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Squeak Carnwath, But for Monkeys, 2003
Tapestry
82 x 81 in. Edition of 6
$12,000
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| Squeak Carnwath combines the personal -- lists of words, numbers, and observations -- with the universal -- images of elemental objects like bones and leaves -- to create a window into the spiritual. “It is not the job of art to mirror,” says Carnwath: “An artist’s job is to reveal consciousness.” As Ramsey and James Breslin note in an essay on the artist, Carnwath’s work often involves a rejection of conventional figure-ground tensions in favor of “an all-encompassing light that defines objects by making them barely distinguishable from their grounds.” The tapestry medium proves a potent vehicle for delivering Carnwath’s revelations. As layers of paint are translated into layers of finely woven threads, figure and ground merge; the weave permeates and links every element, just as discrete thoughts and ideas merge into a greater fabric of consciousness. |
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