Piece description from the artist
This image is based on two vintage sock doll toys, a rabbit-like creature and a duck. The images are abstracted in an animated, up-beat style which gives these otherwise nostalgic images an excitement reflecting today's fast pace and energy. Combining the nostalgia of the toys with a contemporary feeling brings together, in one image, a mix of the past and the present. Instead of pining for a remembered, simpler past, this piece brings the past into the present integrating the two into a fun and forward looking whole.
Carolyn Oberst originally pursued a career in NYC as a clothing designer and formed her own company specializing in women’s wear. She discovered a love of painting while creating her own fabrics using a brush with paints and dyes. This discovery inspired her to close her successful business in order to concentrate on fine art. She then studied painting and drawing at the Art Student’s League of NY and at the New York Studio School before setting up her own painting studio.
Carolyn's work has been shown in one person, two person and group shows in various galleries and venues in NYC and beyond. She has had solo exhibitions at the Willoughby Sharpe Gallery in NYC, the Margaret Bodell Gallery in NYC, and M55 Art in LIC, NY. Recent exhibitions include a major two-person show at the Vit Gallery in Seoul, S. Korea (2011).
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