CHRISTOPHER CHIAPPA

Biography

Hermit Crab, 2010
Pigmented inkjet print
50 x 63 inches
Edition of 2
Photograph taken at the end of the production of the film, Hermit Crab, in which the artist glued 25 live hermit crabs into a circle using hot melt glue  

Christopher Chiappa, Ice Capades, 2010
Mirrored stainless steel
25 x 6 x 6 inches
Unique  

Christopher Chiappa, Cornball, 2010
Pigmented resin and spray paint over carved Styrofoam
9 1/2 inches diameter  

Christopher Chiappa, Stool Sample, 2010
Resin, paint, Styrofoam, and wood
Installation dimensions variable
View of Moss, New York  

Christopher Chiappa, Albino Knife, 2010
Hand carved pine and spray paint
36 x 4 x 6 inches  

Christopher Chiappa, The Knife Factory, 2010
Pigmented inkjet print
20 x 13 1/4 inches
Edition of 3  

Christopher Chiappa, World War Chris, 2009
Pigmented inkjet print
50 1/4 x 69 inches
Edition of 3 with 1 AP
Large scale photograph of an installation made of hundreds of photographs of the artist glued to small wooden stands  

Christopher Chiappa, Speed Stick, 2008
Cast Speed Stick
12 x 16 inches
An arch made of cast Speed Stick deodorant   

Swiss 17 (Alpine Lace), 2008
Water jet cut 3/8 inch aluminum and automotive paint
72 x 58 inches
Unique
Swiss 17 is the final in a series of 17 pieces of Swiss based on slices bought by the artist from delis across the US  

Christopher Chiappa, Wiper, 2005-2008
Volvo station wagon rear windshield wiper and mechanism with a 13.8 volt transformer
35 x 17.5 inches
Automobile back windshield wiper mounted on wall making a drawing from the rubber residue  

Volvo Exhaust, 2006
Pigmented inkjet print
30 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches
Edition of 2 with 1 AP
Photograph taken of the artist being dragged behind a Volvo 240 sedan with his mouth on the exhaust
No photoshop was used  

Christopher Chiappa, Gas Tank, 2001
Ford Taurus gas tank and guts, gasoline
Dimensions variable
Edition of 3 with 1 AP
A Ford Taurus gas tank door and assorted gas tank parts installed in the gallery wall