Christopher Stoneman

Chris graduated with an MA in communication arts and design from the Royal College of Art in 2011. As an animator his interest isn’t in the classical sense of story telling but more so utilisising the media as a complementary collaborator to other medias. This focus developed through an appreciation of those before me in the craft such as Norman McLaren, specifically for his ‘boumbar and kiki’ style of animating images and creating sounds dynamically. Also the likes of Len Lye for his emotive, synaesthetic visual responses to the improvisatory nature of Jazz music or John Whitney for his dynamic between mathmatical formulai and graphic representation.

His personal practice today extends to explore the collaboration of materials, disciplines, subject and narrative. Exploring the contrast between programming and paper cutting, digital print and animation, bronze and the moving image, glass and projection or sound and live fed information.

MA Communication Arts & Design - 2011
Royal College of Art
London, UK

BA (Hons) Graphic Arts & Design - 2008
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds, UK

BYOB - 2014
Group
Brighton Dome

Kinetica Art Fair - 2012
Art Fair
Ambika P3 Gallery

Designersblock / ArtsThread - 2011
Group
Farmiloe Building, Clerkenwell

Show RCA - 2011
Group
Royal College of Art

British Art Medals Society - 2011
Group
British Museum

One Minute Suite - 2009
Group
Video Minuto Festival, Prato - Italy