Chris Klein (visual artist) explained

Christopher Klein is a British visual artist based in Quebec, best known for his richly colored, hyperrealistic paintings portraying original scenic costumes from theatrical plays, films, and period collections. His oeuvre was described as "a poetics of observation as a repeated and prolonged meditation on these beautiful fabrics, folds, pleats and colours". Since the mid-nineties, he has worked as a scenic artist on many films and theatrical plays.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Career

In Ontario, Klein he was hired as a Head of Scenic Art at the Stratford Festival.^[6] Klein has painted costumes from major productions such as The Phantom of the Opera, and exhibited them at Bernaducci Gallery.

He has produced paintings inspired by the designs of Zandra Rhodes,^[7] and Thierry Mugler.^[8]

Klein painted costumes for the cover of a Disney brochure celebrating The Lion King's 20th anniversary in London.^[9] Klein's paintings of scrapyards were included in an exhibition at Nicole Longnecker Gallery.^[10]

Awards

Klein's distinctions as an artist include:

• Shortlisted as a finalist to the Figuratieve Kunst Vandaag (FiKVA-foundation) International Award for Painters in 2022^[11]
• Best of Show, Grey Cube Gallery, 2022^[12]
• Grand Prize of the Teravarna Gallery Fall competition in 2023^[13]
• Winner, Boynes Monthly Art Award, December 2023^[14]

Exhibitions

Solo shows

• 2013: Galerie Richelieu, Montreal, Canada^[15]
• 2013: Galerie Luz, Montreal, Canada
• 2016: Agora Gallery, Stratford, Ontario, Canada^[16]
• 2017: Westland Gallery, London, ON, Canada
• 2019: Bernarducci Gallery, New York

Other

• 2014: AFK Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal^[17]
• 2016: Nicole Longnecker Gallery, “Industrialism in the 21st Century”, Houston, USA
• 2017: Agora Gallery, Summer Show, Stratford, Ontario, Canada^[18]
• 2018: Agora Gallery, Summer Show, Stratford, Ontario, Canada^[19]
• 2019: Bantierra Palace, ArteLibre 20th Anniversary show, Zaragoza, Spain^[20]
• 2019: MEAM Museum, ArteLibre 20th Anniversary show, Barcelona, Spain^[21]
• 2019: Bernarducci Gallery, “New York Cool” New York, USA^[22]
• 2020: Art Palm Beach, Anthony Brunelli Gallery Booth, Florida, USA^[23]
• 2020: CK Contemporary Gallery, San Francisco, USA^[24]
• 2020: American University Art Museum in Washington DC, USA^[25]
• 2021: Agora at the Bruce, Agora Gallery, Stratford, Ontario, Canada^[26]
• 2021: Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece^[27]
• 2021: Arte Roma Gallery, ArteLibre 20th Anniversary show, Zaragoza, Spain
• 2022: San Francisco Art Market, CK Contemporary booth, San Francisco, USA^[28]
• 2023: "Coronation", Plus One Gallery, London, UK^[29]
• 2023: San Francisco Art Market, CK Contemporary booth, San Francisco, USA^[30]
• 2023: CK Contemporary 10th Anniversary Show, San Francisco, USA^[31]
• 2023: Agora Gallery, Stratford, 10th Anniversary Show, Ontario, Canada^[32]
• 2023: HYPER'23, European Realism, Photobastei Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland^[33]
• 2023-2024: Christmas Show, Plus One Gallery, London, UK^[34]
• 2024: Fernand Nault: une passion, un legs, Galerie Montcalm, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada^[35]

External links

• Chris Klein's Official website
• Online exhibition of Chris Klein

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kuspit . Donald . Jun 1, 2019 . Chris Klein at Bernarducci . 2024-03-02 . Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art . en.
2. Web site: Costume Paintings by Chris Klein Create! Magazine . 2024-03-02 . www.createmagazine.com.
3. Web site: Oct 2, 2017 . On the Canvas: Former Stratford festival artist inspired by costumes of royalty . The London Free Press.
4. Web site: Savoie . Nathalie . 2013-07-09 . The Hand That Rocks the Medium: Oil and Ink in a Beautiful Twist at Galerie Luz The Belgo Report . 2024-03-02 . en-US.
5. Web site: Chris Klein - Biography, Shows, Articles & More . 2024-03-02 . Artsy . en.
6. Web site: Chris Klein . 2024-03-02 . TERAVARNA . en.
7. Web site: Chris Klein Just off the Bermondsey Road (Zandra Rhodes Collection) (2022) Artsy . 2024-03-03 . www.artsy.net . en.
8. Web site: Chris Klein, Passion Écarlate (Thierry Mugler Collection) . 2024-03-03 . Plus One Gallery . en.
9. Web site: The Lion King Painting . 2024-03-04 . Saatchi Art . en.
10. Web site: Kloosterboer . Lorena . Feb 25, 2017 . Industrialism in the Twenty First Century . www.sherylluxenburg.com.
11. Web site: Finalists 2022 . 2024-03-04 . FiKVA . en-US.
12. Web site: Gallery . 2024-03-09 . www.greycubegallery.com . en.
13. Web site: W7G . 2024-03-03 . TERAVARNA . en.
14. Web site: Boynes Artist Award on LinkedIn . 2024-03-04 . www.linkedin.com . en.
15. Web site: Galerie d'art Richelieu - Biographie de l'artiste Chris Klein . 2024-03-04 . www.galerierichelieu.com.
16. Web site: 2016-05-13 . CHRIS KLEIN Exhibition Opening - Saturday, May 14, 7 to 9pm . 2024-03-04 . Agora Gallery . en-US.
17. Web site: 2014-06-07 . Exposição de Pintura Contemporânea. Galeria de Arte AFK - oGuia Lisbon . 2024-03-08 . www.guiadacidade.pt . en.
18. Web site: SUMMER EXHIBITION 2017 . 2024-03-05 . Agora Gallery . en-US.
19. Web site: Summer Exhibition 2018 . 2024-03-05 . Agora Gallery . en-US.
20. Web site: Eventos . 2024-03-05 . Galería Artelibre - Fine Art . es.
21. Web site: MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art - Temporary Exhibition 20 x 20 . 2024-03-05 . www.meam.es . en.
22. Web site: New York Cool . 2024-03-05 . Artsy . en.
23. Web site: Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts —Chris Klein- Hyperrealistic Costume Paintings . 2024-03-05 . ANTHONY BRUNELLI FINE ARTS . en-US.
24. Web site: Chris Klein CK Contemporary . 2024-03-05 . ckcontemporary.com . en.
25. Web site: Mortality: A Survey of Contemporary Death Art . 2024-03-05 . American University . en.
26. Web site: Agora Gallery at The Bruce Hotel Stratford . 2024-03-05 . Culture Days . en.
27. Web site: Chris Klein . 2024-03-05 . RARITY GALLERY . en.
28. Web site: CK Contemporary at Art Market San Francisco 2022 . 2024-03-11 . Artsy . en.
29. Web site: Coronation, Group Show 2023 3 May - 6 June 2023 . 2024-03-05 . Plus One Gallery . en.
30. Web site: CK Contemporary at Art Market San Francisco 2023 . 2024-03-11 . Artsy . en.
31. Web site: CK Contemporary: The First Decade . 2024-03-11 . Artsy . en.
32. Web site: Gallery . 2023-07-20 . Summer Exhibition opens Saturday, July 22! . 2024-03-09 . Agora Gallery . en-US.
33. Web site: Christoph Eberle HYPER23 Hyperrealistische Malerei aus Europa . 2024-03-09 . christoph-eberle-art . de.
34. Web site: Christmas Show 14 December 2023 - 22 January 2024 . 2024-03-05 . Plus One Gallery . en.
35. Web site: Fernand Nault: une passion, un legs - . 2024-03-05 . www.quebecdanse.org . en-US.