Gordon Chin
Gordon Chin (b. 1962) is most known for his simple representation of pop culture images, often accompanied with a terse, playful caption. He most often works in Sharpie, finishing with a wash of watercolor that lends a timelessness to his references. Chin has a fascination with the question mark, often scrawling that piece of punctuation large and colorfully above a word or phrase that provokes thought. His greeting cards are well known, and his iconic donut images have been used by CB2 drawings of donuts on a set of dessert plates.
Chin joined the Creativity Explored studio in 2005.
Print Bio
Samples of Chin's work
Gordon Chin
Untitled (Cut-out Shapes on Teal)
$90.00
Year: 2014
Size: 22.25 x 22.25 inches
Medium: Mixed Media
Gordon Chin
Jazz
Year: 2016
Size: 14.5 x 18 inches
Medium: Marker
Gordon Chin
Untitled (Camphbell Soup)
Year: 2017
Medium: Ink, Watercolor
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Gold Teeth
Year: 2016
Medium: Ink, Watercolor
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Donute Cocktail
Year: 2006
Medium: Ink, Watercolor
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Moldy Donuts
Year: 2006
Medium: Acrylic, Ink
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
"Giant Donut" Grey Unisex T-Shirt
Year: 2010
Size: M
Gordon Chin
"Giant Donut" Turquoise Unisex T-Shirt
$30.00
Year: 2010
Size: L
Gordon Chin
"Giant Donut" Orange Kids T-shirt
$25.00
Year: 2010
Size: 6T
Gordon Chin
Jack The Box Ed Underware
Year: 2011
Size: 12 x 16 inches
Medium: Ink, Pen
Gordon Chin
Man Faction
$70.00
Year: 2012
Size: 14 x 18 inches
Medium: Ink, Pencil
Gordon Chin
Ladies Shoe Fastion Showed
Year: 2013
Size: 16 x 20 inches
Medium: Pen
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Chinese Mushroom Vegetable
Year: 2010
Size: 11 x 14 inches
Medium: Colored Pencil, Pen, Watercolor
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Question Mark
Year: 2011
Size: 6 x 5.5 inches
Medium: Watercolor
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Man Under Brawl
Year: 2011
Size: 6.25 x 6 inches
Medium: Ink, Watercolor
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Faces in Picture Frame
Year: 2010
Size: 17.25 x 17 inches framed
Medium: Ink, Watercolor
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Egg Rolls
Year: 2010
Medium: Ink, Watercolor
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Chinese Dragon
Year: 2010
Medium: Ink, Watercolor
Gordon Chin
Jazz Blue
Year: 2010
Medium: Acrylic
Gordon Chin
House Phone
Year: 2009
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Violynn
Year: 2009
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Dancing Shoe
Year: 2009
Medium: Mixed Media
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Series of Glasses
Year: 2007
Medium: Watercolor
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Happy Ungly Day
Year: 2006
Medium: Ink, Watercolor
Licensable: Yes
Gordon Chin
Tucson, Arizona
Year: 2007
Medium: Ink, Watercolor
Selected Exhibitions
2013
SIDESHOW, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2012
Fabulous, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Are We There Yet?, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2011
SMALL, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
The Masters, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Black and White and Read All Over, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2010
Tiger Leaping Gold Mountain, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2009
"Science" Fiction, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
TV and Me, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Legend: Myth and Memory, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2007
Shadowshine, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2006
Nature Rules, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Sacred Places, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2005
The Pink Show, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA