Christian Vinck
Venezuela, 1978Christian Vinck regards himself as an artist belonging to a long tradition of amateur painters. That is to say, what matters most to him is not his technique so much as his subjects. Likening his artistic process to the act of fishing, painting affords him invaluable space in which to process his vast and eclectic collection of references. His collections range from sticker books, album covers, and baseball cards, to newspaper cuttings, historical encyclopedias, and found photography. Drawing on these kinds of source material and collecting habits, the bodies of work he comes to create unfold gradually through a daily ritual of painting, year after year. This is where personal narratives come to be interwoven with minor histories, micro-narratives, and fictional stories inspired by actual events, people, and non-human species.
Christian Vinck lives and works in Madrid, Spain.
Christian Vinck se considera un artista perteneciente a una larga tradición de pintores aficionados. Es decir, lo que más le importa no es tanto su técnica como sus temas. Asociando su proceso artístico al acto de pescar, la pintura le brinda un espacio invaluable para procesar su vasta y ecléctica colección de referencias. Sus colecciones van desde libros de pegatinas, portadas de álbumes y cromos de béisbol hasta recortes de periódicos, enciclopedias históricas y fotografías encontradas. Basándose en este tipo de material de origen y hábitos de colección, los cuerpos de trabajo que llega a crear se desarrollan gradualmente a través de un ritual diario de pintura, año tras año. Aquí es donde las narrativas personales se entrelazan con historias menores, micronarrativas e historias ficticias inspiradas en hechos reales, personas y especies no humanas.
Christian Vinck vive y trabaja en Madrid, España.
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Sunday
11- 4pm
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1-6pm
Sunday
11- 4pm
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