BIOGRAPHY - Chris Pousette-Dart (Born 1978)

The subject of my painting is ultimately found in the process of each painting. I begin without a preconceived idea, relying largely on instinct. I start with a set of parameters (a vocabulary of linear outlines or gestural marks) which serve as the foundation for the painting. From here a work evolves through numerous compositions and edits of making and un-making. Within this cumulative process the painting becomes more rigid and my responses more calculated. In a successful painting a point is reached when the painting clicks, the final composition becomes evident and permanent and I realize the remaining steps required to complete the painting.

-Chris Pousette-Dart

EDUCATION

SHOWS

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Chris Pousette-Dart (Born 1978) Neruda Series - Untitled 3 Oil on canvas 56 x 56 inches Signed on the reverse	Chris Pousette-Dart (Born 1978) Woman and Child Oil on canvas 62 x 49 inches Signed and dated 2009 on the reverse	Chris Pousette-Dart (Born 1978) Tesserae of Fields Oil on canvas 56 x 42 inches Signed and dated 2009 on the reverse
Chris Pousette-Dart (Born 1978) Canti to the Moon Oil on canvas 56 x 42 inches Signed and dated 2009 on the reverse	Chris Pousette-Dart (Born 1978) Billet-Doux Oil on canvas 42 x 56 inches Signed and dated 2009 on the reverse	Chris Pousette-Dart (Born 1978) I drew this while waiting for a table and made this painting after dinner Acrylic and oil on canvas 42 x 42 inches Signed and dated 2006 on the reverse