Carl Bowlby
artist statement
1.) Geometric No. 1, 24" x 30", acrylic and pencil on canvas, 2016. This is the first in a series of three paintings dedicated to "geometrics" and "perspective painting." They are also painted with an eye towards "color coordination" and a certain degree of "color theory," i.e. what "looks" or "feels" right.
2.) Geometric No. 2, 24" x 30", acrylic and pencil on canvas, 2016. This is the second painting that capitalizes solely on Classical Perspective Painting with, again, an eye towards "color theory" as I have explained above.
3.) Geometric No. 3, 24" x 30", acrylic and pencil on canvas, 2016. This is the third and last in a series of paintings called "Geometric No.s 1, 2, 3." This particular piece, the third, is almost a "painted flag" utilizing the colors of both the Jamaican and Brazilian flags. The yellow circles represent typical light and even the Sun.
About the Artist
I was born and raised in the Berkshires, MA and currently reside here. I first attended college in 1990 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY studying poetry and fiction, and then transferred to New York University where I took up painting, as well, in 1992. I graduated from NYU in 1995 with a B.A. in Independent Studies from The Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
More of my work can be seen at: http://saatchiart.com/carlbowlbyart.