Chrissie Todd

"I wanted the paint to look as good as it did in the can" -Frank Stella That was the inspiration for a mini series of cake sculptures I...

Chrissie Calvert Literature Review 1/4 MFA Part 3, 2023 Chromophobia Author: David Batchelor The book Chromophobia by David Batchelor...

After just finishing David Bachelor's book Chromophobia, I have a feeling that colour, more specifically commercial industrial colour, is...

Chrissie Calvert Literature Review 1/4 MFA Part 3, 2023 Article being reviewed: Chromophilia: The Design World’s Passion for Colour...

Over the past week I've started a couple readings in an attempt to find an interesting reading for my lit review. The first is Everyday...

Based on ideas gathered last week at the seminar I have begun making my paintings. Firstly I gathered 4x Resene 4Lx4L sized boxes and...

So this post is all about thoughts that have emerged throughout this week-long seminar. Firstly here are some key terms and waypoints of...

Two halves of a sign and a perfectly good pallet. Using salvaged materials for paintings could be seen as a result of living in an age of...

It's just a few weeks until the end of the first year of my MFA. Here's what I want to achieve between now and then: Installation plan of...

It's been a while since I posted something that isn't directly related to my practice. So in this post I thought I'd talk about the...

Below are some photos of a group exhibition I am involved with at the Tuesday Club in Auckland. I have used the same paintings which I...

The histories of Neo-expressionism have failed to fully explore the potential for painting to become an object, an artefact which has...

Key questions within an art practice should explore meaning and value. The point of a masters degree in Fine Art is to understand not...

Starting this weekend, I have begun my Demo residency. This means a bigger space to play with. Bigger space= Bigger paintings! I am...

'Specific Objects' by Donald Judd explores the evolution of painting/sculpture into their new object-ness. He defines paintings as:...

A Couple Pallets and a Shittone of Paint I start by finding a surface. Usually on the side of the street in the industrial section of...

What is my process? Find a surface. Usually from the trade section at work, or even on the side of the street in the industrial section...

Reviewing ‘The Big Picture, Reconsidering Julian Schnabel’ by Raphael Rubinstein. "His paradox is to be at once highly visible as a...

One of the hardest things to do while creating is trusting the process. Especially in those moments where the work feels as though it has...

Raphael Rubinstein, in the essay The Big Picture, Reconsidering Julian Schnabel [1], argues that Julian Schnabel’s contributions to...