German artist Chris Succo works in a variety of materials and processes, creating paintings made by spray painting lacquer and oil on canvas using a minimalist palette largely comprised of matte black and white. Succo’s ZigZag Paintings resemble writing or calligraphy, a characteristic that evinces the significant influences of poetry and music in his work. For one of his best known series, the White Paintings, the painting background is partially obscured by gestural layers of white oil paint, allowing flashes of colour to shine through. Creating also silkscreened collages on canvas or sculptures with mild steel, mesh, or boxing equipment, Succo writes a storyline from one work to another that shares a quest of individuality within the elements of expression and refinement of forms and techniques.
Chris Succo
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Chris Succo, MOUNTAINS OF MIND, 2015
Oil and lacquer on linen
190 x 253,3 cm -
Chris Succo, UNTITLED, 2015
Silkscreen ink and oil on linen
190 x 253,3 cm -
Chris Succo, LANGUAGE OF ELBOW, 2015
Oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 320 cm -
Chris Succo, UNTITLED, 2015
Silkscreen ink and oil on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, THE MODERN LOVERS, 2015
Oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, UNTITLED, 2015
Silkscreen ink and oil on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, DON´T LET THE SUN BLAST YOUR SHADOW, 2015
Oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, UNTITLED, 2015
Silkscreen ink and oil on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, TURN THE PAGE, 2015
Oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, UNTITLED, 2015
Silkscreen ink and oil on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, EDGE OF SEVENTEEN, 2015
Oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, UNTITLED, 2015
Silkscreen ink and oil on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, DON´T LET THE EMPTY CASES OF BEER FOOL YOU, 2015
Oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, I´M IN TOUCH WITH YOUR WORLD, 2015
Oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, FIRE YOUR GUNS, 2015
Oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, We don’t sleep and we forget (RG), 2014
Oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, At the Drawing Room, 2016
Acrylic, lacquer and oil on linen
230 x 172,5 cm
90 1/2 x 67 7/8 inches -
Chris Succo, I want the one that I can’t have (BRG), 2014
Oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, Jungle Smoke Lounge, 2017
Acrylic, lacquer and oil on linen
230 x 172,5 cm
90 1/2 x 67 7/8 inches -
Chris Succo, The fun is in the hunt (BRG), 2014
Oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 172,5 cm -
Chris Succo, Untitled, 2020
Oil and lacquer on canvas, framed
162 x 132 cm
63 3/4 x 52 in -
Chris Succo, Hannah at the Los Angeles Gun Club, 2016
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on linen
230 x 172,5 cm
90 1/2 x 67 7/8 inches -
Chris Succo, Untitled, 2020
Oil and lacquer on canvas
162 x 132 cm
63 3/4 x 52 in
Exhibitions
Selected press
- The Dorf - Don't let the empty cases of beer fool you - Barbara Russ - 2017 — 1.8 MB
- Emergent - Chris Succo - Daniel Milroy Maher - 2019 — 148.8 kB
- Christopher Moore, 'Crime and Production-A journey around Brussels and its galleries', Randian, April 2015 — 2.7 MB
- Alexander Forbes & Max Schreier, '10 Brussels Gallery Shows To See Right Now', Artsy, April 2015 — 1.2 MB
- Molly Gottschalk, ‘Up and Coming: Poetry Meets Rock ‘N’ Roll in Chris Succo’s Abstract Works’, Artsy, September 2014 — 16.5 MB
- Complex: ' 25 Artist to watch in 2014', by Elisa and Seth CARMICHAEL, January 6th, 2014 — 519.9 kB
- Magazine Hg2: ' In the studio/interview with contemporary artist Chris SUCCO', by Hg2, March 1st, 2013 — 735.1 kB
- Artfridge:'Interview :Chris SUCCO', by Anna-Lena WERNER, OCTOBER 17th, 2013 — 721.5 kB
- Artslant: ' The days run away like wild horses over the hills'; by Abhilasha SINGH, July 30th,2011 — 314.6 kB
- Artfronts: ' Seriously SUCCO', by Artfronts Editorial — 1.7 MB