Merlin Carpenter

Merlin Carpenter
Born	1967 (1967) Pembury, Kent
Nationality	British
Field	Painting
Training	Saint Martins School of Art

Merlin Carpenter (b. 1967, Pembury, Kent) is an English visual artist. Writing in Frieze art critic Katie Sonnenborn stated that a recent exhibition "continued his nuanced critique of the condition of contemporary art-making," and that, "working within the framework of the gallery, he presented a suite of canvases that cast doubt on current systems of cultural reception and consumption."^[1]

Artistic practice

After graduating from Saint Martins School of Art in 1989, Carpenter has gone on to exhibit in 29 solo shows, and 48 group shows between 1989 and 2007.^{[citation needed]} Carpenter's paintings can be seen as deeply ambivalent^[vague]. His style is heavily influenced by artists like Jackson Pollock and Julian Schnabel.^{[citation needed]} Carpenter promotes in his paintings what he calls the "de-subjectivation of the brush stroke"^[vague], and with this is his exploration into what he has called "overdetermined imagery" such as fashion photography.^[vague] In his art Carpenter also marks out the differences and parallels between art and non-artist luxury items.^[vague] Carpenter is represented in London by Simon Lee Gallery and in Miami by Formalist Sidewalk Poetry Club.

The Poster Studio

In 1994 Carpenter set up an experimental art space in London named "Poster Studio" with fellow artists Dan Mitchell and Nils Norman, among others. Its aim was to produce a critical analysis of the contemporary London art world. The poster studio disbanded in 1996.^{[citation needed]}

Art writing

Carpenter writes articles for the periodical Texte zur Kunst, as well as texts for catalogues and reviews.^{[citation needed]}.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions include The Opening, Mitterrand+Sanz/Contemporary Art, Zurich (2007); Relax It's Only a Bad Cosima von Bonin Show, Galerie Bleich-Rossi, Vienna (2007) and Sounds of War, Galerie Edward Mitterrand, Geneva (2005).

External Links

• Merlin Carpenter
• Simon Lee Gallery,London.
• Formalist Sidewalk Poetry Club, Miami
• Formalist Sidewalk Poetry Club, Miami

References

1. ^ Katie Sonnenborn, "Merlin Carpenter," Frieze, Issue 97, March 2006

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Name	Carpenter, Merlin
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