Born in Los Angeles, Chris
Dellorco’s initial interest in the interplay between art and architectural
history began with a degree in Developmental Economics from U.C.
Berkeley. Desiring a more creative field, he switched his focus from
academics to art and went on to establish himself as one of the county’s
foremost illustrators. Although completely self-taught, his art career
has spanned all aspects of illustration while specializing in the film
industry, children’s products and children’s books. A true renaissance man,
along with a degree in Economics and a successful art career, he has also
successfully written and directed an award winning short film, receiving
international recognition. For
the past 15 years, Chris has been widely considered one of Disney’s top
illustrators for print advertising, specializing in Home Video packaging. His
covers range from the award winning "The Lion King", to the recent
"Lilo and Stich" and everything in between. If you own one of
Disney’s animated titles on VHS or DVD, Chris probably did the cover. In the
entertainment field, he has illustrated numerous movie posters which include
"Conan the Barbarian", "Revenge of the Nerds", "Coming
to America", "The Marrying Man", "The Firm", and
others. He received the Silver Medal award at The Hollywood
Reporter Key Art Awards for the poster "Eating Raoul", First Place for his
work on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", Second Place for "Snow White",
and Finalist for "Aladdin-Prince of Thieves". He also was a
finalist for the prestigious Belding award. He has also shown his artwork for
many years in the Society of Illustrators Annual West Coast Exhibit. Dellorco’s
oil paintings exhibit near photo realism, yet still capture a certain level of
artistic beauty and sensuality. Generally, they depict the female figure,
shrouded in richly colored fabrics, while dramatically set against Old World European architecture. Often the architecture
represents a historically significant European landmark, such as Versailles or the
Pantheon. Each painting reveals a subtle, yet provocative story contrasting
human beauty and frailty with the solidity and strength of mankind’s greatest
monuments.
Chris’
art has been featured at the celebrity filled Artists for Medicine annual
auction at the Lladro Gallery in Beverly Hills, showing alongside such renowned
artists as Basquiat, Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha and Yoko Ono. He won a wide range
of awards as both an advertising artist and fine artist, including a Lifetime
Achievement Award from Artist’s For A Better World. |