Study of Three Trailblazers

aerosol, oil and acrylic on linen

48″ x 48″

2024

Study of a Father and Son

aerosol, oil and acrylic on linen

48″ x 48″

2024

Study of The Slowaski Brothers

aerosol, oil and acrylic on linen

36″ x 48″

2024

Study of a Self-Starter

aerosol, oil and acrylic on linen

36″ x 48″

2024

Study of a Crompton Park Baller

aerosol, oil and acrylic on linen

36″ x 36″

2024

Study of an Urban Chaplain

aerosol, oil and acrylic on linen

36″ x 36″

2024

Christian Bachez

College of the Holy Cross, 2023, Studio Art + Psychology Double Major

Portrait of a Puissant Gladiator

oil on canvas

18″ x 26″

2022

This work is part of a larger series called 21st Century Overspray which deals with antiquated ideals of the (art) world and reappropriates them. Overspraying is a concept in stencil spray paint art where the paint goes where it is not supposed to, just as BIPOC people are not necessarily always welcomed at higher education institutions. There are elements and symbols of wealth from older paintings such as the celestial figures, fierce animals and flowers that are integrated within the work. The wavy line is an invasive, disruptive element meant to further the idea of BIPOC students being residual overspray.

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Christian Bachez

College of the Holy Cross, 2023, Studio Art + Psychology Double Major

Self Portrait 23

acrylics and oil on canvas

30″ x 40″

2022

There’s always been this great tension in my time in college as I am a graffiti artist and student at Holy Cross. I have both had many fruitful experiences and pushback from both sides as a result of this. I was challenged to visually exhibit this dichotomy using paint on a canvas. I used both vibrancy variations, contrasting colors, stylistic differences and dissimilar paint-strokes to exemplify this never-ending feeling of not fitting into one neat category. This is a piece about the physicality of painting, belonging and the unwritten list of expectations we hold for others in our lives.

@BachezDoesArt & christianbachez.com