CJ Hendry
CJ Hendry | |
|---|---|
| Born | Catherine Jenna Hendry 1988 (age 35–36) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Website | www |
Catherine Jenna Hendry (CJ Hendry) (born 1988) is a contemporary Australian artist known for hyper-realistic, large-scale renderings of luxury objects using a self-developed scribbling technique.
Biography
Hendry was born in South Africa raised in Brisbane, Australia.[1] She studied architecture at Queensland University of Technology and finance at University of Queensland in Australia, before dropping out to pursue an art career in 2013.[2][3] Hendry lived and practiced in Brisbane prior to moving to New York in 2015.[3]
Hendry's practice started as a hobby. She has no formal art training and considers herself "not very creative."[4] Her works are primarily hyper-realistic, large scale ink drawings of luxury objects that sometimes take 200 hours to complete.[5] Working with ink on paper her pieces are achieved through layers of what she refers to as scribbles.[4][2][6] She uses photographs with edited saturated lighting, a ruler and a pen as a guide for their placement.[7] Hendry credits her fame to social media attributing her first sale in 2014, a depiction of RM Williams boots that sold for $10,000, to Instagram.[4]
In 2016 Hendry expanded her practice with the launch of a collaboration with fashion house Christian Louboutin.[8][9] The resulting exhibition, held in the Anita Chan Lia-ling Gallery at the Fringe Club in Hong Kong as part of the 2017 Art Basel, marked Hendry's first time working with colour and wax pencil.[10] The difference, the artist explains, is that "color is very difficult, because you've got to use multiple different colors to create one."[11]
Exhibitions
- Rorschach (2019)
- Monochrome (2018)
- Complementary Colours (2017)[10][8]
- The Trophy Room (2016)[3]
- 50 Foods in 50 Days (2015)[12]
- The Art Hunter (2014)[4][13]
References
- ^ Lacey, Stephen (24 March 2015). "The unknown Aussie artist fetching a year's salary for a single drawing". Executive Style. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b Rocca, Jane (27 July 2015). "Artist CJ Hendry an Instagram phenomenon". The Weekly Review. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Ubaldi, Simone (4 November 2016). "Australian artist CJ Hendry tries New York on for size". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Fortescue, Elizabeth (2 August 2014). "CJ Hendry scribbles her way to success". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Ryall, Jenni (15 September 2014). "Artist Quit University to Draw — Now Kanye West Wants Her Work". Mashable. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Garnsworthy, Jasmine (2 June 2015). "Why Artist CJ Hendry is Catching the Eye of Everyone From Kanye West to Vogue". StyleCaster. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Tikos, Bill (7 October 2014). "ARTIST TO WATCH - CJ HENDRY". Watch-That-Label. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b Lupica, Lilith Hardie (27 March 2017). "CJ Hendry on working with colour for the first time and originality". Vogue.com.au. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "An Interview With Australian Artist CJ Hendry". Harper's BAZAAR. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b Chen, Vivian (29 March 2017). "Monochrome artist CJ Hendry turns to colour for Christian Louboutin". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Lam, Teresa (23 March 2017). "Here's What Went Down at CJ Hendry x Christian Louboutin's "Complimentary [sic] Colors" Exhibition". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "TCH launches CJ Hendry's 50 Foods in 50 Days Exhibition in Melbourne". The Cool Hunter. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Preston, Sammy (19 March 2014). "The Art Hunter". Broadsheet. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
External links
- "What's your plan? CJ Hendry". TedX Talks. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2017.