Carole Garmon
Carole
Garmon, Assistant Professor of Art, has taught at the University of Mary
Washington since 1998 and received the Alumni Association Outstanding
Young Faculty Member Award in 2002. She holds a B.F.A. and an M.F.A. in
Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University and has participated in
national and international exhibitions. Garmon is a member of the College
Art Association and the Arlington Arts Center and serves on the board
of 1708 Gallery in Richmond,
VA. Garmon teaches 3D design and sculpture.
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"The images below are from a series entitled mort main , which addresses history through the lens of painting. The term "mort main" is derived from the French, meaning a dead hand. A more contemporary translation speaks of a handing over of authorship, which I assume through the manipulation and reinterpretation of the Dutch artist Rembrandt Van Rijn's paintings. Using domestic imagery as my vehicle, I navigate the problematic world of identity and gender." - Carole Garmon
The following images are copyrighted and may not be used without the artist's written permission.
mort main: The Night Watchman (2002)
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(Click on an image for a larger view.)
mort main: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (2002): "mort main"
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"The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp is the second in a series of installations that address the work of Rembrandt Van Rijn. Executed in life-size scale, the "painting" incorporates a clean white outline depicting all but one of the characters in the piece. The main character, Dr. Tulp, is represented by a large-scale color transparency that is mounted on the wall according to his position in the painting. Across from the image of Dr. Tulp is a sculpture/prop designed to incorporate the viewer's hands as s/he steps into the sculpture and assumes the mirror image of the doctor. I use the hand as the catalyst in this piece as it is the central focus of all acts performed in the installation: dissection, painting and the act of making sculpture."
mort main: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (2002): "The Lesson"
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Recent Solo Exhibitions
- mort main: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp , duPont Gallery, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA (September 2002)
- mort main: The Nightwatch , Flippo Gallery, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA (September 2002)
- Dine Me/Divine Me , Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA (September 2002)
- The Butterfly Hunt , WPA/Corcoran Museum, Washington, D.C. (April 1998)
- Terrain , Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA (March 1998)
Recent Group Exhibitions
- Figurative Art 2002 , Armory Arts Center, West Palm Beach, FL (September 2002)
- eliminate art! 1708 Gallery Benefit Auction , 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA (October 2001)
- mort main: The Anatomy Lesson , part of the exhibition A Stroke of Installation, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA (October 2001)
- 1708 Inaugural Show , 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Va (September 2001)
- Studio Art Faculty Exhibition , duPont Gallery, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA (September 2001)
- An Art Auction , invitational, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA (March 2001)
- Get Surreal: Reviving the Exquisite Corpse , invitational, 2nd Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA (November 2000)
- Virginia Connections , invitational, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA (October 2000)
- Dress-up , curated exhibition, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA (September 2000)
- Art 2000 , Annual Exhibition and Auction, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA (April 2000)
Recent Publications & Reviews
Parker,
Antoinette, " mort
main ", Grapevine , October 2002. (Review of exhibition
mort main: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp .) - Ramirez, Jenny, " Artist Brings Life to 'Dead Hand' ", Style Weekly , 25 September 2002. (Review of exhibition mort main: The Nightwatch .)
- Schrader, Donald, " mort main: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp ", exhibit brochure, September 2002. (Review.)
- Proctor, Roy, "'Nightwatch': You Get Rembrandt and More", Richmond-Times Dispatch , 8 September 2002. (Review of exhibition mort main: The Nightwatch .)
- Penalosa, Lina, "Artist Gives Modern Twist to Rembrandt Classic", Hanover Herald-Prospect , 20 August 2002. (Review of exhibition mort main: The Nightwatch .)
- Ramirez, Jenny, " Together, Alone ", Style Weekly , 24 July 2001. (Review of exhibition Un-attached , featuring Mary Washington College art students.)
- Ramirez, Jenny, " Passion for Fashion ", Style Weekly , 12 September 2000. (Review of exhibition Dress-up .)
Collections
Professor Garmon's work is included in numerous private collections and at The White House (Washington, D.C.).
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