Born in Port Chester, New York in 1948, he lived in Berlin, Germany with his family from 1962 1967.
While attending the Maryland Institute of Art, he was introduced to the airbrush as a vehicle to achieve the translucent surface he was seeking. Using drafting techniques learned earlier and utilizing a stage-set environment, he began to incorporate both inanimate objects with land and sea wildlife as subjects in surreal compositions.
In recent years, his art has become a means to explore diverse relationships between objects and surface, using the tromp l'oeil effect to achieve luminous qualities of depth and space.
The recipient of dozens of awards and honors since 1978, James Carter has exhibited widely, including one-man shows in Washington, D.C., New York City and Los Angeles, California. His works are also included in major corporate and municipal collections, including: Christian Dior, Inc., New York, NY; The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut; The City of Miami, Florida; Yale University, New Haven Connecticut and United Jersey Banks, Princeton, New Jersey.
View Mr. Carter’s “How To” video here.
