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Christopher Brown
Christopher Brown
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  • Bolton, Greater Manchester
  • United Kingdom
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No ideology. No homeland. No flag. Just a paycheck.

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Relationship status
single
College / University
University of Salford
Program / Degree
BA (Hons) Visual Arts
Graduation
July 16, 2008
Member type
Artist
If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?
Conceptual, Drawing, Painting, Photography
I am...
a recently-graduated art student from the University of Salford who has experienced something of a black hole when it comes to making work since I finished my course. My bedroom is not an effective studio space!
About my artwork
The work I produced at Uni, particularly in the final year, concentrated on the advent of outsourced warfare in the form of private military/security companies. I documented the emergence of organised mercenary companies in Africa in the 1980's/1990's, and their gradual evolution into the more PR-friendly 'risk consultancy' outfits that propagate the world's hotspots today (Iraq, Afghanistan et al).
My dissertation concentrated on the image of the modern mercenary, how he has been rebranded from an ex-army savage fighting simply for money into a corporate, global entity who seeks to privatise every aspect of modern warfare.

For my degree show, I painted a monochrome portrait of Erik Prince, the founder and CEO of the world's most famous PMC, Blackwater Worldwide. I also recreated the iconic Blackwater company logo on a large scale, and used a quote from a book on the subject by Robert Young Pelton which took away the shine and glamour of the industry.
Interests
Photography (more like figuring out how to use my D40 properly), keeping fit (thai boxing, gym etc), listening music (heavy metal, indie, motown) and pretending that I'm the best drummer in the world, politics/current affairs and Haribo Starmix.
Centre of the artworld:
nowhere and everywhere

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