Reality is subjective and is shaped by individual life experiences, social norms and conventions. The more numerous these influences are, the more diverse the understanding of the world. In the exhibition “Terence Carr – My Reality III”, the artist Terence Carr presents an excerpt from his personal perception of reality, which has been shaped by his eventful life.
Born in Kenya, Carr left Africa to pursue a military career in the British army. After being stationed in Germany, however, he decided to leave the army and study art education in Augsburg, before embarking on his career as a freelance artist.
Carr works mainly sculpturally with chainsaw and wood, whereby the traces of the chainsaw blade on the finished sculptures clearly show his artistic approach. Surprisingly, despite this rustic approach, Carr’s work often consists of an extremely delicate and detailed ensemble of various elements, objects and figures that are carefully painted. He gives the individual figurative elements of his sculptures a clear and often intense coloration, which is supplemented by graphic details where necessary, and Carr also transfers his working method to the wall by creating reliefs.
His oeuvre combines the different phases of the artist’s life in a fascinating way. African and Western European influences can be found in equal measure in his works of art. He packs serious themes under colorful layers of paint, sometimes subtle and symbolic, sometimes clear and direct, always wild and expressive.