Christopher Hall’s paintings have always been imbued with a sense of history and a fragmented, collage like approach. The surface texture is often a key element as the painting develops; images are appropriated, sections are worked and re-worked before arriving at a point where the final piece either works or it collapses in on itself. Here is a selection of his works that range from figurative studies and political allegories to pure abstraction and the joy that can be found in letting a process take on a life of its own.

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Aufklärung (2013) Acrylic and screenprint on gesso panel, 37cm x 30.5cm x 3cm

Für die befreiung der menschheit (detail) (2013) Manipulated screenprints on paper and individual gesso panels, 36 x 26cm

Analogue (2010) Oil and acrylic on canvas, 37cm x 30.5cm x 2cm

Planned Obsolescence (2012) Oil and acrylic on canvas, 37cm x 30.5cm x 2cm

As long as the music’s loud enough we won’t hear the world falling apart (2002) Collage, oil and acrylic on canvas, 37cm x 30.5cm x 2cm each

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As long as the music’s loud enough we won’t hear the world falling apart (detail) Collage, oil and acrylic on canvas, 37cm x 30.5cm x 2cm

Jackpot (2012) Oil and acrylic on canvas, 37cm x 30.5cm x 2cm

Analogue Series 2 (2013) Acrylic and screenprint on gesso panel, 30cm x 20cm x 3cm\

Last Chance Clearance (2002) Screenprint and oil on mounted canvas board, 60cm x 42cm x 4.5cm

The City (2013) Oil, acrylic and sand on canvas, 37cm x 30.5cm x 2cm

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Anthem (2012) Oil and acrylic on canvas, 60cm x 91.5 cm x 3cm

The Awakening (2012) Oil and acrylic on canvas, 70cm x 120cm x 5cm

Now...This (Detail) (2006) Oil and acrylic on gesso panel, 20cm x 30cm x 2.5cm each

A Game of Chess (2010) Oil, acrylic and sand on gesso panel, 37cm x 30.5cm x 5cm

Elegy (2012) Oil and acrylic on canvas, 70 x 90 x 3cm

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The Frozen Borderline (2014) Oil and acrylic on mounted canvas board, 59.5 x 120 x 5cm

Walled Garden (2020) Oil and acrylic on canvas, 37cm x 30.5cm x 2cm

Gatehouse II (2014) Acrylic and screenprint on gesso panel, 37cm x 30.5cm x 5cm