BLAKE CARTER
All of Us Series
 841 of Us (Supplicant Hands - White)Ink on Panel. 30x30. $3000. |  879 of Us (Supplicant Hands - Black)Acrylic, Ink on Panel. 30x30. $3000. |  All of Us (Rainier)Ink on Panel. 36x48. Sold. |  1740 of Us (Progress)Acrylic on Panel. 36x48. $4000. |  All of Us (Hand)Ink on Paper. 30x24. $1500. |  742 of Us (Imagine)Ink on Panel. 48x36. Sold. |
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 Ascent of the Blessed and Fall of the Damned into HellAcrylic on Panel. 36x48. $4000 |  1049 of Us (Space)Ink on Board. 36x48. $2000. |
All of Us Series
 87 of Us (Yellow)Acrylic on Paper. 30x22. $1500. |  81 of Us (Blue)Acrylic on Paper. 30x22. $1500. |  81 of Us (Green)Acrylic on Paper. 30x22. $1500. |  81 of Us (Red)Acrylic on Paper. 30x22. $1500. |  70 of Us (Falling)Ink on Paper. 30x24. $1500. |  Pynchon’s RainbowAcrylic on Paper. 30x22. $1500 |
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 18 of Us (Angels, Saints, & Demons)Acrylic on Paper. 30x22. $1500. |  Enemy of the EstateAcrylic on Panel. 36x48. $4000 |
The Artist
Blake Carter’s recent drawings abound in dichotomies. Crudely scribbled figures are arranged into carefully structured compositions, and though the pieces are figural, they appear abstract at a distance. The figures look repetitive until closer inspection reveals that each one is unique.
Conceptually, the grouped figures suggest a sense of togetherness and community. Each of us are flawed, but with organization and collaboration, we as a society can prosper. Most of the figures are anonymous, like the people we see but don’t get to know in everyday life. A few cultural and historical references playfully invite a closer look.
Blake’s choice of drawing on porous substrates adds an expressionist element of risk, limiting any possible revisions and creating a record of his time-intensive process. While expressionism is often associated with impulsive, emotional outbursts, the pieces show a carefully controlled balance.
Education
Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA:
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art Major
Artists Studied Under
Keiko Hara
Tsong Pu
Museum Collections
Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, IL:
University of Chicago
Collections
City of Kent
Body of Work
2009-12: Composers (available)
2009-15: Scooters (sold out)
2012: New Landscape Paintings (sold out)
2012-16: Pedestrians (closed)
2017-current: All of Us (available)