This body of work continues with my exploration of the written language, which has been the theme for many of my works (see the Color Alphabet and Shredded Paper series). This new work will be focused on the emoji as an essential paralinguistic element in our modern form of computer mediated […]
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In September of 2016, artist Christian Faur traveled to Prague at the invitation of Ambassador Schapiro. The Ambassador and his wife Tamar Neuberger selected Faur’s work Parrish (2012), for the Art in Embassies exhibition at their Residence. Parrish consists of four panels of hand cast encaustic crayons. Faur begins his […]
Christian Faur was awarded an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award for FY 2021. The award was peer recognition of a creative artist’s body of work that exemplifies their specific discipline and advances the larger artistic community. These awards support artists’ growth and development and recognize their work in Ohio […]
My first commercially designed product is finally on Etsy and available for sale. This one of a kind paper originated from my time in Berlin in 2017, when I fell in love with all the street art throughout the city. Each of the photos I took is compelling in its […]
When Professor Jamie Oliver invited Chris to install a solo show at Pittsburg State University in Kansas, home of the fighting Gorillas, Chris readily accepted. A roadtrip to Kansas would be a bit of an adventure, it had been a while since he had a show all to himself, and […]
On September 22, Sunday at Central, Columbus’ nonprofit chamber music organization, presents Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons at the Ohio History Center. Members of the Columbus Symphony will fill the auditorium with the delicious notes that somehow we’ve all completely memorized. It’s hard to pinpoint where you first heard The Four […]
As an admirer of the British contemporary artist Damien Hirst, Chris wouldn’t mind owning one of Hirst’s spot paintings. It doesn’t have to be one of the massive works – even a half-a-spot painting would do. In lieu of cold hard cash for the spots, Chris has pieced together a […]
With his friend and gallerist Sherrie Hawk acting as a liaison, Christian Faur spent a day in December, 2018 with Jackie Shafer and her staff from the Columbus PBS Station, WOSU TV. The WOSU program, Broad and High, is a weekly magazine which explores the arts and culture scene of […]