Christopher Moon London, United Kingdom
Christopher Moon is a Yorkshire-born, London based artist, working primarily as a printmaker. A love of drawing and storytelling informs the composition and subjects of his practice. Elements of play, nostalgia, and the work ethic of his upbringing is evident in each piece. Moon creates etchings, drypoint and photopolymer original prints.
Christopher Moon is a Yorkshire-born, London based artist, working primarily as a printmaker. His creative career has been a varied one, from working at and documenting a maggot farm, to winning a “Boys Toy of the Year” award for designing the commercially successful Robot Wars Toy range.
Moon’s artistic focus is intaglio printmaking. His love of drawing and storytelling informs the composition and subjects of his practice. Elements of play, nostalgia, and the work ethic of his upbringing is evident in each piece. Recurring motifs such as Action Man, finger monsters and flying cats interact unexpectedly. Sitting somewhere between the joy of play and the pain of everyday life, Moon’s work combines these elements to bring an undercurrent of foreboding to otherwise unassuming characters. He weaves myth and legend into each piece with narratives that hover between reality and fiction.
His abstract work ponders the elements of creativity and the realisation of ideas from concept to physical artifact. How do we visualize these processes and capture the intangible.
Moon studied printmaking at evening class at Central St. Martins in London. He continues his practice at the renowned Artichoke Print Workshop in Brixton. Moon is always experimenting with his print practise, exploring various techniques such as spit-bite, carborundum, photopolymer and chin collé.
Moon has exhibited internationally and won several awards for his etchings. Highlights include the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy, The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE), the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair and The Affordable Art Fair.
Artwork
Flying Cat #1 (yellow), Drypoint Etching and chin collé, 2025, £350 (Framed) £250 (Unframed)