Carol Carpenter from Columbia in NYC Art Show this July!

Using experimental processes and a saturated palette, Carol Carpenter creates vivid works of organic abstract art. Though often painting traditional-feeling compositions like landscapes and still lifes, Carpenter's Belle Époque style and her floral elaborations lend her work a unique abstract quality. While her paintings often tackle familiar subject matter, Carpenter's use of unusually rich colors sets her depictions apart, approaching not only Modern art movements, but also referencing the fantastic qualities of Romantic landscape painters like J.M.W. Turner.

Carpenter's distinctive approach, which involves establishing an abstract layer of paint beneath the final painting, is noteworthy for the organic qualities it imparts upon her paintings. In the process of elaborating on the natural images from the paint splatters, Carpenter creates new perspectives on natural beauty, drawing not just from her own perspectives, but on nature's physical processes and the collusion of chance and technological innovation. These blurred lines in Carpenter's work, whether physical or metaphorical, result in particularly sensual paintings, with textures, brushstrokes, and colors flowing together in fantastic and dreamlike ways.

Born in Baltimore, Carpenter currently lives and works in Columbia, Maryland.

Exhibition Dates: July 8, 2016 – July 28, 2016

Reception: Thursday July 14, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York

Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Carol_Carpenter.aspx

Featured Artists:

Dynamic Visions

Jessie Banaszak | Oliwia Biela | Zhenia Burnat | Carol Carpenter | Luba M. Caruso | Irit Epstein | Bimbi Larraburu | Jana Kamila Masik | Madai Taylor | Juan Urbèt | Winne

About the Exhibition

Dynamic Visions: A diverse range of artists creates many views of nature

While the artists in Dynamic Visions all use the outside world as a source of inspiration, the diverging paths they take to express that inspiration result in a rich and revealing collection of images. From making paintings that incorporate the earth itself as material to creating brightly colored abstractions in which nature’s rhythms are transformed into striking patterns, these artists take the essential qualities of land, sky and sea and reimagine them as part of their own personal visions. Alive to the many forms and moods that nature can take, each of them establishes a unique connection to the outside world, whether that means realistically depicting a sky or landscape, or uncovering the primal, abstract forms that lie beneath the surface. That variety can also be seen in the many textures and approaches that are on display, giving every piece a unique physical presence and providing each artist’s work with a strong individual signature. When seen together, their works constitute a many-faceted take on how we see the world around us.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.

Images:

Carol Carpenter, Abstract Trees I, Oil on Canvas, 24''x 20''
Carol Carpenter, Red Rock, Giclee Print on Paper, 24''x 20''
Carol Carpenter, Santorini, Acrylic on Canvas, 24''x 20''