Christopher Pate

Christopher Pate applies paint and graphite onto extremely filtered and blasted photographic images, resulting in optically vibratory explorations of the natural world as presented within the artifice of gardens and preserves. His unique visions are rooted in a nervously optimistic view of the world and human nature. A perfect world is a fantasy, but there remains faith that we might at least come close, if only we remain true to our most noble instincts.