Christopher Bales currently lives and works in Sacramento, California, USA. Send emails to chrisbales@comcast.net , if you need to contact the artist directly. Feel free to use the comments section below for public correspondence.
Welcome to my contact page.
Amazing work you have here. I’m researching assembling sculpture and I have to say, you have the most clever ideas. You are very original!
Thanks Mia! I appriciate you taking the time to visit my website. I hope to be adding new sculptures to the gallery very soon.
“Home Coming” is one of my favorite pieces. Wish I could afford to bid on it. I love the way the KVIE gal mentioned the REAL BULLET! Fortunately, no sane artist would use a live bullet…right?!
Hey Chris,
Long time no anything. Nice new wordpress site.
Smart man. Looking good.
🙂
Hi Chris,
Where is the piece with the Diver Dan Helmet in it? I\’ll be first in line to buy it. Most excellent work bro. r
Hi Chris,
I’m Tony Skiens older brother; I just wanted to express how truly Magical, Inspiring and Wonderful your work is. I love this kind of surreal juxtapositioning of imagery and iconic figurism. I am from an “alternative” perspective myself – anything out of the ordinary and boldly and beautifully expressive is akin to my own heart and sensibilities. Your work is both touching and yet perhaps delightfully troubling for those who have chosen to blindly follow such symbolism. As my “Torrie” identity is both admired and paradoxically feared (our society does not deal well with gender roles being malligned, changed, altered and held up for scrutiny, not yet anyway) so too does your art work magnify issues which are never/will never be completely agreed upon by the masses. Religion, Spirituality and the Pop Culture at large will never engage in one complete perfect singular focus, nor should it. Your magificent work encourages – insists – that we Think. And I like that.
Continue with the Excellence,
“Torrie-Venus” (Tommy Skiens)
Are you familiar with this sculptor? Pretty interesting stuff
http://kuksi.com/artworks/sculpture/
Hi Christopher! looking forward to meeting you! Am starting to blog the show (The Beat Gallery, Ukiah) on our blog site….blogged you…hope that’s okay-best-Susan -let me know if that’s not okay-I’ll ammend
I am a very big fan of Christopher Basel’s different and unique art forms. These are one of those beautiful creations. All creations are simply awesome.
Many moons have passed since I studied at that fine institution Boddington University.
That’s how Phnom Penh has managed to put traumatized memories into museums and books, looking ahead to the future, and living life to the fullest now. We’re talking history class outside the confines of the classroom.
I saw a picture of one of your assemblage sculptures on my friend’s Facebook post and I loved it so much, I had to google you to see if I could find more. And here I am! I LOVE YOUR WORK! Do you ever travel outside of CA for shows? I’d love to find a gallery that shows your stuff, but I am only in CA once a year.
P.S. That verification number made is next to impossible to post on your wall here. I had to copy it and paste it into another app, then highlight it in order to “decode it.”
Thank you for your kind words, Rachel. I’ve not had many recent shows outside CA. If I do, I will be sure to post it in my NEWS section. Sorry the verification number was so hard to read. I just get so many bot attacks.
Hello,
I would love to talk with about exhibiting together. Please let me know and I will send you more information.
Hello Mr.
Bales i would love to converse with you.
I recently obtained a Brilliant piece of your work.
Tho upon arrival it got hurt and a couple of pieces need repaired.
Do you do these kind of things.
Thank you much.
And i wish i lived closer to you.
I dwell in Kansas City Mo.
My name is Ashley Jackson from Conway, Arkansas . I have been on the lookout for some artworks lately in regards to I and my wife’s anniversary which is just around the corner. I stormed on some of your works which i found quite impressive and intriguing. I must admit your doing quite an impressive job. You are undoubtedly good at what you do.
With that being said, I would like to purchase some of your works as a surprise gift to my wife in honor of our upcoming wedding anniversary. It would be of help if you could send some pictures of your piece of works, with their respective prices and sizes, which are ready for immediate (or close to immediate) sales. My budget for this is within the price range of $1500 to $7000.
I look forward to reading from you in a view to knowing more about your pieces of inventory. As a matter of importance, I would also like to know if you accept check as a means of payment.
Best regards,
Jackson.
Hey . miss you . princess had puppy’s and doing well in Franklin . la I miss you call me . new number is 337 600 3866 . i sold my house in Jeanerette . la in the process of buying a bad ass camper . Michael Ray . said to tell you hi . call me . love you Richard
Hello! I hope this finds you well! I’ve been in a deep search for an illustrator/cartoonist, before I came across your website, this has lured me to extend my business dealings. My name is Cyril Robert I’m an academic event organizer based in Palm Springs CA. I take on academic project, help various institution in organizing any kind of events and I have a project to execute. I’m in need of the service of an artist or illustrator/cartoonist to work on a project for an upcoming workshop. I’ll let you know our budget and idea of what we need to be illustrated/drawn so you can get back to me with your quoted price to get it done then we take it from there. Kindly get back to me for more details. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks
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It seems cheap to pigeonhole assemblage artist Christopher Bales’ work as merely steampunk: His aesthetic is older than that. Although he sometimes uses antique and vintage materials associated with the genre, such as metal cogs, the final product often looks more like an altar constructed from the rubble of a pre-Victorian cathedral.
Bales, who has been assembling these intricate sculptures since 1989, said he sources “an enormous amount of objects”—like broken wooden boxes, dolls, clocks, picture frames, figurines—from his weekly visits to flea markets and thrift stores.
When he starts a new piece, he says he doesn’t have a preconceived notion of what the end result will be, but following his intuition when layering cutouts of classic paintings over etchings with skulls and religious imagery creates enough detail for the viewer to stay engaged but not overwhelmed.
Shoka
Sacramento Bee
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