Brigknot Sinkings / Christopher Reuss paintings / Cheryl Dunn

Christopher Ruess paintings

The Other Side of the Fence

The Other Side of the Fence features the paintings, drawings and installation of this Bay Area-based artist. Christopher Ruess explores what he describes as "relationships between the man-made and natural worlds. This not only includes the tragic collision of the two but also the awkward ways in which one informs the other." His sprawling installations of rambling wall drawings, photos of crude graffiti, and mixed-media paintings on found wood and paper investigate urban phenomena as natural events.
The work also touches on political themes such as consumption and materialism, but is not limited by them. In reference to this he broadly states that "There is a cyclical theme to my work. I would say the same thing of the world we occupy. People like to build and draw lines that they see as straight, but ultimately things curve, overlap and confuse. I encourage personal interaction, experience and all things that deviate from the planned or the constructed." Christopher's work offers the viewer humor, truthfulness, and a sadly unreachable idealism.

Christopher Ruess

March 23, 2002 - April 20, 2002

Opening reception: Saturday March 23, 2002 7-10pm.