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KEITH CARTER
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December 5, 2003 - January 24, 2004
Opening Reception : December 5, 2003, 6 - 8 PM |
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A dream like state is revealed in Keith Carter’s new work. This will be Keith Carter’s fourth exhibition at Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery since the gallery opened in 1995. Approximately thirty-five photographs will be exhibited.
Bubble, as seen above left, illustrates the surreal theme. Nothing seems to be in focus; all we understand is that the boy is posing under a bubble like object, like a space helmet. The reflections of the trees in the background may infer a surrounding body of water. The image is cerebral and playful like most of the imagery in the show.
Many photographs include animals, Carter’s signature element. There are alligators, dogs, swans, fish, and monkeys. There is a funny image of someone dressed in a bear costume, his hands on his hips standing within a landscape. Also included is a photograph of nude women posing in what seems to be an artist’s studio. This sublime image is quite unlike the others; it is somewhat like looking at a painting from an earlier Century.
A new series will be represented within the show, which is dramatically different from the black and white photographs of Carter’s career. It is called Talbot’s Shadow series, an homage to William Henry Fox Talbot, known as the “father of photography.” These color prints are similar to the photogenic drawings that Talbot did in the mid 1800’s.
Keith Carter is an internationally renowned artist that is represented in many museum collections including the Dallas Museum of Art, The Amon Carter Museum, the Menil Collection, The Getty Museum and the Art Institute, Chicago. There are eight monographs published.
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