Artist Statement

I was born in the early fifties, beyond that, there's really not much to say. I studied Graphic Design for four years at Watford School of Art then earned a living as a graphic designer, enabling me to pursue my artistic career independent of other considerations.

My aim has always been to produce art which transcends, reason, explanation, or the need for justification. With this in mind, I set out to produce work that wouldn't require any knowledge of the culture or history of society or art and could be equally accessible to everyone. Initially I used mathematics, geometry, logic and systems as a way of producing images free of any personal baggage. My intention was to produce images which can't be ignored. Art for the eyes to act as a catalyst for the brain, a kind of non chemical stimulant. Compositions of colour and form which draw the mind in and compel it to make sense of what it sees.
Inevitably representational possibilities occur as the work develops. Meditative objects are an open invitation to projection, they become mirrors to the mind. The underlying principle of Zen - everything is nothing. Geometry is a universal language, part of the collective unconscious. There is an emotional aspect to mathematics and logic as well as a rationale behind emotions. Exploring the balance between the two was the starting point for the Fluid Geometry series. Since then I've followed the inherent projective possibilities as my later work has developed in theme specific directions.

Chris Klein

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