Artist: Christopher Capinpin
Exhibition: Animal Hybrids
Media: Colored pencils, Strathmore Paper
Gallery: Gene Bianchi Community Center
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Chris is an undergrad student perusing an art degree. Ever since he was young he has aspired to excel in his art. One of his biggest inspirations is Japanese art. He says that there is a lot to take away from their grasp of an art style. He finds that the easiest way to express oneself is through art.
In this work, Chris used his strathmore drawing paper to envision a piece of his creativity. By using colored pencils, he created a rough but clean colored texture using the type of paper to his advantage. He primarily used muted colors to bring everything together as a whole.
In his Animal Hybrid, Chris had the idea to combine three different creatures. He wanted to make something cool but funny, so he chose a dragon, an iguana, and a corgi to be fused into one. He told me that when he made this he had creativity on his mind, and he wanted to release it all at once. And thus his Animal Hybrid was born.
Chris’ Animal Hybrid is both fun and creative. I really like the way that he used the texture and color of the paper to help him give his drawing a texture of its own. This work reminds me of both my dog and my neighbors lizard. It reminds me of my dog because she has short and stubby legs like the corgi does in the drawing. It also reminds me of my neighbor’s lizard because the iguana head is giving the same kind of stare that the lizard would.
Cade Middaugh 