Summary
After working for almost a decade as a graphic designer, Carpner peeled graphic symbols off the printed page and gave them new life as patterns and motifs. Finally free of fonts, templates, and T-squares, Carpner began to express himself in free-flowing organic lines and leafy abstractions. Drawn to serpentine outlines and razor-sharp cut-outs, his textile prints for Swedish luxury retailer Svenskt Tenn stopped onlookers in their tracks. In 'Winter Oak', which Svenskt Tenn produced in 2004, the harsh reality of the Nordic winter was recreated in a tangle of bare tree branches depicted solemnly against the stark January sky. "I've always been fascinated by how people try to tame nature despite knowing they'll never actually succeed," [Carpner] said. "It's the wildness in nature that gives it its beauty.
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To Capture the Untamable
After working for almost a decade as a graphic designer, Carpner peeled graphic symbols off the printed page and gave them new life as patterns and motifs. Fin...
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