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Eilene Carver

Painting & Drawing


“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. “ -Aristotle

Symbolic narrative is a constant throughout my work, primarily painting still-lifes, which employ symbolism through an evolving iconography of everyday objects. I depict items from the ‘American domestic landscape,’ crediting their ability to connect us to spaces and experiences which can be simultaneously personal and universal. My paintings are conscious reflections of relational and societal experience, revisiting most often themes of connection, fate, vulnerability, loss, hope and the divine. I want my imagery to evoke curiosity and trigger a personal response to time, place, or experience for the viewer.

I am influenced by vanitas painters from every period and Frida Kahlo, for her honest personal expression. I enjoy portraying the subtle exaggeration of light and its effect on color, aiming to create a surreal realism in my paintings.

“In order to get to something universal you must be very specific.” – Max Beckman

Symbolic narrative is a constant throughout most of her work. Her paintings are conscious reflections of relational and societal experience, revisiting most often themes of connection, fate, vulnerability, loss, hope and the divine. Her paintings are marked by their subtle exaggeration of light and its effect on color, often creating a surreal realism.
Eilene Carver is a Dallas Ft. Worth area artist, raised in South Texas and one of four visual artists in her family. She holds an MFA in Painting from UC Berkeley and earned her BFA in Design from Baylor University. Her work has received numerous awards, been included in national & regional exhibitions, and resides in private collections throughout the US.
Eilene has taught at the college level since the nineties at Napa Valley College, The Richmond Art Center and currently Collin College where she has received the Vision Award and Outstanding Professor of the Year. As a professor she is known for her passionate student interaction and encouragement of individual creative growth. Current and past professional art organizations include College Art Association, Women’s Caucus for Art, Texas Artist’s Coalition, Christians in the Visual Arts, Cross Timbers Artists Guild, and the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco.

 

A. Eilene Carver
eilenecarver@outlook.com
3530 High Road
Flower Mound
(214) 293-8659

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