Biography
Christian Sullivan is a fine artist and freelance graphic designer currently
working in New York, NY. He has a BA in visual arts and art history
from Bowdoin College, and has studied marble carving as an apprentice in
Pietrasanta, Italy. From a very young age, Christian has worked in oil
paint, watercolor, etching, terracotta, and Carrara marble. He worked
in graphic design for the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center in Gloucester,
Massachusetts and was an organizer and coordinator for the Jimmy Fund
Celebrity Art Auction hosted by Todd English at the Bonfire Restaurant in
Boston, Massachusetts. He has completed several public and private wall
murals, working for the town of Gloucester, the Gloucester Public School
System, and private patrons. His paintings and etchings can be found in the
C. Edmund Sullivan Gallery on the Rocky Neck art colony in Gloucester. For
more information please email
info@christiansullivanart.com

Artist's Statement
My work is not based on an abstract conception, but rather it acknowledges
and builds on the magnificent tradition of art history, and pays homage to
the beauty of the natural world, seeking and capturing the sublime within
our seemingly ordinary landscape. I attempt to capture the beauty of
the world, whether it is a quiet harbor, a raging sea, or the profile of a
contemplative face. My work is an exploration of landscape, both the
human and the natural. Each scene, whether it is an unblemished
wilderness or a more civilized locale, is designed to be an open reflection
of the natural world, a narrative to be lived in by the viewer. I
consider the foundations of art to be essential, and drawing is the basis of
all of my work. If the first stroke of the brush or pencil is not
precise and true, then the final product will not be. At the same
time, my work is loose and expressive and attempts to avoid any sense of
rigidity. In many of my works, the artistic process is evident in the
palimpsests of brushstrokes or the mark of a chisel. Whenever
possible, my work is done from life, sometimes quickly, sometimes
painstakingly, always capturing the essence of the subject. The
ultimate goal of my art is to depict the natural world with sprezzatura
and grace, to rely on the rules and traditions of art, and to at times
discard them and allow fluid inspiration from our sublime natural world to take
over.
Links
C. Edmund Sullivan Art
Musician Eddy Boston
Mary Sullivan
Art
info@christiansullivanart.com