Statement
Christo Allegra visualizes the relationship between detritus and the ephemeral, as represented by the mundane and information systems.
His work makes the invisible visible in a poetic moment in order to illuminate political and aesthetic dynamics and to find connection points between the seemingly disparate. Juxtaposition, collage, cut-up, and conflation are methods that are used to construct these intersection points while technology is used to mobilize that connection.
Work materials include found physical objects, dynamic data streams, sociological studies, mathematical algorithms, sensor driven environments, obsolete hardware and traditional painting mediums.
Morphogenesis builds aesthetic systems and algorithms and represents their infinite permutations via the artist's mark. These systems are initially modeled via programs and then either output by hand in paint, ink or pencil or alternatively the mark is fed back into the program for digital output.
Recession uses found objects and sculpture to embed information into new representational forms. By placing this information in a new context, a liminal space emerges to map new interpretations of the object's extant. The singular object is then disrupted by the insistent multiplicity of the post-figured overlay.
Previous areas of art practice include hypertext narrative, multimedia poetry, the World Trade Center, and queer politics.