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USA
Appalachia
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Mayodan, NC
Binford "Benny" Carter
1943-
Environment, Mixed media painter and sculptures
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Information:
Benny began painting in 1991 after he was laid off from a copper mill in Pine Hall North Carolina, saying now that "I make art because I just have to." He paints in extraordinary detail and creates colorful, satirical sculptures, massive birdhouses and clocks.
His home on Peach Orchard Road is filled with his paintings, and his property is a startling folk art environment worth a visit for itself.
Benny originally painted scenes of rural North Carolina in a primitive style. Over time his work has become very detailed and precise, his paintings taking many days to complete. His work includes miniature paintings, some no larger than 1 inch by 1 inch. His most collected works have been his renderings of New York City, including several capturing the destruction of September 11, 2001, and the memorials that grew from it.
All images and biographical info are graciously provided by FocalArt Gallery.
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Bibliography:
"Detour Art—Outsider, Folk Art, and Visionary Folk Art Environments Coast to Coast, Art and Photographs from the Collection of Kelly Ludwig" by Kelly Ludwig, Kansas City Star Books, 2007.
On DVD - Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations, "Eastern Weaseling", KCPT, Kansas City Public Television, 2002.
"20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art" by Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johnson, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 1993.
"Self-Made Worlds: Visionary Environments" by Roger Manley and Mark Sloan, Aperture, New York, 1997.
"Light of the Spirit : Portraits of Southern Outsider Artists" by Karekin Goekjian and Robert Peacock, University of Mississippi Press, 1998.
"Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, McFarland & Company, 2000.
"Wos Up Man?" Selections from the Joseph D. and Janet M. Sheen Collection of Self-taught Art" by Joyce Henri Robinson, Palmer Museum of Art, 2005.
"Weird Carolina" by Roger Manley, Sterling Publishing Co. 2007.
"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations Coast to Coast Travel-o-Pedia" by Randy Mason, et. al., Kansas City Star Books, 2009. |
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