Biography
Multidisciplinary artist Cristopher Cichocki encapsulates the cycle of decay and renewal through examining relationships between humankind, the natural world, and industrial mutation. Situated on the fringe of painting, land art, sound art, and natural science, the artist's environmental interventions reflect upon timelines spanning from prehistoric oceans to present-day deserts. The scope of Cichocki's self-defined New Earth Art underlines the increasingly toxic global environment confronting our planet in the new millennium. Within his site-responsive practice, Cichocki generates new ecosystems configured between organic and synthetic materials and sounds. His aesthetic invokes opposites; the desert is submerged underwater, while macrocosms enter the view of a microscopic lens. With deep roots as a biomorphic painter, the artist's interdisciplinary art forms are compelled by primordial archetypes and fractal geometries. All of these elements culminate into Circular Dimensions - Cichocki's ever-evolving series of audiovisual performances showcased within the framework of live performances and multi-sensory installation environments.
Cichocki studied at CalArts and Yale Norfolk School of the Art. His work is in permanent collections that include the J. Paul Getty Museum, Palm Springs Art Museum, Lancaster Museum of Art. Hailing from the Coachella Valley, Cichocki has explored the depths of the California desert over the past three decades, while generating exhibitions throughout North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. In 2014 Cichocki founded the curatorial platform Epicenter Projects that has recently partnered with Fondation LAccolade - Institute de France to create THE ELEMENTAL - a contemporary center for the arts located in Palm Springs focused on the history and future of land art, bioart, and sound art.