------Eva Carter's oil on canvas are successful examples of current
interpretations of action painting. Each of her large canvases is
energetic and vital. Their titles reflect their conceptual basis.
"Enchant", oil on canvas, 48" x 60" is full of movement and high
drama. The colors are boldly presented in pure reds ranging to
orange, yellow, green, with generous use of black. There is a sense
of conflict and resolution as the eye moves constantly across the
canvas. This is what happens when red meets yellow, and here yellow
meets black. It is a confident composition, and of constant
interest. "Reassure", oil on canvas, 72" x 66" takes this onto a
grander scale with a different palette, mixing ultramarine blues
with sky blues and extreme violets. White and yellow impasto brush
work runs down and off the canvas. All of Carter's canvases have
this same kind of theater. The patterns of color are similar, but
each has a sense of force and intellect, of individual evocative
intent. Certainly is true, as Berger (Poet and Art Critic John
Berger said: "During the last 40 years, transatlantic painting has
demonstrated how there is no longer anything left to mediate and
therefore anything left to paint.") implies that there is nothing
new under the sun. What remains are individual interpretations on
the same human perceptions-isolated, hyper-personal perspectives.
This artist, however understands more. She has translated those
perceptions into a meaningful experience".
Bobbie
Allen, LA Times, 2/21/2003 |
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----- After years of
experimenting with various permutations of realism and figuration,
Eva Carter found that Abstract Expressionism suited her temperament
best. The canvases here prove that her instincts were sound. Strong
fields of color form fascinating organic shapes that seem to
collide, then melt into ephemeral voids. Carter's instinctively free
execution, large gestural brushstrokes, and lyrical slashes of color
culminate in a dream-like vision of luminous abandonment. This is
not a forced, monochromatic rehash of what has come before, but a
refreshing, even if slightly formulaic, return to a school of
painting that revolutionized the art world decades ago--and perhaps
has the power to do so again.
Bill
Lasarow, Continued and Recommended, ArtScene, March 2003 |
