Christopher's art work has always been influenced by literature from very early paintings that concerned themselves with "A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Shakespeare. His fascination for novels like “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll and “1Q84” by Haruki Murakami - both wonderful surrealist works - have led him to also start writing. At the Salon, he will read a chapter from his first novel “Olli Bankes and the Cloud Crows of Berlin”. It is set in Berlin in 2016 but the characters fall into a fantasy world that coexists with ours.
Once again, Chris and I came together around the Advent time. In 2015 we built his amazing Gingerbread house at Satellite Berlin. You can review the project here: https://satelliteberlin.weebly.com/four-calling-birds.html
The Menu:
Once again, Chris and I came together around the Advent time. In 2015 we built his amazing Gingerbread house at Satellite Berlin. You can review the project here: https://satelliteberlin.weebly.com/four-calling-birds.html
The Menu:
- The lyric egg
spelt-oat toast (keit, berlin), served with parsley pesto (sunflower seeds, lemon, olive oil, garlic) - Olli Bankes and the Cloud Crows of Berlin
reading by the author - Eskantir, the bread seems to know
milk bread from keit - Watch out, you might find good luck
fresh oysters//roquefort, homemade black walnuts
salad: raddicio, honey roasted walnuts with parsley stems, grapefruit - Use your language
sense game: exploring taste, texture and sounds - Authors have to eat too
Chris loves bright colors
spicy sweet potato pasta with red cabbage and tofu
turkey breast, potato celeriac, beets - The child in us: the essential co-author
cakes, cookies, cornbread
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER WINTER
Christopher Winter is an English contemporary artist born in 1968 who creates paintings, drawings, video, and sculpture that interpret contemporary reality and reactions to modern life. He studied at Hastings College of Arts, Camberwell College of Arts, and the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in Germany, and has been living and working in Berlin since the early 2000s, now communting between Hastings, UK and the German capital. Winter's work is influenced by literature, film, and politics, often described as "speculative realism," and includes notable series such as "Bavarian Postcards," which explores the dark history of Hitler's Berchtesgaden area, and "Virgin Forest," based on English and German fairy tales. His paintings frequently feature fictitious characters alongside those inspired by his personal life, creating thematic series that deal with specific cultural and psychological issues. Winter has exhibited internationally at prestigious venues including the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Victoria Miro Gallery in London, and Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, and his works are held in major collections including the Berlinische Galerie Museum in Berlin and Vassar College's Frances Lehmen Loeb Art Center.
Christopher Winter is an English contemporary artist born in 1968 who creates paintings, drawings, video, and sculpture that interpret contemporary reality and reactions to modern life. He studied at Hastings College of Arts, Camberwell College of Arts, and the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in Germany, and has been living and working in Berlin since the early 2000s, now communting between Hastings, UK and the German capital. Winter's work is influenced by literature, film, and politics, often described as "speculative realism," and includes notable series such as "Bavarian Postcards," which explores the dark history of Hitler's Berchtesgaden area, and "Virgin Forest," based on English and German fairy tales. His paintings frequently feature fictitious characters alongside those inspired by his personal life, creating thematic series that deal with specific cultural and psychological issues. Winter has exhibited internationally at prestigious venues including the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Victoria Miro Gallery in London, and Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York, and his works are held in major collections including the Berlinische Galerie Museum in Berlin and Vassar College's Frances Lehmen Loeb Art Center.
