Angeles, 2011
6"x24"
Oil on Board
Campo, 2011
12"x18"
Oil on Board
Soledad, 2011
11"x20"
Oil on Board
Puelo 2010
16"x8"
Oil on Board
Todd Carpenter
ARTIST STATEMENT
"In my paintings I attempt to portray light, space, and atmosphere. One of the things that interest me is the role light plays in our recognition and aesthetic experience of the visual world. The effects of light are critical for our comprehending of what we see, as subtle variations in light enable us to understand properties such as form, texture, depth, and even atmosphere. We even seem to recognize objects not so much by their details as by the manner in which they are illuminated: individual clouds can take on an infinite variety of shades or shapes, but all clouds tend to filter and diffuse light in similar ways; and when we see sunlight coming through a forest, it is not the specific leaves and branches so much as the tones and contrast that affect us aesthetically. In order to emphasize light and atmosphere, I create paintings that are generally simple, ignoring color and most of the other details that makeup real objects. The result is often a stylized depiction of the world, an unreal realism tuned to the imperfections of our perception."
RESUME
Lives and works in San Diego and Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
1995 MS in Neuroscience, University of California San Diego
1991 BS in Psychobiology, University of California Los Angeles
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 GaGa Gallery, Insa-dong, Seoul, Korea
2012 MayJune Gallery, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
2011 Specifically Ambiguous, LAUNCH, Los Angeles, CA
2010 _scaped, LAUNCH, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Observations, Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2008 Black-and-White Paintings and Color Photographs, Four Walls, San Diego, CA
2006 A Travel Log of Fireflies, Four Walls, San Diego, CA
2005 Pattern and Contrast, Four Walls, San Diego, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 ArtPad SF, with LAUNCH, San Francisco, CA
2012 Hong Kong Contemporary, with Charlie K Artspace, Hong Kong
2012 LA Art Show, Modern and Contemporary, with LAUNCH, Los Angeles, CA
2011 MK2 Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2011 ArtPad SF, with LAUNCH, San Francisco, CA
2010 Tarfest, Juried by Edward Robinson, LACMA, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Juried by Franklin Sirmans, LACMA & Allie Subotnick, Hammer
Museum, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2009 Context and Construct, Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2008 Aboutness, SB London, Los Angeles, CA.
2007 Juried Group Show, District 117, San Diego, CA
2006 Stephen Beck Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
Monarch Fine Art, La Jolla, CA
Gifted, Four Walls, San Diego, CA
Adorn, San Diego, CA
Truck Show, Thread, San Diego, CA
Space, San Diego, CA
2005 Adorn, San Diego, CA
2004 Adorn, San Diego, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010 "Todd Carpenter, Painter of Light," FABRIK, December.
Interview: "Todd Carpenter," Off-Ramp, SCPR, November.
2008 "Continuing and Recommended," ArtScene, July/August, p.28.
"Raw: Out and About at the Galleries," San Diego Visual Arts Network, June.
"The Light Touch," California Home & Design, May, p. 68, repro.
San Diego City Beat, May 28, p.19, repro.
2006 "Preview," San Diego City Beat, preview, November, repro.
"Talk of the Walk, Galleries Pour It On," La Jolla Village News, October 5, repro.
"March Exhibition at Space," University Heights News, March, repro.
2005 San Diego Architecture Downtown guidebook, cover photograph, repro.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Instructor in fields of Neuroscience and Photography, NewSchool of Architecture & Design, San Diego.
ARTIST STATEMENT
"In my paintings I attempt to portray light, space, and atmosphere. One of the things that interest me is the role light plays in our recognition and aesthetic experience of the visual world. The effects of light are critical for our comprehending of what we see, as subtle variations in light enable us to understand properties such as form, texture, depth, and even atmosphere. We even seem to recognize objects not so much by their details as by the manner in which they are illuminated: individual clouds can take on an infinite variety of shades or shapes, but all clouds tend to filter and diffuse light in similar ways; and when we see sunlight coming through a forest, it is not the specific leaves and branches so much as the tones and contrast that affect us aesthetically. In order to emphasize light and atmosphere, I create paintings that are generally simple, ignoring color and most of the other details that makeup real objects. The result is often a stylized depiction of the world, an unreal realism tuned to the imperfections of our perception."
RESUME
Lives and works in San Diego and Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
1995 MS in Neuroscience, University of California San Diego
1991 BS in Psychobiology, University of California Los Angeles
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 GaGa Gallery, Insa-dong, Seoul, Korea
2012 MayJune Gallery, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
2011 Specifically Ambiguous, LAUNCH, Los Angeles, CA
2010 _scaped, LAUNCH, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Observations, Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2008 Black-and-White Paintings and Color Photographs, Four Walls, San Diego, CA
2006 A Travel Log of Fireflies, Four Walls, San Diego, CA
2005 Pattern and Contrast, Four Walls, San Diego, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 ArtPad SF, with LAUNCH, San Francisco, CA
2012 Hong Kong Contemporary, with Charlie K Artspace, Hong Kong
2012 LA Art Show, Modern and Contemporary, with LAUNCH, Los Angeles, CA
2011 MK2 Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2011 ArtPad SF, with LAUNCH, San Francisco, CA
2010 Tarfest, Juried by Edward Robinson, LACMA, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Juried by Franklin Sirmans, LACMA & Allie Subotnick, Hammer
Museum, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2009 Context and Construct, Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2008 Aboutness, SB London, Los Angeles, CA.
2007 Juried Group Show, District 117, San Diego, CA
2006 Stephen Beck Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
Monarch Fine Art, La Jolla, CA
Gifted, Four Walls, San Diego, CA
Adorn, San Diego, CA
Truck Show, Thread, San Diego, CA
Space, San Diego, CA
2005 Adorn, San Diego, CA
2004 Adorn, San Diego, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010 "Todd Carpenter, Painter of Light," FABRIK, December.
Interview: "Todd Carpenter," Off-Ramp, SCPR, November.
2008 "Continuing and Recommended," ArtScene, July/August, p.28.
"Raw: Out and About at the Galleries," San Diego Visual Arts Network, June.
"The Light Touch," California Home & Design, May, p. 68, repro.
San Diego City Beat, May 28, p.19, repro.
2006 "Preview," San Diego City Beat, preview, November, repro.
"Talk of the Walk, Galleries Pour It On," La Jolla Village News, October 5, repro.
"March Exhibition at Space," University Heights News, March, repro.
2005 San Diego Architecture Downtown guidebook, cover photograph, repro.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Instructor in fields of Neuroscience and Photography, NewSchool of Architecture & Design, San Diego.