Recomposition:

The first four years of Recomposition, up through May of 2008, involved building the

collection. It started off rather casual, but became more serious as time went on. The

very initial collecting of the foods resulted from a general aloofness toward the state of

my refrigerator, but soon developed into a curiosity: What will grow next? Why are these

milks aging differently? Hummus... really? In time, I grew attached to certain items of

interest; recomposition is the resulting project. Though it seems to carry with it a touch of

absurdity, this is an earnest representation of a set of objects I find interest in, particularly

when collected as a set.

 

Bio:

Chris Wood, a native of Pittsburgh, earned a BFA in Illustration from the University of

Dayton in 2001 and an MFA in Painting from Northern Illinois University in 2005. His work

has appeared in solo and group exhibitions nationally. Currently he lives and works in

Chicago, where he runs his studio and teaches at the Illinois Institute of Art Chicago.

His recent work uses a diverse range of materials, from graphite, charcoal and acrylic

to digital, photography, foil and food.