Christopher Chouinard
San Diego, CA - United States
Christopher Chouinard - Fine Artist
Member Since: 10/24/2008
Christopher 'Fotog' Chouinard is an artist born and raised in and around the Motor City - Detroit Michigan now living in southern California. Winning his first acclaim at age 5 for his illustrated book 'Unicorn' (Scholastic Awards, MI 1975 / Past Winners include Andy Warhol ) Christopher has tirelessly pursued the arts his entire life. Working under the pseudonym Fotog Ink (often referred to as the 'Tattooed Photographer') his photography work has been published in magazines including Rolling Stone,Juxtapoz, N.M.E.,and SPIN as well as featured in commercials. He has worked at various newspapers including The Detroit News, Real Detroit and The Virginia Pilot and Virginia Link as a staff photographer and columnist . Two books featuring his photography were released by Artnik Books in the U.K. in 2005/2006 on the bands My Chemical Romance and The Strokes.2013 will see the release of '2Pac Vs Biggie' ' in which his Biggie Smalls painting will be final illustration seen in the book released from Voyageur Press.
An alumni of The Center For Creative Studies in Detroit (Which boasts Syd Mead, Ray Harryhausen and Dante Spinotti as co-alumni) his work reflects a classic 'Made In Detroit' attitude, while bringing about a modern pop sensibility often focused on the world of entertainment. 2007 marked a returned to traditional painting , recently in Dec 2010 he contributed 11 custom paintings to legendary animation artist's San Diego Chuck Jones Gallery permanent collection for a 'Grinch' exhibit . In 2013 Christopher is seeking a legitimate entry into the world of tattoo - something he has dedicated most of his life to appreciating and collecting.Visit his merch page at Society 6 for cell covers, pillows, shirts and more or his Facebook page for more contact information . Due to the SOLD nature of most of my Original art posted before 2013 - Only specific sizes are offered as they cannot be re-photographed with today's digital standards.
