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Carol John Art

American, b. 1961
Athens, Georgia-based artist Carol John received a BFA from the School of Visual Arts, in New York in 1986. For four decades she’s had a rigorous studio practice, creating brilliantly colored paintings that shift and circle back on themselves over time. Working with oil paint on canvas and paper her work references text, pop graphics, interlocking shapes and symbols. She paints polka dots, ice cream cones, combs, cigarette butts, lips and eyeballs. These banal objects star in her paintings as she is drawn to celebrate the everyday. Erratic patterning and brilliant colors are layered in these paintings in order to surprise a viewer’s sensibility and work to hypnotize and to represent familiar objects in unexpected ways. Her work has been included in the Atlanta Biennial at the Atlanta Contemporary in 2007 and 2019. Her work has been shown in galleries and institutions nationally and has pieces in the permanent collection of the High Museum of Art, in Atlanta. Publications that have written about her work include New York Magazine, Burnaway, ArtsAtl, Flagpole, The Bitter Southerner, and others.
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Artist: Carol John
'Purple Burst' - abstract - pattern - pop - botanical - bright colors
'Purple Burst' - abstract - pattern - pop - botanical - bright colors

'Purple Burst' - abstract - pattern - pop - botanical - bright colors

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This oil painting featuring hues of purple, yellow, black and pink. Athens-based artist Carol John’s recent series “Big Bang” features paintings with erratic patterning & brilliant ...

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Carol John art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Carol John art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Carol John in oil paint, paint, canvas and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Carol John art, so small editions measuring 10 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Paula Cahill, Earl Staley, and Paul Lorenz. Carol John art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $850 and tops out at $6,500, while the average work can sell for $2,000.