by admin | Oct 23, 2020 | Democracy Art
27th Assembly Dist. (NY), The Woman Suffrage Party, detail of photo from The Woman Citizen, Oct. 6, 1917. These suffragists are knitting for the troops and showing their patriotism as they pursue their goal of gaining the right to vote. Historical knitting circles are...
by admin | Jun 29, 2020 | Democracy Art
© Nick Cave, Soundsuit (detail), 2009, Smithsonian American Art Museum Learning about Racism from Artist Nick Cave Nick Cave is one of the most well-regarded visual artists in America today. His identity as a Black man deeply informs his art. He made his first...
by admin | Feb 19, 2020 | Democracy Art
Monumental Work For years, when I looked up from the desk in my law office, I would see a large poster photograph of The Pont Neuf Wrapped by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. It showed the historic Paris bridge covered with golden fabric, as people and buses traveled across...
by admin | Jul 16, 2019 | Democracy Art, Food, Land, and Water
Photo from the Amphibian Road Crossing Volunteer Manual, North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, VT, Feb. 2019. Making Ideas Visual People often ask me: “What is the thought process behind your artwork?” It’s a process that starts with a concept related to something...
by admin | Apr 16, 2019 | Democracy Art
© 2019 Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, At the Expense of Democracy, wood knick knack shelf, yarn, mulberry paper, vintage postcards, acrylic paint, distorted corporate logos, reed, U.S. currency, wire, leather, 26 x 26 x 10 inches. A sculptural allegory about money in American...
by admin | Nov 16, 2018 | Democracy Art
Cabbages, immigrants, and terrorism Recent events in the news sharpened the meaning of the sculpture taking shape on my workbench. The sculpture began as an exploration of commonalities among the people through food. I was specifically interested in the Minnesota Iron...
