Jon, Anaglyph Angel ©2016

This collection of recent works from my on-going Digital Debris series are an exploration of new technologies, Pop Art call backs, and embracing glitch, and data bending applications as a form of art making.  They serve as 21st Century process paintings; crunching low rez archival works, HD selfies and video stills into technicolor Rorschach tests.

Bedroom Series (Mike  no.01) ©2016

Cinematographer and artist Mike V Murphy joins the ranks of the Bedroom series. A recent transplant to Portland,  Mike has worked in photography, design, and film as well as cinematography. You can check out his work HERE  
Mike is the 10th model for the series so far.

Passages (Mike no. 04) ©2016

Cinematographer and artist Mike V Murphy joins the ranks of the Passages (and bedroom series) . A recent transplant to Portland, Mike has worked in photography, design, and film as well as cinematography. You can check out his work HERE.  

Not one to rest often enough, I'm currently in Seattle WA doing research and networking for VR filmmaking projects for 2016 which is super exciting, terrifying, ground breaking and happening very fast... But last night restless and a wee bit drunk armed with only an iphone 4 and a red lit basement guest room i got inspired. here's a few brief digital pieces created on the fly late last night. 

Bedroom Series (Andy J no.01) ©2015

Passages (Andy J no. 05) ©2015

Passages (Will August no. 01)  ©2015

 Up and coming actor Will August for the Passages series Will is the ninth addition to the series documenting modern masculinity within the arts. All the models in the series are artists, actors, and musicians based in Portland, OR. A book collecting this series is forthcoming in 2016.

Bedroom Series (Will No.01) ©2015

 Up and coming actor Will August turns on the leading man smoulder for his go at the Bedroom Series. Will is the ninth addition to the series documenting modern masculinity within the arts. All the models in the series are artists, actors, and musicians based in Portland, OR. A book collecting the series is forthcoming in 2015.

Bedroom Series (Heath No.01) ©2015

 Portland-Based actor Heath joins the Bedroom Series.  Heath marks the eight model to pose for the series which still seems to be going strong. A limited edition volume of selected works will be published later this year.

 The Devils series is getting some re-edits with more unseen pics still to come soon. stay tunes, just in time for the fall to begin.

The Vertical & The Horizontal  ©2015

an early morning selfie before heading out into a LONG day of errand running and theatre work.

while I'm working on a new full length album I enjoy randomly releasing these ambient singles.  It's a nice break from editing on the Bedroom Series book which is coming this fall and all my work at defunkt theatre. xo enjoy the brand new track after the jump.

I've taken a step back into less ambient waters as of late, musically. My art career is so diverse that at times I have to step away from one medium that I love to have an affair with another.  Making films  has patiently waited while my work as a theatre director has taken off and being co-artistic director of a company is quite time consuming and was one of the many reasons I chose to dissolve my last musical project/band Mattachine Social. I try to squeeze in photo shoots when I can. The other day, missing my bass guitar and my art-damaged improvised noise punk roots I recorded this quick composition. with  a simple set of rules: 1 drum loop, 1 bass guitar.  It's two takes (1 overdub) and zero fucks given, mistakes and all thrown in. Here's to shaking off the rust.

I decided to run a selection of my artwork through the Google Deep Dream code to see what hallucinogenic horrors awaited. Here's some of the results.  Enjoy

Things Change ©2015

Jon, Exposed & Manipulated (re-edit) ©2015

Frames no. 001 ©2015

 Frames is a 2015 series of video stills created in relation to my work in erotica and artporn. Re-imagining the imagery filtered through glitch-based software and removed from their context the new images represent a frozen moment of intimacy in our digital landscape.

I like to think of this kaleidoscopic mediation designed for somnambulism as less "music video" and more a visual aid. For the full effect I'm planning a gallery installation of the projection to go with the ambient composition.  Like much of my work aesthetic this aims to be surreal, dreamy, and sensual without the graphic hardcore quality that are exemplified by other works in my catalog.  somnambulism as a recording is available through my label Le Garçon Sale Records.

Chris, Passages Outtake no.005 ©2015

Implied Abstraction ©2015

Outliers is a series of manipulated works based on source photographs taken between 1995 and 2005.  Low rez, heavily manipulated , abstracted and processed evoking the way our memory leaves impressions without accurate details, emotional truth without factual accuracy.

Pagan Holladay, in the Clown Room @2015

I've had the pleasure to work with Portland's premier cartoon queen Pagan Holladay many times over the past few years. A talented designer and gifted performer Pagan is a star on the rise. Here's a candid portrait behind-the scenes from a recent video shot we collaborated on. 

Authorship/Censorship no.01 ©2015

 Due to the often explicit nature of my work finding the right venue to show is always a key concern. It's always a crap shoot booking models, securing screenings, dealing with curators- especially in non traditional spaces. It's typically something I avoid like the plague.  Recently I was talked into signing onto a show without being clear about the space which turned out to be a restaurant/bar. Look, Restos ( cafe shows)  are great and frequently sell more pieces for an emerging artist than a gallery show...however my work isn't really the right fit, but I said okay sure why not...then the inevitable happened the manager of the space vetoed pieces from my selected works due to partial or full frontal male nudity.  So I declined to do the show. No harm no foul. Just not my gig.

however it inspired me to censor my own work on my own terms as a reaction to the constant conservative pressure to make decorative art. again No harm no foul. Just not my gig.

But here's the first few stabs at processing the constant restraint.

New Math no.01 ©2015

 New Math is a series based on archive low-rez photos re-purposed for glitch-based  manipulation. A commentary on how our memories distort and the geometry of our minds changes over time. Distance becomes farther, wider, the laws of physics cease functioning and in memory the deterioration of feeling can sometimes be beautiful.

Chris O/T ©2015