Description
John Carnright (1945-2023) was a unique and multitalented artist. Many of his existing concepts, ideas, writings and visualizations were realized in completed paintings, as well as in his massive and impressive wood/stone sculptures. His art and writings appeared in hundreds of galleries and museums, in national and international arenas including Paris, Cologne, Budapest, Vienna, Linz, and Mira Flores, among others. During high school, Carnright established himself as a gifted writer /poet within the Beat Movement. By the1980's he was a well-known gallery artist in the prominent avant garde Los Angeles Kirk deGooyer Gallery. Described by many, as "a restless spirit, he was always expanding on his creative endeavors". His main body of work incorporated a vast array of futuristic and primal imagery that created a world not yet seen. This particularpiece has a very playful style. It is also much more colorful than many of his celestial sphere. Based on the original price of this piece
He coined the phrase, "Primitive Futurism" to describe "a connection to where we have been and where we are going". His paintings often depicted other worlds, and Carnright grappled with 'psychological evolutionary forces", "rites of passage", "rituals of change" that frequently, exposed and connected our ancestral past, present and future. Some of his very large sculptures were inlaid with 12 million -300 million-year-old fossils along with other natural elements such as semiprecious stones, metals, crystalized rock and petrified wood.
His impressive body of work was widely collected by corporations and private collectors. Berman Sales is proud to present a sampling of his work here. Carnright was a published writer and poet in addition to his work as an artist. Aside from travelling the globe, by the 1990's Carnright was busy working on an impressive sci-fi adventure novel, it was published under the title Aria Hahn. Supposedly Avatar used many of his ideas...
Condition:
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: In very good used condition. No issues to note.
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Canvas, Paint
Details:
Country of Origin: United States
Art Subjects: Abstract
What type of item is it? Not Used
Frame Type: Framed
He coined the phrase, "Primitive Futurism" to describe "a connection to where we have been and where we are going". His paintings often depicted other worlds, and Carnright grappled with 'psychological evolutionary forces", "rites of passage", "rituals of change" that frequently, exposed and connected our ancestral past, present and future. Some of his very large sculptures were inlaid with 12 million -300 million-year-old fossils along with other natural elements such as semiprecious stones, metals, crystalized rock and petrified wood.
His impressive body of work was widely collected by corporations and private collectors. Berman Sales is proud to present a sampling of his work here. Carnright was a published writer and poet in addition to his work as an artist. Aside from travelling the globe, by the 1990's Carnright was busy working on an impressive sci-fi adventure novel, it was published under the title Aria Hahn. Supposedly Avatar used many of his ideas...
Condition:
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: In very good used condition. No issues to note.
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Canvas, Paint
Details:
Country of Origin: United States
Art Subjects: Abstract
What type of item is it? Not Used
Frame Type: Framed
Condition
Some Imperfections; In very good used condition. No issues to note.
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
24 x 20 x 2 in
Primitive Futurism "Celestial Sunflowers" Oil Painting by Artist John Carnright
Estimate $480-$1,130
Starting Bid
$240
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