American painter
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 [ edit ] Dorland was born in Montreal , Quebec . He received his BFA from State University of New York at Purchase .
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.
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]
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 [ edit ] 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]
^ Emerling, Susan. "Surface Tensions" . Broder Crossings. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
^ "Chris Dorland on transforming glitches into artworks" . Foundation , Lindsay Howard April 26, 2021
^ "Glitch artist Chris Dorland talks transhumanism with author Carolyn Kane" . 19 January 2018.
^ Charlesworth, JJ (May 2020). "VR Vertigo No 2: Chris Dorland" .
^ "The Willful Glitch: Chris Dorland and Technological Singularity" . 15 March 2018.
^ Wise, David Mark (2008). "Chris Dorland/Rhona Hoffman" . New City.
^ Qiu, Serena (2012). "Chris Dorland Frightening Utopias" . The Wild. Archived from the original on 2013-09-26.
^ Gavin, Francesca (November 2012). "Off-Modernists" . Dazed.
^ Silveria, Paige (Spring–Summer 2018). "Conversation with Chris Dorland" (PDF) . Hearts . No. 4.
^ "This Artist's Work is Like Entering an Episode of 'Black Mirror'" Paper Mag , Julia Gray January 12, 2018
^ a b Stagg, Natasha (20 April 2021). "Painting the End of the World | Frieze" . Frieze (218).
^ Foundation Grant, Rema Hort Mann (2005). "Grant Recipients" . RHM Foundation. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06.
^ Foundation, PFK. "Image Collection" .
^ "The Art & Law Program" . The Law Office of Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento.
^ "Chris Dorland" . FRONT International. Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2018-11-02 .
^ "FRONT 2022" . Frontart.org. Retrieved 2022-09-23 .
^ "Artista estadounidense crítica el capitalismo exponiendo sus obras en malls" . El Mostrador. 8 August 2014.
^ "Chris Dorland - Civilian" . Lyles & King .
^ "AMERICAN DREAM- Valentina Bonomo, Roma" . Flash Art Online. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
^ "Dream Team" . Il Giornale dell'Arte.
^ "Super Dakota » Chris Dorland Happiness Machines" .
^ Heinrich, Will; Schwendener, Martha; Smith, Roberta (31 January 2018). "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week" . The New York Times .
^ "VR Vertigo No 2: Chris Dorland" .
^ Kinberger, Charlotte. "Chris Dorland Defines Painting in the 21st Century" . Whitewall Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16.
^ Benson, Louise. "Rainbow Screens" . POSTmatter. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
^ "Chris Dorland – Culture! Technology! Celebrity! Capitalism! Progress!" . Frische.
^ Qiu, Serena (2012). "Frightening Utopias: Chris Dorland at Winkleman" . The Wild Magazine. [permanent dead link ]
^ Gallery, I-20. "Data Trash" . I-20 Gallery. ((cite web ))
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^ "Artists" . The Art Production Fund. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-02-27 .
^ "After Hours: Murals on the Bowery" . New Museum.
^ Cashdan, Marina (4 May 2011). "Inaugural 'Festival of Ideas for the New City' Kicks Off This Week in New York" . Huffington Post. [dead link ]
^ "June Noble Larkin Lobby" . The Juilliard School.