Christopher Makos & Stefan Bishop

Stefan Bishop’s aesthetic was born from the rugged elements of the terrain and the raw materials of a homesteading life. Hand-drawn water, rough-sawn boards, orchards married with the forest and watching his father fell giant timber would leave lasting impressions that are revealed in his work to this day. At the heart of his endeavors are the forces of root, wood, earth and stone, which are expressed with outstanding craftsmanship and a vision that honors archetypal themes found in nature. Unfettered by the semantic distinction between art and design he moves freely in both realms. Whether serving a base utilitarian function or existing as purely sculpture, all of his work possesses the strength to penetrate conceptual and unspoken realms. He created his Los Angeles-based studio in 2012 and joined RALPH PUCCI in 2020.

Christopher Makos is a renowned American artist, photographer and author. In the 1970s and 80s, he was a prominent figure in the New York downtown art scene where he befriended and then created raw, indelible portraits of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Salvador Dali, Halston, Patti Smith and Mick Jagger. Born in 1948 in Lowell, MA, he grew up in California and went on to study architecture in Paris, briefly working as an apprentice for Man Ray. His photographs have been exhibited in more than 100 museums and galleries including the Guggenheim Bilbao, Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of Art in New York, and in 2020 in the Brooklyn Museum’s “Studio 54” show.