Christopher Schulz

Sculpture is inherently difficult to write about, because successful sculpture is – by definition -communicating something that goes beyond words. Christopher Schulz is a sculptor who understands that his work must stand alone, comprised of two strands of meaning that are inextricably bound together. On one hand there is the meaning that emerges from his exploration of his material, his experimentation with form, and the inexplicable filtering of his own emotional and intellectual experiences: and on the other, there is the meaning that springs from the viewer’s own interaction with the work – as individual and as infinitely varied as the viewer themselves. Both are valid, both are vital and neither one should be necessarily colored or influenced by the other.

Christopher Schulz is an artist who wants his audience to trust their ,own instinctive response, to understand that their response is as much a part of what the work is about as any thought that motivated him during its creation. This is the essential magic of art, and like magic, it is elusive, understood in an intuitive way, but rarely surviving any intellectualized dissection. Allow yourself the freedom to experience this sculpture in your own unique way.

Just as a poet can distill a complex idea, and reduce volumes of meanings to just a few richly laden words, so Christopher can take the abstract and complex, and refine it until it exists as pure form. He is drawn to the endless mystery, beauty and challenge of the human form, but increasing1y, he is incorporating other elements, hoping to surprise himself. An artist who takes risks, who acts on impulse, without a clearly defined image in his mind of the finished piece, will inevitably make new discoveries. It is beyond the boundaries of the known and familiar that art takes on the role of intrepid explorer, and makes its contribution to our collective history.

Biography
Born in Laguna Beach, California February 21, 1974
Currently resides in Los Angeles, Ca and Austin, TX

Education
Art Institute of Southern California
Laguna College of Art and Design

Residencies
Seven-Degrees- Laguna Beach 2001-03

Selected Exhibitions
2005 Soho Gallery- Los Angeles (Studio City)
2005 West End Gallery- Solo exhibition
2005 Laguna Fine Art -Solo show
2005 Karen Lynne Gallery-Los Angeles
2005 Stricoff Fine Art – New York
2005 AAFNYC – Contemporary Show NY
2004 Laguna Fine Art- Salvador Dali (argilet period) two-artist show
2003 West End Gallery-Solo exhibition
2002-2003 Festival of Arts-Pageant of the Masters
2002 Seven-degrees- Solo exhibition
2001 Sculpture in the Park – Loveland Colorado
2000 Alumni Show-AISC

Commissions
Isuzu Motors
Laguna Playhouse
Advanced Pharmaceuticals
Kawasaki Motor Corp.
Seven-Degrees

Collections
John Lynch
Bob and Annette McKnight (Quicksilver int’l) Harrison Ford
Dianne Anderson
John Hooten

Christopher Schulz

Sculpture is inherently difficult to write about, because successful sculpture is – by definition -communicating something that goes beyond words. Christopher Schulz is a sculptor who understands that his work must stand alone, comprised of two strands of meaning that are inextricably bound together. On one hand there is the meaning that emerges from his exploration of his material, his experimentation with form, and the inexplicable filtering of his own emotional and intellectual experiences: and on the other, there is the meaning that springs from the viewer’s own interaction with the work – as individual and as infinitely varied as the viewer themselves. Both are valid, both are vital and neither one should be necessarily colored or influenced by the other.

Christopher Schulz is an artist who wants his audience to trust their ,own instinctive response, to understand that their response is as much a part of what the work is about as any thought that motivated him during its creation. This is the essential magic of art, and like magic, it is elusive, understood in an intuitive way, but rarely surviving any intellectualized dissection. Allow yourself the freedom to experience this sculpture in your own unique way.

Just as a poet can distill a complex idea, and reduce volumes of meanings to just a few richly laden words, so Christopher can take the abstract and complex, and refine it until it exists as pure form. He is drawn to the endless mystery, beauty and challenge of the human form, but increasing1y, he is incorporating other elements, hoping to surprise himself. An artist who takes risks, who acts on impulse, without a clearly defined image in his mind of the finished piece, will inevitably make new discoveries. It is beyond the boundaries of the known and familiar that art takes on the role of intrepid explorer, and makes its contribution to our collective history.

Biography
Born in Laguna Beach, California February 21, 1974
Currently resides in Los Angeles, Ca and Austin, TX

Education
Art Institute of Southern California
Laguna College of Art and Design

Residencies
Seven-Degrees- Laguna Beach 2001-03

Selected Exhibitions
2005 Soho Gallery- Los Angeles (Studio City)
2005 West End Gallery- Solo exhibition
2005 Laguna Fine Art -Solo show
2005 Karen Lynne Gallery-Los Angeles
2005 Stricoff Fine Art – New York
2005 AAFNYC – Contemporary Show NY
2004 Laguna Fine Art- Salvador Dali (argilet period) two-artist show
2003 West End Gallery-Solo exhibition
2002-2003 Festival of Arts-Pageant of the Masters
2002 Seven-degrees- Solo exhibition
2001 Sculpture in the Park – Loveland Colorado
2000 Alumni Show-AISC

Commissions
Isuzu Motors
Laguna Playhouse
Advanced Pharmaceuticals
Kawasaki Motor Corp.
Seven-Degrees

Collections
John Lynch
Bob and Annette McKnight (Quicksilver int’l) Harrison Ford
Dianne Anderson
John Hooten

Constance Edwards Scopelitis

Constance has a fine arts degree from Indiana University. Her formal training continued at the Art Students League in NYC and culminated in the award of a Fellowship Grant to the Vermont Studio Center for “Emerging American Artists”.

Constance describes her work as “passionate and driven”. She says, “I have been bound by an historical standard of precision and skill in the world of portraiture. These experiences qualify me to gain the likeness of my subject and render the human figure with accuracy. It is this mastery that has kept my portrait business flourishing for more than twenty years.”

Between portrait commissions, Constance creates contemporary figurative paintings that posess a lyrical, dreamlike quality. Her style of magical realism contains neo-classical elements, subliminal imagery and symbols that represent ancient mythology or personal storytelling.

Artist Statement

Constance Edwards Scopelitis approaches her linen canvases with a deliberate color palette. Her imagery comes from a deep psychological place where subliminal narratives emerge through personal icons, mythology and storytelling. The juxtaposition of highly rendered figure work with expressionistic pop culture archetypes creates a rich and vibrant visual experience. No preconceived compositions exist in the creation of these works. The artist keeps sketch books and photo files of the human figure as references for future paintings. She combines these images with symbols of contemporary culture influenced by ad campaigns, fashion, graffiti and sexual politics. In the best of times, the result is a free-fall “psycho pop” experience.

Education
1977 BA Fine Arts Indiana University
1993 Art Students League NYC
1995 Art Students League NYC
Constance has studied with Isabel Bishop, David Leffel, Ronald Sherr, Gregg Kreutz, Peter Cox, Selina Trieff and others.

Exhibitions
May 2010 International Invitational to “Painter’s Week” in Domburg, Holland

2009 ArtBox Gallery, Indianapolis

2008 Marion Meyer Gallery, Laguna Beach

2007 Marion Meyer Gallery, Laguna Beach
2006 Marion Meyer Gallery, Laguna Beach
2006 Image Station Gallery, Maui
2005 Marion Meyer Gallery, Laguna Beach
2003-2004 Sargent’s Gallery, Lahaina, Maui
2002 Horizon Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Awards
1999 Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center

Collections
Indiana University School of Law
Christel Dehann Family Foundation and Resort Condominiums International
Simon Family Collection, Simon Group Real Estate and Developers
Arianna Huffington Collection, Santa Barbara
Fehsenfeld Family Collection, Heritage Group Environmentalists
Kite Realty and Conrad Hilton, Indianapolis
I. Schumann Brass, Cleveland
Anderson Family Collection, American Gas and Chemical

Bibliography
September 2005 ArtScene Digest to Art, Southern California
May 2007 Coastline Pilot, Orange County
August 2007 American Art Collector