Drake Carr
Drake Carr (born 1993, Flint, Michigan) is an American artist primarily known for his paintings and drawings of art and fashion luminaries and large-scale, cut-out works.[1] Carr has exhibited his artwork across the United States at numerous exhibitions including Ethan James Green's New York Life Gallery, FIERMAN gallery, Situations gallery, and Anat Ebgi gallery in Los Angeles.[2][3] Carr and Sabrina Bockler co-illustrated Samuel R. Delany’s book, Big Joe (Inpatient Press, 2021).[4][5][6][7]
Work
[edit]Carr was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1993. 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.[8] His works move across various medium in drawing, painting, cut-outs, sculpture, and installation.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Díaz, Devan (January 2022). "Devan Díaz on Drake Carr". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Drake Carr on Service and Searching for Connection". Whitewall. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ Scarabelli, Taylore (2022-08-24). "Drake Carr On Horny Art, Dive Bars, and Samuel R. Delany". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Samuel R. Delany, Sabrina Bockler and Drake Carr - BIG JOE". Printed Matter. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ 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 2023-03-03.
- ^ "The Unfree Love of 'Big Joe'". tribunemag.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Mississippi mudpuppies: Samuel R. Delany's 'Big Joe'". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ Meter, William Van (2023-01-17). "Artist Drake Carr Is Capturing Real-Time Glamour, Live-Drawing Retro Fashion at New York Life Gallery". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Drake Carr: Service". SITUATIONS. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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