16/10/2021
My next guest is LA artist Carrie Kaplan. She sees every moment as an opportunity to create something exciting. Be it an interaction with someone, a place, or an idea. A lot of the time these moments flesh themselves out in her eclectic paintings and artwork. Creating with no preconceived image in mind, but instead she follows her instinct, channeling the energy and allows the paint to guide her to discover the unfolding art piece. For her it is always more interesting to work with the ''unknown'' and let in the opportunity for something spontaneous to create new and unique images for her eyes. Sometimes finished pieces do not quite have the clarity of meaning at the time, but does so at a later date. Or another person will see it and resonate with it, sharing back the clear meaning that person feels from her work.
Working with nontraditional materials throughout her B.F.A with Honors degree at the University of Manitoba , and while doing her thesis is what brought her artistic attention for innovation. She was not interested in painting on canvas with paint at this time, for example she was using candy and dried fruit to make a life size "Edible Woman" or scraps of metal,and bones in sculpture. Or her infamous thesis exhibit " Beauty Marks ", which included her "Chicken Jacket" , a life size biker's jacket made of chicken skin, sewn in zippers and insulated inside with human hair encased in plexi-glass, long before Lady Gaga's meat dress or Damien Hirst's fame. It was the ''find'' of material that was exciting for her. To use what she happened to come across, and then create with that . She recogized what power and value the inspired moment offers, which ultimately transforms itself into inspired action and then manifests itself in wonderous ways.
Most recently she has delved into the new renaissance in art. The NFT Vortex. This is an exciting and limitless way to express creativity. Her exploration begins by creating a hybrid of organic and digital art. She has transformed her original paintings into a series of animated NFTS. Get ready for Blast off! ( based in LA, existing in the Metaverse) 🚀🚀 for more
- contact her at [email protected].
- Or Dm her Instagram https://instagram.com/thisiscarriekaplan?utm_medium=copy_link
- https://foundation.app/0xa88af58Da9a88955157F0ce436132B990df8ca93
