Christopher Hogan designs original works of art for wall murals.
The One & Only Reethi Rah Resort in the Maldives has a very special Kids Only club, now with Christopher Hogan murals, it has become a very special space.
Everyone who has stayed at this wonderful resort would attest that their Kids Only club is outstanding and with the addition of my recent wall mural designs it has become spectacular in appearance as well as service.
My ‘Christopher Hogan Reef Series’ is an ongoing body of work, drawing inspiration from the surrounding atolls, coral reefs and the stunning marine life from around the world. The One & Only Reethi Rah Maldives Kids Only murals are a first for any resort in the world and I am justifiable proud of the result.
Here I am publishing the very first images of my remarkable murals. I am sure that you will be able to pick out common marine life in my contemporary artworks. It was interesting for me to work in a fully operational Kids Club, I was able to gain first hand critiques from the user-groups, firstly, and the most importantly, were the children themselves. One young critic approached me at breakfast one morning and told me that he thought that the dark shapes emerging on one of the walls were tuna….anyone who has viewed my work knows that I use dots and stripes predominately, mixed with blocks of colour, so for this young guy to see ‘tuna’….I thought that I better make sure that what he interpreted was in fact there, so in this incidence I have made a conscious departure from my style to add some silhouettes of tuna fish. I hope that you enjoy looking though these images and of course, you can see it at the resort. www.oneandonlyresorts.com
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CHRISTOPHER HOGAN – ART CLASSES AT ONE & ONLY REETHI RAH have been great fun!
Plenty of great art spaces here at the resort for art and the inspiration of art is all around us here. I encourage the guests to go snorkelling and bring back there photos so that they can paint what they have seen. This has been working extremely well and you will see that one of my young students has even bought a piece of shell into the class. She has done very well with her interpretation of the colours and movement in her painting, well done.
Understanding the exercise and the challenges of working with a new medium continues to bring amazing results from guests of all ages, that, mostly have not painted before, immersing themselves into the art process bring with it different levels of rewards and I have many guests that say to me at the end of the lesson how they have gained…..as if it is an unexpected result, to me it is a common response from guests who take my class.
Moments like these turn into memories and that is what my artist in residency is all about.
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- Shell colours and patterns painted by a young guest, very interesting work; she got the concept
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- Art Class with Christopher Hogan in action with some of his younger aspiring artists
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- Art Under the Maldivian Sunshine with Christopher Hogan
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- Study of Corals & Reef Fishes by Christopher Hogan
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- ‘All I have to do is teach my unique art style and let the magic take hold…’
Artist in residence Christopher Hogan
One & Only Reethi Rah Resort Maldives as Artist in Residence with Christopher Hogan
I thought that I would tell you all about a wonderful event that the management here at One & Only Reethi Rah Maldives organises, it is a chance to go for the day of sun and fun to a remote uninhabited island where the guests are spoilt with lots of good food and drinks and some great activities. Recently I was invited to be part of this great fun day as Artist in Residence here. I set up my ‘Christopher Hogan studio’ in this unbelievably beautiful setting and I had 14 guests take an art class with me.
Some good paintings were done and we all had lots of fun, so that’s the main thing with these events.
Here are some pics that I thought I might share with you all.
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- Picnic Island North Male Atoll
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- Island Dreaming
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- Picnic in Paradise
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- Art Studio setup on Picnic Island
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- Lounging by the Indian Ocean
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- IT’S SHOWTIME
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- Macro Images of Marine Life that’s what are study is today!
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- Sharing my unique painting style
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- Moray Eel study by a young artist
Art work from guests that have taken my classes, I have had wonderful guest feedback and I am looking forward to the next week of class here.
Here are some examples of guest comments
Special thanks for a great lovely experience………Somehow your striking work gave me that same sensation as I observed how you took a tiny part of what is & created from it what could be…….We miss you and you very interesting classes a lot. We enjoyed them greatly. And we would like to have them again.
Good work
I have been enjoying taking art classes with the guests of the One and Only Reethi Rah Maldives.
In my open air art studio under the swaying coconut palms is, I think, the ideal location for the creative in us all to come out, here at the One & Only Reethi Rah (which means Beautiful Island in Maldivian) my students have excelled in producing some truly wonderful art works reflective of the surroundings.
Here are a few pics and comments from guests that have given me their permission to post on my blog, thank you and keep up the good work!
Art Studio at One & Only Reethi Rah Maldives
