Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Striper 42.05 (2005) / Mixed Media on Wood Panel / 42" x 42" / Price Available Upon Request
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Concentric Episode Series, Bone 36.01.2 (2001) / Mixed Media on Wood Panel / 36" x 36" / Price Available Upon Request
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Restructure/Screen (2018) / Mixed Media on MDF Panel / 21" x 21" / $6,500
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Restructure/Crotch (2018) / Mixed Media on MDF Panel / 22" x 22" / $6,500
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Woven Lens II (2018) / Mixed Media on MDF Panel / 22" x 22" / $3,500
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Woven Lens I (2018) / Mixed Media on Panel / 22" x 22" / $3,500
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Small Painting / Mixed Media on Panel / Price Available Upon Request
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Price Available Upon Request
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Price Available Upon Request
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Price Available Upon Request
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Mixed Media on Panel / Price Upon Request
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Mixed Media on Panel / Price Upon Request
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Mixed Media on Panel / Price Available Upon Request
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Mixed Media on Panel / Price Available Upon Request
Kris Cox / Ebony Curtain/Horizontal (2004) / Mixed Media on Wood Panel / 64" x 66" / SOLD
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951) / Dhalia Icon with Snowcap / Mixed Media on Panel / SOLD
Kris Cox (American, b. 1951)
Kris Cox, an artist living and working in a studio/ residence that he built in Basalt, CO, just down valley from Aspen, has been exhibiting professionally since 1980. He received an MFA from RISD, and was an assistant professor of art at San Diego State University until he resigned in 1982 to become a full-time artist.
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Kris has had over 50 one-man shows, and has works in many museums and other prestigious collections.
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The threads that run through Cox's various bodies of work, (Photobased Works on Mylar, 2009, Alchemy Series, 2008, Site Series, 2008, Concentric Episode Series, 1995-ongoing, Curtain Series, 2002-ongoing, FourLetter Word Series, 2007-2008, et.al) include a strong conceptual basis, often referencing time and memory. His works have a great sense of "objectness"; whether sculpture, 'constructed' paintings, or 'constructed' photo images digitally printed on layers of mylar.
Transformation of materials is evident throughout, his mediums including Pigmented Wood Putties, Cast Patinated Lead, digital printing on mylar, and cast Pigmented Beeswax among others. Heat, what Joseph Beuys has called a metaphor for thought, is often employed by Cox to create his art.
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One also feels an organic quality throughout, due to the very sensual surfaces.
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It is Cox's intention that his pieces are seductive from a distance, and upon close inspection, reward the viewer with nuance and an intimate beauty, which he does not feel is anachronistic.
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Selected Collections:
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA
The Oakland Art Museum, Oakland, CA
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, NC
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
C.U. Art Museum, Boulder, CO
Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Arizona State University, Art Collections, Tempe, AZ
Claremont-McKenna College, Claremont, CA