Charles Moesch is a
hyper- realistic, Chicago-based artist who has been painting and involved
in artwork all his life. Charles’ first exposure to art was watching his
grandmother paint in her north side studio. He honed his skills by
studying graphic design at Eastern Illinois University. Upon graduation
in 1989, he owned and managed M&M Advertising in Glen Ellen, IL where he
also acted as the Art Director for the firm. He moved away from
advertising to pursue the fine arts in 2003. He works in a
hyper-realistic style which, in the art world, denotes “artwork that looks
like a photograph”. He poses and photographs models, then inserts a sense
of surrealism and fantasy into his pieces. He has explored a variety of
subjects and techniques using dramatic lighting to create high contrasts
for his desired look.
His philosophy for his
artwork is to pay attention to the “small stuff”. The accumulation of the
small stuff is what gives the artwork mood and emotion. “Never being
satisfied is the angst that keeps me looking for the perfect painting,
even though there is no such thing as a perfect painting, the constant
pursuit of it is perfection.”
Charles has pieces hung
all over the country, as well as, internationally in private collections.
He primarily shows in the Chicago-land area and has been published in
Better Homes and Gardens as well as on book covers and album art.
www.charlesmoesch.com
|