Tree
by Kelsey Zalimeni
Carole Feuerman's 'Tree' invests the human form with refreshing simplicity and innocent purity. Delicately posed with a downward gaze, the figure emanates a coy comfortability in her state of exposure. Her slender frame and dainty features imply both a gentle nature and physical youth.
'Tree with Leaves', 2011
Oil on Resin Sculpture with Interactive Projection, Dimensions Variable, Private Collection
The swim cap upon her head is green and leafy, purposing itself as an organic adornment in place of its usual utility role. The tree stump beneath the figure reinforces the naturalistic theme while serving as a pedestal. Tying the piece together is the multicolor digital projection of leaves onto the surface. This mechanism adds a layer of complexity to the work, as it fuses a classic form of artmaking with new media. This sculpture floats between dreamlike and realist, innocence and confidence... which, in turn, is truly ideal.
Carole A. Feuerman
Carole A. Feuerman is an American sculptor and author working in Superrealism. She is credited with starting the movement in the late 1970s. She is known for her figurative works of swimmers and dancers. Her work is in the selected collections of thirty-five museums, owned by the City of Peekskill, New York, and the City of Sunnyvale California, Former President Clinton, the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Mr. Steven Cohen, Maluma, Andrea Bocelli, Alexandre Bartelle, and the Forbes Magazine Collection. In 2011, she founded the Carole A. Feuerman Sculpture Foundation. She lives and works in New York.