Christopher Clamp
A native of Leesville, South Carolina, Christopher Clamp received his BFA with a concentration in painting from Winthrop University in 2001. He was recently honored by being included in the prestigious biennial Re-Presenting Representation at the Arnot Museum in Elmira, New York. He has also been honored with inclusion in the 2001 South Carolina Triennial at the South Carolina State Museum.
Clamp's deeply personal images are influenced by simple yet poignant childhood memories. The commonplace toys and objects featured in his paintings are artifacts gathered in the process of recollecting childhood experiences, particularly the hours spent with his beloved grandfather, amidst his grandfather's collected "treasures" and tools. The objects are meaningful to the artist and to his execution of both content and surface texture. The viewer is invited to bring his or her own personal history to the narrative that unfolds within each painting.
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Paintings
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Attraction 2005-06
Oil on Canvas
18 x 32 inches |
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Quarter 2008 Oil on Panel
12 x 9 inches |
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Ivory 2010
Oil on Linen
14 x 14 inches
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Sleepless 2008-09
Oil on Panel
24 x 18 inches |
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Milk Money 2008Oil on Panel
16 x 20 inches
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Witness 2008 Oil on Panel
18 x 24 inches |
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Watercolors
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Astro 2008
Watercolor on Paper
7 x 7 inches
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Study for Sweetheart Soap 2005
Watercolor on Paper
5 x 7 inches |
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