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source: chrispurdie

Chris Purdie was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1973. His fascination with light and sound and the relationships between them began at an early age and uncovered in him a great passion for art, both musical and visual. Having played in dozens of bands over the years, his love for performing was born and has flourished. His belief that art should have the same interactive, experiential qualities found in live music has affected his style of art in a profound way. Combining all these interests and elements has been a life-long endeavor, most recently being realized at Brigham Young University, where he graduated with a BFA in Sculpture in 2010.

Besides working in physical media such as paint, wood, and metal, he fancies himself more a sculptor of noise, experience, and community. Through this audio-visual exploration, his work examines perception and cognition as it relates to the formation of identity, all the while seeking to capture the energy found in live musical performance.

The things I do explore concepts of communication, sensation, and existence. I am seeking to find gestures and tropes that contain universal meanings, ones that can bridge gaps and provide a sense of connection, as well as the possibility for individual introspection. I commonly begin a project with a word, image, object, or tradition that seems paradoxical or loaded. My desire is to expose discreet details, rupture conventions, and keep things in flux. Within my work, I create subtlety amplifiers to accent or highlight that which may otherwise go unnoticed. At first glance, my interventions may be invisible or silent. Given time and patience, the work can reveal itself to you.
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source: artosuedu

Chris Purdie was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1973. His fascination with light and sound and the relationships between them began at an early age and uncovered in him a great passion for art, both musical and visual. Having played in dozens of bands over the years, his love for performing was born and has flourished. His belief that art should have the same interactive, experiential qualities found in live music has affected his style of art in a profound way. Combining all these interests and elements has been a life-long endeavor, most recently being realized at Brigham Young University, where he graduated with a BFA in Sculpture in 2010.

Besides working in physical media such as wood, glass and metal, he fancies himself more a sculptor of noise, experience, and community. Through this audio-visual exploration, his work examines perception and cognition as it relates to the formation of identity, all the while seeking to capture the energy found in live musical performance.