Chad Knight

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Chad Knight
BornNovember 8th 1976[1]
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
EducationMiraCosta College[1]
Known for3D installations and professional skateboarding
Notable work
Golden Rose, Abandoned Potential[2]
MovementContemporary Art
Websitewww.chad-knight.com

Chad Knight (born 1976) is an American contemporary artist and professional skateboarder based in Portland, Oregon.[3][4][5][6]

Life and influences[]

Chad Knight is a native of Westerville, Ohio.[7][8] and an alumnus of the MiraCosta College.[1] Knight was influenced by the Renaissance and Baroque masters such as Claudio Coello, Peter Paul Rubens, and Caravaggio as well as contemporary digital artists including Virgil Abloh and Archan Nair, among others.[9] Chad Knight is a resident of Portland, Oregon.[10]

Professional skateboarding (1996 - 2011)[]

Chad Knight attained professional status in around 1996[7] and played for different skateboarding teams including H-Street, Maple team,[11] Osiris Crew[12] and 1031.[8] He also worked as a skateboard coach training amateur skateboarders in the US and Japan.[13]

Knight competed as a professional skateboarder on American Gladiators (2008 TV series)[14] and also appeared on The Guide by Scion Show as a skateboarder and guest.[15][16]

Visual artist (2011 - present)[]

After retiring from professional skateboarding, Knight began working as a designer for different brands including Vans, DC Shoes and Nike.[9] Since 2013, Knight created a broad range of digital artwork exploring themes of contemporary architecture, engineering and sculpture designed in 3D programs. Natural landscapes and femininity also play a reoccurring role throughout his works.[17][18][19]

In September 2018, his Rose Gold installation was popularized by Lindsay Lohan when she posted the image on her Instagram as "a real location" and caused confusion among Knight's fans who tried to find the sculpture.[20][21] Chad Knight is the head of the 3D design division at Nike.[22][23]

Selective works and exhibitions[]

  • Cover art for Doja Cat's Kiss Me More single (2021)[24]
  • Abandoned Potential (Love on the Brain Exhibition, 2021)[2]
  • Wild Life, The White Room Gallery (Bridgehampton, March - April, 2021)[25][26][27]
  • Gaia awakens (Museum of Digital Art)[28]
  • Business Man of The Apocalypse (Fusion Art, 2018)[29]
  • Marcel Katz Art Exhibition (2018)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Highlights CHAD KNIGHT Amazing Digital Artist- 3D Art. Forever a Generation". Klassik Magazine.
  2. ^ a b "Top 5 East End Art Exhibitions: Valentine's Weekend 2021". Dan's Papers.
  3. ^ "More to the man: Five minutes with Chad Knight". The Scotch Porter Journal.
  4. ^ "The Digital Art Boom: An Explainer on NFTs, the latest crypto craze, and predictions for its future". Nylon.
  5. ^ "Chad Knight". NiftyGateWay.
  6. ^ "Chad Knight, 1976. Digital sculptor". Tutt Art.
  7. ^ a b "Skate Park Opens". Times-Tribune.
  8. ^ a b "Word Association: Chad Knight". ESPN. 3 May 2010.
  9. ^ a b "LAS ESCULTURAS IMPOSIBLES DE CHAD KNIGHT (The impossible sculptures of Chad Knight (translated from Spanish)". Elle Decor. 25 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Chad Knight and his world of Digital Art". The Future of Design.
  11. ^ "Chad Knight: From "The Storm" to Halloween". X-Games.
  12. ^ "Shoe Company News June 1998". SkateBoarding. 7 March 2000.
  13. ^ "Young Okinawa skateboarders learn from Knight rider". Stars & Stripes.
  14. ^ "Chad Knight, American Gladiator". SkateBoarding. 13 December 2007.
  15. ^ "CHAD KNIGHT CALLS IT QUITS". Tactics.
  16. ^ "Chad Knight". IMDb.
  17. ^ "Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Chad Knight". Humoring the Goddess.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Incredible Sculptures by Artist Chad Knight". KeepRelax. 30 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Les majestueuses fontaines féminines et surréalistes de l'artiste 3D Chad Knight ("The majestic feminine and surreal fountains of 3D artist Chad Knight" (Translated from French)". CreaPills. 24 October 2018.
  20. ^ "Leading the 3D Art Renaissance, Instagram Artist Chad Knight Hits the $1M Sales Mark". The Cowboy Channel.
  21. ^ "Does This Video Show a Kinetic Water Sculpture in Japan?". Snopes.
  22. ^ "Chad Knight". The Art Plug.
  23. ^ "Chad Knight triunfa en la red con sus esculturas digitales". Despiertaymira. 6 March 2018.
  24. ^ "Watch Doja Cat and SZA's sensual sci-fi music video for 'Kiss Me More'". NME. 9 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Wild Life in Bridgehampton". The East Hampton Star.
  26. ^ "Chad Knight". The White Room Gallery.
  27. ^ "Wild Life Exhibition". 27 East.com.
  28. ^ "The Art of the Quarantine Era. Part 2". Museum of Digital Art.
  29. ^ "Fusion Art Announces the Winners of the 2nd International Photography Exhibition". ArtFixDaily.
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