Chris Simonite's Cubo-Weirdism Blog! A Blog about Chris Simonite's Art by Chris Simonite. Who the Hell else?

So as you dear reader(s) know, I make a lot of paintings based on popular culture. That is the aspect of culture that I suspect has had the most impact on contemporary human type beings. There are still a lot of people who love so-called High Culture– classical music (or New Music, or whatever), Fine Art (I particularly like that one!) and, well you get the idea. But Popular Culture shapes us in ways we’re probably not even aware of. It would not surprise me if there was even research into the idea that [...]

My regular followers on Facebook and Instagram have noticed that on occasion I post a painting of a bird or some kind of non-human animal. I really enjoy making these paintings with the Condo inspired, Picasso-influenced style that I have become obsessed with. I feel like there’s an awful lot I can do with them too. In some ways they feel a little tentative, but that is calculated to be honest. In the case of these paintings, I wanted them to look realistic at first glance, but as you look a little harder you [...]

In this year of a helluvalot of time spent alone–either self-isolating as I was doing for the past two weeks after taking a trip, or just generally spending a great deal of time at home prudently trying to avoid the virus that’s plaguing humanity these days–it occurred to me that I might just be able to paint 100 portraits before the calendar flips over to 2021. I’m not 100 per cent sure where I’m sitting on that goal right now, but I’m pretty certain it’s over 70. It’s hard to keep track because I’ve [...]

So my regular reader(s?) may have noticed something about this website over the last few months. I’ve been updating my blog weekly for over six months now and I’ve also been regularly posting to Instagram and Facebook. But I have rarely been updating the website! This may seem like an oversight on my part, and it really is, but it’s time I explain the reasons for this. First of all, I do think it’s important for me to post regularly on social media and I need to have good quality images in order to [...]