Chris Parks Art
Chris has developed a totally unique approach which allows him to capture movement and light in new and surprising ways. Using mixed media within a liquid medium, he creates microscopic, moving fluid paintings which continually change and develop until the moment is right, at which point he captures them. In order to be able to control the liquid, he works on a very small scale. At the moment of capture, the pieces are barely visible to the naked eye, measuring less than half an inch, even for some of the largest pieces.
All the paintings are naturally occurring events that Chris creates in his studio using organic ingredients. Nothing is digitally enhanced and painstaking effort goes into ensuring the finished piece faithfully represents the colours that are visible at the time of capturing the painting or film. Organic particles are used to add a natural randomness to the flow and feel of the images and the pigments are chosen both for their look and for how they behave. The paintings only exist for a short time before they evolve into something different and the moment is gone.