How do you assess Gregory Christeas’ technique in terms of colors, shapes, texture, and size, as well as the materials, medium, and process?
From a technical point of view, I see an excellent and mature practice.
The layering process is well controlled and creates real depth, both visually and conceptually.
The way you build the surface through accumulation, texture, and repetition feels intentional rather than decorative.
Color is handled with confidence.
Even in dense compositions, the palette remains balanced, and the contrasts are carefully managed.
The formats work well for this type of abstraction, allowing the eye to circulate without getting lost.
Section 2: Artistic review
What is the strength of the Parallels series?
The main strength of t the Parallels series lies in its coherence and clarity of direction.
Parallels reads as an actual body of work rather than a collection of isolated pieces. There is a strong sense of rhythm, repetition, and internal logic across the series.
The works invite slow looking and create a dialogue between movement and structure, intuition and control.
I also appreciate that the paintings avoid pure abstraction for abstraction’s sake and instead suggest landscapes, memories, or mental spaces without becoming illustrative.
The work feels confident and self-aware. I can see echoes of artists such as Gerhard Richter, particularly in the layered abstraction and tension between control and chance, as well as Mark Rothko in the way color fields create emotional depth rather than pure formalism.
There is also a contemporary dialogue with abstract painters who use texture, repetition, and surface as perceptual and emotional experiences rather than purely visual ones.
Lucile Clowez
Production and Distribution coordinator of the editions at Perrotin. Paris France.
