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John Carter — One Hundred and Thirty-Eight Abstract Paintings, Three Modern Sculptures, Nine Portraits and Three Sets of Perspective
John Carter

One Hundred and Thirty-Eight Abstract Paintings, Three Modern Sculptures, Nine Portraits and Three Sets of Perspective

John Carter's expansive work layers acrylic paint, paper, synthetic hair, and gel medium onto canvas to create a densely textured surface that simultaneously evokes multiple artistic traditions. The piece challenges conventional categorization by collapsing diverse genres — abstraction, sculpture, portraiture, and perspective — into a single unified field of visual experience. Through its exhaustive and methodical title, Carter invites the viewer to question how meaning, form, and artistic identity are constructed and perceived.

Medium
acrylic, paper, synthetic hair and gel medium on canvas

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Under the Influence

April 8, 2014

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John Carter, One Hundred and Thirty-Eight Abstract Paintings, Three Modern Sculptures, Nine Portraits and Three Sets of Perspective

John Carter's expansive work layers acrylic paint, paper, synthetic hair, and gel medium onto canvas to create a densely textured surface that simultaneously evokes multiple artistic traditions. The piece challenges conventional categorization by collapsing diverse genres — abstraction, sculpture, portraiture, and perspective — into a single unified field of visual experience. Through its exhaustive and methodical title, Carter invites the viewer to question how meaning, form, and artistic identity are constructed and perceived.

Medium
acrylic, paper, synthetic hair and gel medium on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodern Art, Acrylic On Canvas, Male Artist, Intellectual Complexity, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, British Artist, Abstract Painting, Geometric Abstraction, Contemporary Art, Neutral Tones, Maximalist Composition