Chris Trueman

Chris Trueman’s most recent works use experimental processes that result in wavering structures constructed by layering positive and negative space as the stages for brushwork that are big and fearless.

In paintings that are at times conspicuous by their absence, Trueman creates dynamic explorations of surface. Now painting primarily on Yupo, a synthetic paper, whose nonabsorbent surface allows him to remove areas of pigment to paint through additive and subtractive processes creating intricate spaces in which negative expressive gestures give visibility to underlying form and color. When these expressive actions are central to the composition, the fixed motions recall
calligraphy of the Far East, a frozen moment within the action of making.

Trueman’s technique creates a sort of universe drawn from historical precedent, material experimentation and chance, the reversed brushstrokes show evidence of his hand while denying the material residue; authenticity that has the authority to both create and erase. By conceptually appropriating formal vocabularies from several painting traditions, including abstract expressionism and geometric pop-art, Trueman stages visual and physical tensions in his work that contribute to its’ material ambiguity. Trueman’s touch creates a multiplicity of marks and planes that interact, pushing and pulling the surface into a sculptural dimensional life.

ABOUT CHRIS TRUEMAN

Chris Trueman has hod solo exhibitions at Edward Cella Art & Architecture, Los Angeles, CA; Andrewshire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; White Box Contemporary, Son Diego, CA; Adoh Rose Gallery, Kensington, MD; Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA; and Autonomie Projects, Los Angeles, CA.

Group exhibitions include Read Contemporary, Dallas, TX; Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA; Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA;Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA; DEN Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA; Central Utah Art Center, Ephraim, UT; and Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA. He graduated from the Son Francisco Art Institute in 2003, earning dual BFA degrees in Pointing and Digital Media. He relocated to southern California to attend Claremont Graduate
University, earning on MFA in 2010. Trueman currently teaches pointing at Fullerton College and Santa Ana College and has previously taught at Chapman University. He has guest lectured at Chapman University, Pomona College and Santa Ana College and was a Northrup Grumman Visiting Artist Scholar at the Museum of Art and History Lancaster.