Chris Sutcliff

Acrylic, Brown Envelopes Including Post Marks, Postage Stamp (Mailed), Printed Acetate (found)

8 x 5.5 inches

2000

That summer, me and a mate had gone to a river-side nature trail that had temporary sculptures scattered throughout by local artists. One of the sculptures had hundreds of strips of acetate hanging off it, each with the word ‘impermanence’ printed repeatedly down it’s length. A mile further down the river I looked down and found one in the water, clinging to a rock. I recognised the immense improbability of this discovery and took it as a sign that I should take the strip and use it. This picture was already half sketched out in my book at home, now it had a way to be finished and a title that was better than any I’d have thought of myself.

Acrylic, Ink, Masking Tape, Various Graph Papers, Tracing Paper, Printed Ephemera, Letraset Transfers

8 x 5.5 inches (Each Panel)

2000

The first double page spread from my self titled “Finish Me You Chicken Shit” sketchbook. The book remains unfinished.

Acrylic, Newsprint, Spray Paint on canvas

24 x 36 inches

2009

Done as a homage to Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jasper Johns. Referencing the work of your heroes always feels uncomfortably close to stealing from them. Although, if you become exceedingly good at it then you will have a lucrative career in forgery and will no longer care what they think.

Acrylic, spray paint on canvas

20 x 39 inches

2009

This was done for Rob as payment for making this site. Thank you for pointing out that this was a very cheap thing for me to have done to a friend. Sancho the Fat refers to Rob’s website name (and possibly also his secret alter ego) and I thought I was being dead clever writing it in Spanish. As I used Babel Fish for the translation, this is almost certainly not how any Spaniard would write this.

Acrylic, pencil, photography, photo-shop

2009

Just when it seemed I would be a deceiver for life, I fed my computer to the Cat. I will never sin again.

Acrylic, pencil, photography, photo-shop

2009

The second background. The same filthy lie.

Acrylic, pencil, photography, photo-shop

2009

The first of the three backgrounds I did for the website. One of the very few times in my work where I have used the help of a computer to get the final effect. Make no mistake – this is cheating. I am so very sorry. Please don’t tell anyone.

Acrylic, spray paint, Bible pages on canvas

47 x 31 inches

2008

Acrylic on canvas

47 x 31 inches

2008