Idlewood Presents: Christopher Ross-Dick

Idlewood Bespoke in collaboration with KALLALOO would like to present the second edition of an artist showcase series aiming to promote young artistic talent in the Caribbean.

This time we offer you a selection of works by Christopher Ross-Dick!

"As an artist I've taken a great step over a mountain during these past couple of years. Initially, I began making art because I felt like it would be my doorway to legendary acclaim and fortune. Unfortunately this blinded me from both God and who I truly am. Brought me to a really low place, actually. I had to discover what I really enjoyed was the act of making, the moments of discovery and sharing those breaths of insight with others. This has led to what feels to me like a monumental change in my disposition towards art and making.

This selection of work consists mainly of plain air water colour paintings that I've done over the past two years. They revolve around this sentiment that longs for home. In making these paintings I'm almost trying to propose that we take the light that passes by us daily and use it to build ourselves a new house. This work is a conversation between ourselves about ourselves for ourselves. 

Before I made one of my bigger mistakes thus far Jackie Hinkson gave me some advice along the lines of 'scaling it back, making it simpler and letting it be about the work'. Maybe I'm finally and unusually ready to listen." - CRD

For more information please feel free to contact Kyle or Marcus.