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Jan R. Carson

Contemporary Textile Art

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Current studio view...
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Of the entire series, it’s this wrist that holds the most meaning for me.
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...both self portrait and symbolic of humanity entire, navigating extreme weather and spiritual disquiet.
“Winter Observer” and “Spring Observer”, pieced silk and LED light, life-size, 2019.
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This series aims to capture our will to endure alongside inescapable harm to ourselves, whether we act as observers or saviors.
“Summer Observer” and “Fall Observer”, pieced silk and LED light, life-size, 2019.
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Found another photo of myself with Johns’ “The Seasons” @ulaestudio
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From my artist statement: “By working with fabric, I am able to describe indelible impacts through mere cut and stitch. By utilizing silk—opulent and revered, I deepen the wound. Each figure sustains an alteration to its form. Each season presents a new means for injury.”
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Detail, “Summer Observer (After Jasper Johns’ ‘The Seasons’)”, pieced silk and LED light.
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