Chris Carpenter – Textile Artist
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Sculpture

In the round and high relief figures in fabric

 

Man Emerging
Man Emerging
Man Emerging Detail Hand
Man Emerging Detail Hand
Man & Box Detail
Man & Box Detail
Man & Box
Man & Box
Man & Mask
Man & Mask
Man & Mask Detail
Man & Mask Detail
Manipulation Detail
Manipulation Detail
Manipulation
Manipulation
Man In Search
Man Hiding
Boxed Man Detail
Boxed Man Detail
Axis Mundi Detail
Axis Mundi Detail
Man Enclosed Detail #3
Man Enclosed Detail #3
Man Enclosed Detail #1
Man Enclosed Detail #1
Man Enclosed
Man Enclosed
Boxed Man
Boxed Man
Joel Boxed Detail
Joel Boxed Detail
Joel Boxed
Joel Boxed
The Shadow
The Shadow
The Shadow Detail Head
The Shadow Detail Head

About Chris

Fabric is a medium that offers me the opportunity to work with both form and color. In the beginning of my career, I constructed and painted figures that often told a story. Later the story was told by using the interaction of a box and figure.

Next, Deb Dryden's book introduced me to the field of dyeing and painting costumes for theatre. So off I went around the country working at many theaters including San Francisco Opera, The Guthrie, the Old Globe Theatre, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival where Deb Dryden was resident costume designer.

While working in theatre, I became fascinated with street images that captured my imagination when walking in urban areas. The canvas of the street offers coded messages and a variety of surface embellishments which I transfer to cotton upholstery velvet through etching and painting, achieving the look and texture of concrete and asphalt while keeping the soft tactile nature of the fabric. This now has become the main focus of my artwork.

Contact Chris - checkmate@opendoor.biz

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