Christopher Thompson

Pontone Gallery is delighted to announce the assimilation of its long-standing partner, and predecessor, The Albemarle Gallery. This will bring a wide variety of distinguished artists under one roof and...

Christopher Thompson paints solitary figures in urban settings. He works from shadow, building up chiaroscuro images on an underlying framework of charcoal blacks and translucent greys. Subtle tones of flesh...

The Albemarle Gallery is pleased to present a collection of paintings by British artist Christopher Thompson at Pontone Gallery's downtown Augusta location. The youthful figures captured in these works are...

To celebrate the opening of our new London gallery space on Newman Street, The Albemarle Gallery features a selection of paintings by Kyle Barnes, Iain Faulkner, Park Jieun and Christopher...

British artist, Christopher Thompson, presents a new series of portraits. The subjects are all young and attractive, painted in Thompson’s trademark ‘chiaroscuro’ style. Anonymous, but distinctive, they are self-contained, avoiding, or unaware of, the viewers’ gaze.

British artist, Christopher Thompson, presents a new series of portraits. The subjects are all young and male, painted in Thompson’s trademark ‘chiaroscuro’ style. Anonymous, but distinctive, they are self-contained, avoiding, or unaware of, the viewers’ gaze. Their poses are familiar from the world of advertising, film and fashion, evoking ideas of the lone protagonist and the existential hero. They inhabit a stark urban landscape of atmospheric shadow, where the hard surfaces of concrete, steel and glass speak of resilience and possible alienation.