Chris Soal
Chris Soal was born in 1994 in South Africa is an award-winning, emerging artist. Living and working between Johannesburg and Cape Town. In 2017, Soal graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts (Hons) at the University of Witwatersrand. He has received numerous awards.
Soal’s work examines structural impacts on urban living, reflects on the individual in relation to the collective, and foregrounds ecological concerns. Soal’s spatial approach to sculpture reveals a sensitivity to texture, light, and form, expressed in an abstract minimalist language. While, conceptually, his works refer to the socio- political context of their making, highlighting the histories embedded in the found material, and utilizing them in a way that challenges societal assumptions of value.
He has exhibited in group shows at institutions such as the Nirox Sculpture Park (2021); Iziko South African National Museum, (2020); FRAC MECA, Bordeaux, (2019); Stellenbosch University Museum (2018), and Wits Art Museum (2017). Soal was selected as one of ten contemporary artists to participate in redesigning three handbags as part of the 5th edition of the Dior Lady Art project.
Recent solo exhibitions include Soal’s solo booth at Art Brussels (2022) and As below so above, in 2021, both with WHATIFTHEWORLD Gallery.
Chris Soal was born in 1994 in South Africa is an award-winning, emerging artist. Living and working between Johannesburg and Cape Town. In 2017, Soal graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts (Hons) at the University of Witwatersrand. He has received numerous awards.
Soal’s work examines structural impacts on urban living, reflects on the individual in relation to the collective, and foregrounds ecological concerns. Soal’s spatial approach to sculpture reveals a sensitivity to texture, light, and form, expressed in an abstract minimalist language. While, conceptually, his works refer to the socio- political context of their making, highlighting the histories embedded in the found material, and utilizing them in a way that challenges societal assumptions of value.
He has exhibited in group shows at institutions such as the Nirox Sculpture Park (2021); Iziko South African National Museum, (2020); FRAC MECA, Bordeaux, (2019); Stellenbosch University Museum (2018), and Wits Art Museum (2017). Soal was selected as one of ten contemporary artists to participate in redesigning three handbags as part of the 5th edition of the Dior Lady Art project.
Recent solo exhibitions include Soal’s solo booth at Art Brussels (2022) and As below so above, in 2021, both with WHATIFTHEWORLD Gallery.
Chris Soal, Gyre, 2022Discarded Beer Bottle Caps Threaded onto Electric Fencing Cable, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Board.122 x 122 x 5 cm
48 1/8 x 48 1/8 x 2 in
Chris Soal, By the skin of your teeth, 2022Bamboo and Birch Wood Toothpicks, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Board.
165 x 127 x 26 cm
65 x 50 x 10 1/4 in
Chris Soal, Spolia, 2022Discarded Beer Bottle Caps threaded onto Electric Fencing Cable, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Board, Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete with Used Motor Car Oil and Rebar
142 x 146 x 14 cm
55 7/8 x 57 1/2 x 5 1/2 in
Chris Soal, Imbroglio, 2022Discarded Beer Bottle Caps threaded onto Electric Fencing Cable, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Board
187.5 x 86.5 x 12 cm
73 7/8 x 34 x 4 3/4 in
Chris Soal, Hyde, 2022Burnt and Unburnt Bamboo Toothpicks, held in Polyurethane Sealant on Ripstop Fabric, stretched on Obeche Wood Stretcher
106 x 100 x 14 cm
41 3/4 x 39 3/8 x 5 1/2 in
Chris Soal, La Peau de Chagrin, 2022Eroded Sandpaper
61 x 53 cm
24 x 20 7/8 in
- Chris Soal
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