Caroline Walker (artist) explained

Caroline Walker
Birth Date:1982
Birth Place:Dunfermline
Alma Mater:Glasgow School of Art
Royal College of Art
Movement:Feminist Art Movement

Caroline Walker (born 1982) is a Scottish-born contemporary visual artist based in London. She is known for voyeuristic paintings of women working.[1] [2] [3]

Walker was born in Dunfermline.[4]

Education

Walker obtained a bachelor's degree in painting from Glasgow School of Art. She earned her master's degree from Royal College of Art in London.[5]

Work

Walker used to conceptualize scenes and hire models to depict it. She would take photographs and use it as a source in constructing oil paintings. In 2016, she began exploring the streets of London to find anonymous subjects in natural settings.[6] [7] [8]

Walker captures intimate moments of women's lives. She is known for realistic paintings of women at work. She highlights overlooked jobs — such as in nail bars, salons, hotels, the household etc. — which are performed by women. There is a variety of socio-economic status among her subjects.

Walker's works emit a voyeuristic approach to the viewers, as seen from a vantage point through windows, bannisters or from a certain height. It is further emphasized by how her works are often large, making it easy to envision oneself stepping into the scene.[9]

Walker's art often exhibits overtly painterly attributes. Color is an important element for her so as to evoke a painting's aura or ambience.[10]

Caroline Walker's work is featured in international US-based collections such as the Pérez Art Museum Miami, and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, both in Florida.[11]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. News: Millington . Ruth . 6 Contemporary Feminist Artists Active Today by Ruth Millington . 17 February 2021 . Rise Art . 10 March 2020.
  2. News: Scantlebury . Abigail . The 'invisible' female workers of London – in pictures . 17 February 2021 . The Guardian . Guardian News & Media Limited . 26 October 2019.
  3. News: Mansfield . Susan . Art reviews: Caroline Walker at Ingleby John Byrne at Glasgow Print Studio . 17 February 2021 . www.scotsman.com . JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. . en.
  4. Web site: Caroline Walker . ARTUNER Curated Contemporary Art . 17 February 2021.
  5. News: Boddington . Ruby . Caroline Walker paints the unseen women of London's service industries . 17 February 2021 . www.itsnicethat.com . en.
  6. News: Spicer . Emily . Caroline Walker: 'Who we perceive to be the maker of an image affects how we consume it' . 17 February 2021 . studio international.
  7. News: Caroline Walker - 41 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy . 17 February 2021 . Artsy.
  8. Web site: Caroline Walker Artist Profile, Exhibitions & Artworks . ocula.com . Ocula Ltd. . 17 February 2021 . en . 17 February 2021.
  9. News: Newman . Martin . Bad Intent: Caroline Walker's Paintings Give an Uneasy Edge to the Lifestyles of the rich and fabulous . 17 February 2021 . HuffPost UK . 31 July 2013 . en.
  10. News: Black . Holly . Caroline Walker's Paintings of Women Reclaim the Gaze . 17 February 2021 . ELEPHANT . 28 October 2018.
  11. Web site: Dusting Ornaments Late Morning March . 2024-05-29 . Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami . en-US.
  12. Web site: Society . Contemporary Art . Suite of works by Caroline Walker acquired for Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate . Contemporary Art Society . 17 February 2021 . 28 March 2018.
  13. Web site: Caroline Walker Not Going Out (2017) Artsy . www.artsy.net . 17 February 2021 . en.
  14. Web site: Caroline Walker on Transience and Domestic Spaces . ELEPHANT . 17 February 2021 . 30 April 2018.
  15. News: How artists are coping with quarantine . 17 February 2021 . Apollo Magazine . 13 May 2020.
  16. News: Striking paintings by Caroline Walker of her mother cooking, cleaning and tidying at home . 17 February 2021 . Creative Boom . 16 March 2020 . en.
  17. Web site: Caroline Walker, Drafting, 2019 . GRIMM . 17 February 2021 . en.

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