1990s Primitive-Futurism Oil, Enamel and Acrylic on Large Wood Board by Artist John M. Carnright (1945-2023)

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John Carnright (1945-2023) was a unique and multitalented artist. Many of his existing concepts, ideas, writings and visualizations were realized … Read more John Carnright (1945-2023) was a unique and multitalented artist. Many of his existing concepts, ideas, writings and visualizations were realized in completed paintings, as well as in his massive and impressive wood/stone sculptures. His art and writings appeared in hundreds of galleries and museums, in national and international arenas including Paris, Cologne, Budapest, Vienna, Linz, and Mira Flores, among others. During high school, Carnright established himself as a gifted writer /poet within the Beat Movement. By the 1980’s he was a well-known gallery artist in the prominent Avant Garde, Los Angeles, Kirk de Gooyer Gallery. Described by many as "a restless spirit, he was always expanding on his creative endeavors". His main body of work incorporated a vast array of futuristic and primal imagery that created a world not yet seen.

In this particular painting you can find a life sized human-like figure which is part of his " Cro Magnum Series". In it he is reflecting his deep interest in evolution and anthropology and exposing his belief in celestial forms. He coined the phrase, "Primitive Futurism" to describe "a connection to where we have been and where we are going". His paintings often depicted other worlds, and Carnright grappled with 'psychological and evolutionary forces", "rites of passage", "rituals of change" that frequently, exposed and connected our ancestral past, present and future. Some of his very large sculptures were inlaid with 12 million -300million-year-old fossils along with other natural elements such as semiprecious stones, metals, crystalized rock and petrified wood. Unfortunately this particular work is unsigned. I was told he didn't sign unless he was sure he would never touch it again.

His impressive body of work was widely collected by corporations and private collectors. Berman Sales is proud to present a sampling of his work here. Carnright was a published writer and poet in addition to his work as an artist. Aside from travelling the globe, by the 1990’s Carnright was busy working on an impressive sci-fi adventure novel, it was published under the title Aria Hahn. Supposedly Avatar used many of his ideas....... See less