Chris Mitton, Work in Progress, 2023.

Studio Visit: Chris Mitton

Over the weekend we had the chance to visit Brighton-based sculptor Chris Mitton in his studio. As we entered the space, we were greeted by the usual sight of Mitton's assortment of hammers and chisels. Everything in view was covered in a fine layer of dust - Cararra marble extracted from northern Tuscany, Mitton's preferred medium. Mitton's innovative practice uses Cararra marble, seen in works by Old Masters such as Michelangelo's Madonna della Pietà and David, and Jacopo Colonna's Redeemer. Mitton juxtaposes this medium, seeped in the rich history of classical fine art, with contemporary, mundane and often impermanent objects such as coke cans and t-shirts.

 

View Mitton's practice and current works in progress in the images below.


We are excited to reveal that Chris Mitton will be exhibiting with TAG Fine Arts at Art Market - San Francisco,  April 20 - 23 2023.


To see finished works by Chris Mitton, click here.


Chris Mitton: Biography

Chris Mitton left his career as a mac designer to work as assistant to the sculptor Giles Penny, and later in the stone-carving studio of Andrea Schulewitz. He now works independently, carving at his West Sussex studio.

By using the aesthetic and provenance of classical fine art methods and materials, such as Carrara marble, while referencing contemporary, ubiquitous and throwaway objects, Mitton establishes a counterpoint and in so doing raises universal questions surrounding the subjective nature of value, both aesthetically and conceptually, whilst also addressing the impact socially of the original object through the time and skill invested in the creation of the artwork.

 

Chris Mitton, Work in Progress, 2023.

 

Chris Mitton, Work in Progress, 2023.

 

Chris Mitton, Work in Progress, 2023.

 

Chris Mitton, Work in Progress, 2023.

 

Chris Mitton, Work in Progress, 2023.

 

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