | Frieze. Frieze . 20 April 2021 . 218 . Stagg . Natasha .
  12. Web site: Foundation Grant . Rema Hort Mann. Grant Recipients. RHM Foundation . 2005. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130106054645/http://rhmfoundation.org/visualarts.php . 2013-01-06.
  13. Web site: Foundation. PFK. Image Collection.
  14. Web site: The Art & Law Program . The Law Office of Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento .
  15. Web site: Chris Dorland . 2018-11-02 . FRONT International . 2019-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190117230740/https://frontart.org/artists/chris-dorland/ . dead .
  16. Web site: FRONT 2022 . Frontart.org . 2022-09-23.
  17. Web site: Artista estadounidense crítica el capitalismo exponiendo sus obras en malls. 8 August 2014 . El Mostrador .
  18. Web site: Chris Dorland - Civilian. Lyles & King.
  19. Web site: AMERICAN DREAM- Valentina Bonomo, Roma. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626150836/http://www.flashartonline.it/interno.php?pagina=onweb_det&id_art=693&det=ok&titolo=AMERICAN-DREAM-%E2%80%93-Valentina-Bonomo%2C-Roma%2F. dead. 2015-06-26. Flash Art Online.
  20. Web site: Dream Team . Il Giornale dell'Arte .
  21. Web site: Super Dakota » Chris Dorland Happiness Machines.
  22. News: What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week. The New York Times. 31 January 2018. Heinrich. Will. Schwendener. Martha. Smith. Roberta.
  23. Web site: VR Vertigo No 2: Chris Dorland.
  24. Web site: Kinberger. Charlotte. Chris Dorland Defines Painting in the 21st Century. Whitewall Magazine. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151016173453/http://www.whitewallmag.com/art/chris-dorland-defines-painting-in-the-21st-century . 2015-10-16.
  25. Web site: Benson. Louise. Rainbow Screens. POSTmatter . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102301/http://postmatter.com/?s=chris+dorland#/currents/rainbow-screens/. 2015-06-26. dead.
  26. Web site: Chris Dorland – Culture! Technology! Celebrity! Capitalism! Progress!. Frische .
  27. Web site: Qiu. Serena. Frightening Utopias: Chris Dorland at Winkleman. The Wild Magazine. 2012.
  28. Web site: Gallery. I-20. Data Trash. I-20 Gallery .
  29. Web site: Artists. The Art Production Fund. 2014-02-27. 2014-01-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110133414/http://www.artproductionfund.org/artists/chris-dorland. dead.
  30. Web site: After Hours: Murals on the Bowery. New Museum.
  31. Web site: Cashdan. Marina. Inaugural 'Festival of Ideas for the New City' Kicks Off This Week in New York . 4 May 2011. Huffington Post.
  32. Web site: June Noble Larkin Lobby. The Juilliard School .

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