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| Born | 1993 (age 32–33) Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
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Drake Carr (born 1993, Flint, Michigan) is an American artist primarily known for his paintings and drawings of art and fashion luminaries, as well as large-scale cut-out works.[1]
Carr's work has been shown internationally, with exhibitions at New York Life Gallery, FIERMAN, and Situations in New York; Anat Ebgi Gallery in Los Angeles; and Mariposa in Paris.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Carr was born in Flint, Michigan in 1993.
Career
[edit]Upon moving to New York, he began painting large-scale cut-outs of friends and peers in a day-glow-like, hyper-stylized manner. Carr has worked mostly in the service industry, which he takes as a source of artistic inspiration.[4] His works move across various medium in drawing, painting, cut-outs, sculpture, and installation.[5]
Carr and Sabrina Bockler co-illustrated Samuel R. Delany's book, Big Joe (Inpatient Press, 2021).[6][7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ↑ Díaz, Devan (January 2022). "Devan Díaz on Drake Carr". www.artforum.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ↑ Huff, Andrew (August 19, 2022). "Drake Carr on Service and Searching for Connection". Whitewall. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ↑ Scarabelli, Taylore (August 24, 2022). "Drake Carr On Horny Art, Dive Bars, and Samuel R. Delany". Interview Magazine. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ↑ Meter, William Van (January 17, 2023). "Artist Drake Carr Is Capturing Real-Time Glamour, Live-Drawing Retro Fashion at New York Life Gallery". Artnet News. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Drake Carr: Service". SITUATIONS. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Samuel R. Delany, Sabrina Bockler and Drake Carr - BIG JOE". Printed Matter. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ↑ Mattei, Shanti Escalante-De. "Samuel R. Delaney's Big Joe is a steamy, NSFW tale of gay love in a trailer park". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ↑ Mamedov, Georgy. "The Unfree Love of 'Big Joe'". tribunemag.co.uk. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ↑ Piechota, Jim. "Mississippi mudpuppies: Samuel R. Delany's 'Big Joe'". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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