In 2004, the Jersey Heritage commissioned artist, Chris Levine, to create a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. This portrait served as an emblem of the Island of Jersey’s 800-year long allegiance to the Crown. Titled Equanimity, this work was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in 2011 and reimagined as The Diamond Queen a year later in 2012. Another work that derived from Levine’s collaboration with the Queen was Lightness of Being. This 2008 portrait is said to be one of the most renowned 21st-century representations of the reigning British monarch.
In 2004, the Jersey Heritage commissioned artist, Chris Levine, to create a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. This portrait served as an emblem of the Island of Jersey’s 800-year long allegiance to the Crown. Titled Equanimity, this work was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in 2011 and reimagined as The Diamond Queen a year later in 2012. Another work that derived from Levine’s collaboration with the Queen was Lightness of Being. This 2008 portrait is said to be one of the most renowned 21st-century representations of the reigning British monarch.
In 2010, Chris Levine created “Stillness at the Speed of Light”, “Superstar,” and “Love You to Life,” as a result of his collaboration with the iconic Irish haute couture milliner, Philip Treacy, and notorious Jamaican model, singer, and actress, Grace Jones. This work was part of a larger performance directed by Chris, and an exhibition that debuted at The Vinyl Factory Gallery in London’s Soho on April 30th, 2010. Levine, Treacy, and Jones’ collaboration took audience members to a new dimension through its innovative play on light, reflections, and mirrors through the use of photography, video, and music.
Chris Levine’s portrait of British supermodel, Naomi Campbell, attempts to capture her in the most pure, meditative state. Similar to Levine’s depiction of Kate Moss, Campbell graces the frame with a sense of vulnerability and peace, while the simplicity of the backdrop leaves very little room for external distraction.
In Levine’s words, “Naomi has become such an icon but I wanted to strip back the fashion factor and tune into her essence. As with all my subjects, I took her to a place of stillness where an inner beauty comes to the surface.”
Levine’s decision to craft this portrait using lenticular technology creates an immersive, 3-D piece that encourages the viewer to take in Campbell’s presence in its entirety, while also challenging the norms of celebrity portraiture.
The “Cross Print” artworks are a selection of print works that featured in the “Inner (Deep) Space” exhibition.
Inner (Deep) Space is a multidimensional creative experience that brings together sounds, visuals, and technology. Within this piece, continuous rich tones of gently permutating frequencies created by Sacred Acoustics fill the room, like a devotional chant that focusses the mind. Music is a time-based art. But with these carefully modulated frequencies, like plainchant, overtone singing, musical drone, or the repetitive tempo of a shaman’s drum, the temporal aspect of the sound is diminished, and with it the sense of time passing: a trance of timeless space.
Archival Inkjet Print with LED lights,
Mounted on Aluminium
Laser-Cut works on Somerset Satin,
310gsm on Mirror
Screenprint with Laser-Etching
and Swarovski Crystal
Fluoro Inks on Somerset 600gsm Paper
Series 2: Screen Print with Laser-Etching and Swarovski Crystals
Series 3: Inkjet Print on Fluorescent Paper with Hand-Applied Swarovski Crystals
