Relief Paintings - Carolyn Oberst

Carolyn Oberst

Relief Paintings
Statement
Sock Doll Drawings + Collage
Paintings
Sewn Collages
Distressed Doll Paintings
Other Doll Paintings
Cross Shaped Endangered Species Paintings
Framed Still Life Paintings

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My work falls on the cusp of fun and scary. These most recent images are a comment on the state of our contemporary lives. They are fractured and frantic, but also animated and colorful.

The vintage toy images are used to express that childhood, and by implication, adult life as well, isn’t what it used to be. We’re all more fractured, busier, and bombarded with input than we ever were before.

On the other hand, complication, juxtapositions, multi-tasking, etc., can be fun and interesting. Although challenging, our modern lives are not dull or boring. The oil on wood relief and bright colors give the paintings a hopeful, happy feel, capturing the upbeat side of this new order. In this way I’m depicting both the positive (fun) and negative (scary) sides of these issues and giving expression to many feelings at the same time.

Argyle Sock Dolls - Arabesque

52"h. x 62"w. x 2"d., oil on wood relief, 2009

Argyle Sock Dolls - Arabesque

Kachina Spirit

Kachina Spirit Excerpt #1

Kachina Spirit Excerpt #2

Monkey See Monkey Do

Small Monkey Excerpt

Large Monkey Excerpt

The Frog Prince Pines for Love

The Frog Prince Excerpt

Irrational Exhuberance

Irrational Exuberance Excerpt

Stepping Out

Sock Doll Greeting

On The Move

Sock Doll

Nuclear Family #2

Nuclear Family 2 Excerpt

White Rabbit Square

© Carolyn Oberst 2010