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Christian Rosa is known for his very sparse, abstract paintings which are built up from individual shapes and marks amid large expanses of raw, untreated canvas using charcoal, oil paint, resin, and pencil as well as large abstract sculptures.[1]

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rosa lives and works in Vienna and Los Angeles.

Personal life

Rosa was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was educated in Vienna, Austria, where his parents moved to when he was still young.

He studied under fellow fine artist Daniel Richter at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.[2]


Exhibitions

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Christian Rosa I Compton or Schiele

Rosa first began exhibiting in Vienna in 2008. He had his first major gallery solo show at Contemporary Fine Arts in Berlin, Germany in May 2014, " Love's gonna Save the Day"[3] during Berlin Gallery Weekend, soon followed by a major solo show at White Cube Gallery's Mason's Yard location in the historic St. James district of London. “Put Your Eye in Your Mouth”[4] opened 20 March 2015.

In 2014/15 he exhibited frequently throughout Europe, the United States as well as South America, finishing his exhibition year with White Cube's solo show " Mais que nada" in São Paulo, Brazil. [5]

He has participated in several international art shows, including the Venice Biennale "Momenta" in 2013, as well as the Brucennial 2012[6] in New York. Though he grew up in Europe, his background made him an important[7] ambassador in a major group exhibition at Saatchi Gallery in 2014, “Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America”. 2020 continued with participations at Arken Museum of Modern Art, ishøj, as well at Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.

Selected exhibitions

  • Au rendez-vous des amis, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, 2020
  • Rytme Og To, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, 2020
  • No means no....Alright, Galeria Mario Sequeira, Portugal, 2017
  • Kardinal Koenig Art Prize, Salzburg, 2017
  • The Art Show, Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Japan, 2017
  • Machs's Dir Selbst, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, 2016
  • Now it's Over, Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna, 2016
  • More than Nothing, White Cube São Paulo, 2015
  • Mason's Yard, Whitecube Gallery, London, 2015
  • I'm in love with the Coco, Kunstverein Heilbronn, 2015
  • The Shell (Landscapes, Portraits & Shapes, Almine Rech, Paris, 2015
  • Airports for Shadows and Dust ARTUNER, 2014
  • Love's Gonna Save the Day CFA, Berlin, 2014
  • Christian Rosa & Colin Snapp, Ibid. Los Angeles, CA, 2013
  • Momenta, Venice Biennale, Venice, 2013
  • ReMap Athens, with Jannis Varelas, Athens, 2013
  • Portraits of generations, The Hole New York, 2012
  • Brucennial 2012, New York, 2012
  • NeoSI: neue Situationistische Internationale, Kunstraum Schattendorf, 2011
  • *Grr*(eece) & *Hmmm*, Athens Biennale, Athens, 2011
  • Boom&Boom, StudioMühlgasse, Vienna, 2011
  • Blind Sculpture, Greene Naftali Gallery, NY, 2010
  • Vienna Biennale 2010, Künstlerhaus, Vienna, 2010
  • Status Quo, Daniel Richter Class, Kunstraum am Schauplatz, Vienna, 2010
  • Schimmliges Brot, Punk-Klasse, Daniel Richter Class, Schlechtriem, 2010
  • Brothers White Box Project, Project Birch, NY, 2010

Projects

Rosa is the founder and prime artist behind "Grande Vista".[8] This project involves a unique artist in residency program in an attempt to expose emerging artists to curators, galleries and collectors in Los Angeles.

Rosa was the executive producer for "A Wonderful Cloud",[9] a film about exploring a former romance written and directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko. Only barely fictional (Kotlyarenko and his costar were once a couple), A Wonderful Cloud had its world premiere on 15 March at the 2015 SXSW festival.

In 2018 Rosa teamed up with Baker Skateboards on a limited edition series of bespoke skateboard decks featuring his ubiquitous compositions. [10]

References

  1. ^ "Christian Rosa Mason's Yard 2015 | White Cube". whitecube.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Schlaglichter und Nebelgranaten: Daniel Richter im Interview". www.vice.com (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. ^ "Contemporary Fine Arts - CFA Berlin - CFA Exhibition - Christian Rosa - Love's Gonna Save The Day". www.cfa-berlin.de. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Christian Rosa Mason's Yard 2015 | White Cube". whitecube.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Camila Belchior on Christian Rosa". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  6. ^ Grayson, Kathy (12 May 2014). "Catch Up With Rising Star Christian Rosa". Artnet. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Artesur » Pangea: New Art from Africa and Latin America". Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  8. ^ "GRANDE VISTA | GALLERY". www.grande-vista.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  9. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (27 March 2015). "Film Review: 'A Wonderful Cloud'". Variety. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  10. ^ https://hypebeast.com/2018/3/christian-rosa-baker-skateboards-collaboration
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