Chris Klein - Fluid Geometry and Polymorphism

My aim is to produce art which transcends, reason, explanation, or the need for justification. With this in mind, I set out to produce work that wouldn't require any knowledge of the culture or history of society or art and could be equally accessible to everyone. Initially I used mathematics, geometry, logic and systems as a way of producing images free from any personal baggage. Seeking to explore the balance between logic and emotions was the starting point for the "Fluid Geometry" series. Since then I've followed the inherent projective possibilities as later work has developed in theme specific directions.

"Polymorphous" is an experiment exploring the range of possibilities available by generating interactions between the simplest of elements. The tonal images created by superimposing successive circles and lines, expressed as radial and linear gradients, develop in complexity in a way that resembles the growth of natural forms. There has been no attempt made to create anything representational - the images just evolve that way as the process progresses. Polymorphous is defined as having, taking, or passing through many different forms or stages. I felt inclined to produce a second "Polymorphism" series after seeing certain pieces of Moore's work at the Henry Moore Foundation. I was taken by the similarities between some of the shapes that Moore produced when studying natural forms and shapes that occur as a matter of inevitability.

I create work that is a valid expression of the digital medium.
Incorporating current technology into art reflects both its nature and its influence. The electronic texture of the image is consequently integral to the work in the same way that brush strokes and canvas are an essential part of a painting. As lithographs, etchings and screenprints all have certain qualities unique to the medium, witness marks to the way they were created, so the same is true of digital.