HAAS & WILKERSON INSURANCE
4300 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Fairway, KS
4300 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Fairway, KS
April,
May, and June 2016
JOHN DAVIS CARROLL
Artist Statement and Information
My
Landscape paintings question classifications of what is considered natural or
unnatural in our surroundings. My subject is often discovered along bodies of
water where forces of nature and human manipulation are accentuated. Industrial
engineering and organic process commingle at these sites, speaking of
humanity’s ongoing attempts to define, control or otherwise set aside a natural
world that is both omnipresent and inextricably linked to us through our mutual
efforts to encroach.
The still life paintings are inspired from
old Dutch master still life paintings from the 17th and 18th
centuries with a modern twist. This series started as good habits and bad
habits. Eventually they turned into mostly bad habits. After all, they are more
fun.
The ink gesture drawings in the training
room were done using a Japanese ink brush pen on paper during dance rehearsals
at the Carlsen Center located on the Johnson County Community College campus.
These drawings are an attempt to express the energy, tension and movement of
both the dance rehearsal session and my skills as a visual artist. In part, these drawings were inspired from a
trip to Mongolia with brief stops in South Korea and China. Visiting a Shaman’s “ger”
(a nomadic dwelling also known as a “yurt”) in the steppes of Mongolia, I had
the opportunity to see a woman demonstrate traditional Mongolian
calligraphy using ink and brush. To me, Mongolian script looks like a mixture
of Korean and Arabic writing. It has flowing lines and circles written in a
vertical format. Rather than duplicating or emulating this style, these
drawings are an exploration of a similar medium expressing modern dance.
Artwork is
available for purchase.
For inquiries,
contact the artist directly by email: johndaviscarroll@gmail.com or though his
website.
www.johndaviscarroll.com
