"What you are looking at is my effort to say something and what the painting is saying, indipendently of me. It is saying more than me now. So... I can just listen. You know? There was a point where I say more and painting was doing most of the listening... and, you know, with occasional points of serious disagreements. But... you know, we are friends now". Got up and left. I like you Chris.
I love his work and the depth of his subjects. He is crystal clear in his art - he makes no complications - and that is what I love about his abstraction.
I saw this exhibit at the Tate in 2010, all of it, including the 'upper room' (the 'chapel'). I also watched this same 15 min video then, because I remember it ends with Chris saying he feels 'more open'. I'm really glad to have found this here, 10 years later. I bought a few postcard reproductions of several of his paintings then and I could never part with them. And my daughter, who was with us, bought the 'no woman no cry' poster and it's still in her flat.
I love the colors and shapes in his paintings. There is a freedom of his brush strokes that remind me of the Impressionists. The statement his art makes is definitely all his own, and many find it shocking. Can't please everyone!!!
Oils, elephant dung, William Blake, Snoop Dogg, the embrace of the muse that at times reaches out from dark places, born in 78 and having grown up in the 80s.. I think this man is my long lost brother.
The bird is loud, because it doesn’t want to be caged. I feel sorry for the vendor’s wife if he treats her like he treats the caged bird. No animal wants to be caged, especially if they can fly. Would you?
Thank you for asking in such a respectful way, here’s my response. Art is a product of human intelligence, creativity and good taste I might add. Art is self evident, you don’t have to add some social discourse to it, the work of art is it’s own message. Art is always art no matter the setting, so when you see elephant dung with some teeth attached to it being displayed and being sold as “art” then I think another false artist is taking advantage of the public. People are being deceived. For me a basic skill for someone who wants to be an artist would be to be able to draw WELL. The man on this video can’t do that, it seems. He goes for the easiest and laziest way to draw attention to himself: To display a huge penis with a smiling face on a canvas and with photo cuts of female genitals around it. Ask a kid what he thinks of that. He’ll tell you the truth, not like many who are afraid to be told something like: You don’t understand the artist, or you’re not educated. I hope I answered your question and if you want to become an artist yourself, I encourage you and wish you the best.
Mario P I don't think you need to understand the context of these paintings at all to see them as beautiful, or any artwork. Drawing "well" is entirely subjective. If you mean being able to render realism as drawing "well" then you are unfortunately limiting your own perception of beauty and that is unfortunate. We moved beyond that a hundred years ago. Art can be as simple or as complex as you want no one is forcing you to pay attention. Sending negativity and calling other people's art #notart is problamic, art critics don't even do that. I'd rather see something strange and weird than a hill with a sunset.
"What you are looking at is my effort to say something and what the painting is saying, indipendently of me.
It is saying more than me now. So... I can just listen. You know?
There was a point where I say more and painting was doing most of the listening... and, you know, with occasional points of serious disagreements.
But... you know, we are friends now". Got up and left.
I like you Chris.
I love his work and the depth of his subjects. He is crystal clear in his art - he makes no complications - and that is what I love about his abstraction.
this guy seems really at peace
What a great painter and character this man is. Truly inspired and inspiring.
I saw this exhibit at the Tate in 2010, all of it, including the 'upper room' (the 'chapel'). I also watched this same 15 min video then, because I remember it ends with Chris saying he feels 'more open'. I'm really glad to have found this here, 10 years later. I bought a few postcard reproductions of several of his paintings then and I could never part with them. And my daughter, who was with us, bought the 'no woman no cry' poster and it's still in her flat.
This film just makes me more frustrated that I've only seen a single one of his works in person. So amazing.
BagelBagel Bagel cool experience, wished I seen his stuff in person
Noah Parslow identity politics is an utter bore
Curty Langston identity politics is an utter bore
@@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631 this is the second time i have seen you in a comment section saying something dumb, honestly just shut up
A true painter and in my opinion the best working today.
I love the colors and shapes in his paintings. There is a freedom of his brush strokes that remind me of the Impressionists. The statement his art makes is definitely all his own, and many find it shocking. Can't please everyone!!!
Oils, elephant dung, William Blake, Snoop Dogg, the embrace of the muse that at times reaches out from dark places, born in 78 and having grown up in the 80s.. I think this man is my long lost brother.
Got to love finches as well, little buggers.
Thankyou Chris for sharing your journey and art
So grateful to discover this genteel , creative, artist....a soul expanding...discovering quite inspiring
are you south african ?
"and what the painting's saying independent of me now . . . I was saying more . . . and there were points of serious disagreement"... love it!
Oh man, I love him! Gorgeous little documentary.
Fabulous individual, gorgeous work. Thrilled to learn of him. Is his work hanging in the Tate? Where might I see it?
Releasing what is perceptual beauty frees you to create and get closer to your voice.
loving all these new videos!!!!!
What a beautiful person and incredible work !!
that ending, i wish i could just go on a hike to a waterfall and film a little
marta kalniņa Truly a dream scenario.
Amazing art and artist.
See Chris Ofili's Weaving Magic at the National Gallery on The Art Channel th-cam.com/video/J3mDWHAIr6I/w-d-xo.html
Thankyou such interesting work
The bird is loud, because it doesn’t want to be caged. I feel sorry for the vendor’s wife if he treats her like he treats the caged bird. No animal wants to be caged, especially if they can fly. Would you?
Greatest artist if the 20th century
Human791 that’s strange considering we are in the 21st century at the moment.
Ofili works fascinates me I wish to see the original keep creating u have a lot to show.
Yep! I think I'm in L O V E...
Impressive art. Art is freedom... free the bird
Authentic....yes...
paintin' aint easy
Jan Beauboeuf, Daughter of Louisiana!
Huge Klimt inspiration...
1480s: Sistine Chapel
1889: Van Gogh Starry Night
1990s: Look, I put some rotten extracted teeth in this big elephant shit!
😑
I think he’s a lonely guy....caught up in his subject matter to a large degree
Arts dead ,money murdered it .
Then make ur own, loser
Bird man
4:50
Today's "art": do some disgusting controversial/shocking nonsense and display it, then try to sound smart when trying to justify it.... #NotArt
Mario P what is art then if this isn't ?
Thank you for asking in such a respectful way, here’s my response. Art is a product of human intelligence, creativity and good taste I might add. Art is self evident, you don’t have to add some social discourse to it, the work of art is it’s own message. Art is always art no matter the setting, so when you see elephant dung with some teeth attached to it being displayed and being sold as “art” then I think another false artist is taking advantage of the public. People are being deceived. For me a basic skill for someone who wants to be an artist would be to be able to draw WELL. The man on this video can’t do that, it seems. He goes for the easiest and laziest way to draw attention to himself: To display a huge penis with a smiling face on a canvas and with photo cuts of female genitals around it. Ask a kid what he thinks of that. He’ll tell you the truth, not like many who are afraid to be told something like: You don’t understand the artist, or you’re not educated. I hope I answered your question and if you want to become an artist yourself, I encourage you and wish you the best.
Mario P I don't think you need to understand the context of these paintings at all to see them as beautiful, or any artwork. Drawing "well" is entirely subjective. If you mean being able to render realism as drawing "well" then you are unfortunately limiting your own perception of beauty and that is unfortunate. We moved beyond that a hundred years ago. Art can be as simple or as complex as you want no one is forcing you to pay attention. Sending negativity and calling other people's art #notart is problamic, art critics don't even do that. I'd rather see something strange and weird than a hill with a sunset.
Mario P do you think photography is art ?
yes, not everything that's done in photography is though :)