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Contemporary Portraits By Chris Denovan
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Contemporary Portraits By Chris Denovan

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Chris Denovan is a fine artist based in Cape Town, South Africa who focuses on mark-making with paint and creative composition of colour and shape in his portraits.

I made this short film on Chris to show a bit about his process and how he goes about creating a portrait. Staying true to his quirky style, he did things a bit differently :)

More info: stateoftheart-gallery.com

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    In the film, I tried to capture his wild movement and quick imaginative thinking.

    I find it incredible how he works from a digital collage/sketch that he creates and transfers it onto the canvas using his own intuition and feeling for how the work should develop.

    I wanted to focus on the bright colours of the paint

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    His portraits are very colourful and vibrant recently, and he works with many layers of acrylic and oil paint.

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    Image credits: www.stateoftheart-gallery.com

    ‘Thorn’ by Chris Denovan

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    I hope this film gives a fun glimpse into the studio of a contemporary painter.

    Image credits: www.stateoftheart-gallery.com

    ‘Thistle’ by Chris Denovan

    The ending is a bit of a surprise…

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    After all the fun we had making the film, we still wanted to show one of his completed paintings (to promote his work!).. It is just a brief glimpse but you can see the fascinating abstracted portrait style he has become known for.

    The film: In the Studio with Chris Denovan

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    Feather Elftree

    Feather Elftree

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    I'm a creative and filmmaker based in Cape Town who loves sharing phenomenal art and artists I find inspiring!

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    Feather Elftree

    Feather Elftree

    Author, Community member

    I'm a creative and filmmaker based in Cape Town who loves sharing phenomenal art and artists I find inspiring!

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