Visual Arts

With a background in visual arts, TaylorArts Group president Chris Taylor also pursues exhibition opportunities throughout the United States. He has an extensive background in competitions, group shows, solo shows and public art commissions. This background benefits clients because TaylorArts Group understands client concerns and has knowledge of artist needs.

Artist Statement

Art Samples

2004 Events

2003 Events

Press Information

Artist Statement

Whether it is photography, painting or sculpture, Chris Taylor's artwork is an illustration of modern religious and spiritual themes. As a child he was fascinated by the ornate decor of the Catholic Church. Later in life, he noticed a stark contrast to the visually sterile Protestant Church. This examination continued in college where Taylor attained degrees in both Sculpture and Religious Studies and produced artwork that centered on the visual reflection of religious beliefs. His focus was on how belief structures were made physical by paintings, symbols, sacred space and architecture.

Viewers are drawn into installations that feel like religious settings. Chris' rooms immediately transport the audience somewhere sacred and allow for contemplation of their own spirituality. People have actually reserved time in the rooms for meditation.

Idols, altarpieces and other sculptures often recall a religious ritual or meaning. Oftentimes, the artist makes objects that appear to be artifacts of a mysterious religion from eons past. In either case, the viewer is left placing their own meaning and creating some use for the objects.

Recently, Chris has been documenting "Ghost Signs"; the hand painted billboards that represent soaps, tobacco companies, old businesses and products. These images are America's early Super-graphics and reminiscent of past generations. This project calls attention to the built environment and envelops the viewer in nostalgia.

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2004 Events...

The New Collusion
June 5 - August 1, 2004

Chicago Cultural Center
Michigan Avenue Galleries
78 E. Washington Street, Chicago
(Part of the ID Incorporated Project)

Artists Image Resource - Annual Fund Benefit. Scheduled for October 23, 2004 from 12 noon through Midnight. Call 412.321.8664 for more information.

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2003 Events...

Attack Theatre Tour - The Pittsburgh-based dance company Attack Theatre in collaboration with Nibroll, an interdisciplinary artist collective from Tokyo, Japan, are proud to present the U.S. premiere of No-to: memory fades at the Charity Randall Theatre in Oakland on September 19-21, 2003, and September 26-28, 2003. This unique international and multimedia performance kicks off a six-week tour to Pittsburgh, Indiana, Philadelphia, and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; Towson, Maryland; and Washington, DC. TaylorArts Group was instrumental in the success of this tour. (Fund Raising & planning)

Art for AIDS / Art for Change

Chris donated a piece to be auctioned at this annual event for the PERSAD Center. The event was held on May 12 2003 at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh.

Televised Distance II

Presented at Hothouse 03

The Sprout Fund's first annual showcase event of Pittsburgh's vibrant, culturally diverse, young, emerging talent and their innovative ideas.

"Roadside Memorials, Shrines and Other Markers"

"Post Gazette Review" by Leslie Hoffman

"Tribune Review Article" by Kurt Shaw

All Press Information on Chris Taylor

Photography Exhibition, February 2003

Roadside Memorials, Shrines and Other Markers was sponsored by:

The Pittsburgh Foundation

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

The Mattress Factory

"Televised Distance"

Public Art Project Coordination

Artist, Noriyuki Fujumura

December 30, 2002 - January 2003

Televised Distance was sponsored by:

The Sprout Fund

First Night Pittsburgh

The Times Project

STUDIO for Creative Inquiry

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