Carol Caruso
In my paintings and prints I use elements from the world, which surrounds me. I like painting people engaged in activities. Some are like snapshots, scenes of daily life. Although they are personal, they are not exclusively autobiographical. Others are more complicated, often with religious or mythological themes. I consider my works to be narrative and I seek to create a unique world where imagination and reality are melded into a new experience. My work varies in scope from small, quick studies directly from life to more ambitious and complex stories with multiple figures. These works generally present a re-creation of an event in which I use elements from my other paintings, from current culture and from art history. With the aids of memory and imagination I seek to amplify feelings and insights, which are commonly held but often buried beneath the humdrum activities of daily life.

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