Chintan Bolliger

biography

Chintan Bolliger was born in Zurich and grew up in Switzerland, Spain and the south of France.
She received her arts education at The University of the Arts followed by The School for Art and Media Design, both in Zurich.

After living and working in India for four years, she became the Artist in Residence at the Kalani Honua Centre on the island of Hawaii.

For the past twenty-five years her home and studio have been on Salt Spring Island.

where to see or read more

shows: Chintan's work can be seen at the POD Contemporary Gallery in Ganges.

web: visit Chintan's website for more pics and info.

contact the artist

email: chintanb@shaw.ca

artist statement

My latest series of acrylic paintings is a marked departure from previous work in both materials and technique; a change precipitated by a shift towards the exploration of a more interior landscape.

Applying multiple layers of texture, colour and glazing, I create a mood, an environment, from which the painting can emerge.
Remembered colours, the pattern of a rock face, the fall of light across an ancient wall, all surface unexpectedly.

The challenge in this newer practice has been to allow the paintings just to be, relaxing the detailed control which often characterized my previous work.
In the end each piece is a question and a small gesture towards the unknown.

Chintan Bolliger - painter

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