Kristofer Porter

Each piece of Kristofer Porter’s work is like a page torn out of a never-ending novel. In a recent exhibition at Fred Torres Collaborations, Tall Tales, Porter introduced viewers to the protagonist in his series—a tortured soul navigating a clockwise turn through a foreign sort of familiarity. Through this unfamiliar look at the familiar he investigates and comments on social structures. Porter is better known for being holed away in Brooklyn drawing like a madman. If the sentiment conveyed in his art is any indication of how the world makes him feel, then it is quite exciting that he is taking it to the next level.

Spectator involvement brings his work to life in an electrifying and eerie manner. Comparable to Otto Dix, Porter indulges in a sort of grotesquerie. Both Dix and Porter launched their careers by exposing man as a victim to orgiastic soul-sucking society. Porter appropriately includes a narrative surrounding psychological euphoria. Whereas Dix was set on outraging and satirizing society, Porter offers more of a reflection of the self.

Porter was born in Fremont, California, and currently calls Brooklyn his home. Knock Knock: Who's There? That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore was his debut gallery exhibition, and Tall Tales his second.