Chris Drange

Chris Drange is known for his explorations of social media and pop-culture. His work incorporates the traditional method of court painting by illustrating modern-day influencers. Through depiction of self-identification around the mood and style of social media culture, Drange creates another lens of reality that is encapsulated in the canvas.

Bio

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Chris Drange (b. 1983) is a german contemporary artist specialising in post-digital portraits and realistic oil painting artworks. In his work, Drange explores self-expression and the mood and style of social media culture in a traditional oil painting fashion. His work is based on giving the digital world a reality, by combining the fleetingness of social media with renaissance grandeur. His work has been featured in several exhibitions and magazines including Museum der bildende Künste, Leipzig; Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen; König Galerie, Berlin; Kunstforum International, Numéro Berlin.