Born Paris, France, Lives and works in Venice, California.
Education
Graduate of the Sorbonne (Paris) in Fine Arts and also in Computer Science
Statement on the Artist by Lothar Schmitz, Research Physicist and Artist
Corinne Chaix’ paintings and watercolors conjure a provocative, dream like underwater world of sea creatures and their imaginary encounters with civilization. On large scale canvas, sharks appear menacing yet almost friendly and touchable. Ship wrecks become surreal architectural interiors and archeological relics, providing a theatrical backdrop for the deep sea divers who inhabit this other-worldly liquid landscape. Everyday, ordinary objects become frozen in time – transformed and submerged hyper-realistic metaphors; artifacts of the modern world, evoking Surrealism’s fascination with the irrational, the emotional, the personal and the subconscious. Suggesting imaginary communication between the species, the paintings balance whimsy with references to human invasion and the precarious state of marine ecosystems. These paintings are multi-layered: at once futuristic and ethereal, yet rooted in the distinct formal language of the past, complete with the sunken archelogical relics that can translate as either a nightmarish vision of what is to come, or alternately, a fantastic trove of treasure waiting to be uncovered.
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