Cris X

Cris X creates remarkable artwork that radiates with the candy colors of metallic finishes inspired by his love of hot rod cars. Originally from New York City, he was immersed in the custom car culture before moving to South Florida, where his passion expanded to include the ocean, surfing, and all things water-related. He is best known for his custom painted sea life, paintings on aluminum, and his work as a Disney Fine artist, and is represented by Park West Gallery.
His art career began with custom painted marine wildlife. Each piece starts as a fiberglass taxidermy blank that undergoes extensive labor to achieve a flawless finish. Multiple rounds of sanding and priming prepare the surface for thirty to forty layers of candy colors and clear coating applied to each shark, ray, and fish. The flame designs are hand laid with eighth-inch masking tape to ensure they flow with the entire form, with continuous sanding and polishing contributing to his brilliant surfaces.
After years of refining his craft, Cris began creating aluminations on metal. These paintings on aluminum demonstrate his mastery of automotive paints and metal manipulation. He grinds into the raw aluminum before applying paint, making the metal reflect light at different angles for a backlit appearance. His strategic layering of candy colors tints the metal, allowing light to reflect exceptional vibrancy. Recently, he released his Sculpture Abstraction collection, combining hundreds of layers of glass, resin, and proprietary composites, all hand-sculpted as one-of-a-kind originals.