Christopher Paul Stevens is a contemporary realist painter from Savannah, GA. His work focuses on pushing the boundaries of photorealism by exploring ways of capturing and manipulating the source imagery. He moved to Atlanta, GA in 2010 to complete his M.F.A. at the Savannah College of Art & Design. He currently lives and works as a full-time artist in Atlanta.
Education
MFA - Painting
Savannah College of Art and Design
2015
Exhibitions
2022 Art Source Dublin, Antiques Show Dublin
2021 Art Source Dublin
2020 “A Thousand Words” Mason Fine Art, 415 Plasters Ave NE Suite 100, Atlanta, GA. 30324
2019 "MOCA GA Live" The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, 75 Bennett St NW, Atlanta, GA. 30309
2019 “The Callanwolde 2019 Juried Art Exhibition” Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta, GA. 30306
2019 “Gathered IV – Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists” The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA) 75 Bennett St NW, Atlanta, GA. 30309
2019 “Winter Group Show” Mason Fine Art, 415 Plasters Ave NE Suite 100, Atlanta, GA. 30324
2018 “Summer Group Show” Mason Fine Art, 415 Plasters Ave NE Suite 100, Atlanta, GA. 30324
2015 “Made in America” Kai Lin Art, 999 Brady Ave NW Suite 7, Atlanta, GA. 30318
2015 “Ambitious Beast” Kai Lin Art, 999 Brady Ave NW Suite 7, Atlanta, GA. 30318
2013-15 SCAD Atlanta Open Studio, 1600 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA. 30309
Commissions
The Art Collection at Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA 2017
"Photorealism and the photorealistic painting cannot exist without photography and the photograph. My goal is to advance photorealism by incorporating elements beyond the photograph itself. Exploring the way we see the world while challenging the contemporary expectations of art and the relationship between painting and photography.
This work reconsiders the documentation of events and the question of how they can be presented. It is a debate regarding the realm of memory and the realm of experience. It is not a straightforward rendering of reality, but the constant collision of things as they are and things that can be conceived.
We all see the world differently, but hopefully, still find it beautiful."