Chris Finley
Region: Pacific Coast
City / State: Petaluma, CA
My portrait paintings feature zoomed-in, twisted iterations of
weightlifters caught in the moment of extreme strain while
performing Olympic-style events: the Snatch and the Clean and
Jerk. The Snatch involves lifting a barbell overhead from the
ground in one continuous move. The Clean and Jerk consists of
two movements, lifting the bar from floor to shoulders and then
overhead. Painted with glossy sign enamel, my hard-edge, highcontrast,
multilayered, distorted images are a cathartic response
to the current political nightmare we find ourselves in. They act as
a call to action. Heavy lifting required by all.
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