ETNA World presents: Contemporary Fine Art in America & the World

Born into an artistic family, Carrie Graber was, from a very young age, encouraged to explore her creative side. Her father was a graphic designer and small business owner, and was the first to inspire her and provide an environment conducive to drawing and painting. From such beginnings, Graber’s love for the artistic world led her to pursue formal studies, and ultimately, she was accepted into the esteemed Art Center in California at the Art Center, Graber was finally able to immerse herself in the study of the human figure - a subject she had been fascinated by from very early on. Although she was required to attend her life-drawing class only once a week, she found herself there almost every day. In addition, she and some fellow students developed their own informal group, in which they shared the duties of posing for one another while the rest of the group created drawings, studying the curves and contours of each subject. Thus, Graber’s love for the human figure blossomed, and after graduating with distinguished honors, she strove to further improve her technique, using herself as a model, posing for self-timed portraits with her camera, and experimenting in her father’s darkroom.

Rather than relying on overt color to convey her vision, Graber constantly challenges herself to create the perfect composition of light and contrast, and the resulting luminescent glow that surrounds her figures and objects has caught the eyes of collectors and admirers around the world. Her work captures the beauty and subtlety - the nuances that are so often overlooked - in the ordinary moments of life. Her compositions burst with dramatic light sources, and her interior environments come alive as her soft, realistic and bold approach warms the viewer's senses.

By the young age of 27, Graber had already accumulated an impressive number of accolades and awards. With her warm tones and exquisite control of illumination, she is now considered by scholars and art critics to be one of the most exciting and collectible of America’s up-and-coming artists.

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	CARRIE GRABER At the age of 27, Carrie has become an exciting and emerging artist as her soft, romantic style has spawned interest throughout the U.S. and Europe. Focusing on subtext visions, which are often overlooked, she composes settings bursting with dramatic light sources. Carrie's depictions of various interior environments come alive as her bold, yet subtle approach warms the viewers' senses.
Born into an artistic family, Carrie Graber was, from a very young age, encouraged to explore her creative side. Her father was a graphic designer and small business owner, and was the first to inspire her and provide an environment conducive to drawing and painting. From such beginnings, Graber’s love for the artistic world led her to pursue formal studies, and ultimately, she was accepted into the esteemed Art Center in California at the Art Center, Graber was finally able to immerse herself in the study of the human figure - a subject she had been fascinated by from very early on. Although she was required to attend her life-drawing class only once a week, she found herself there almost every day. In addition, she and some fellow students developed their own informal group, in which they shared the duties of posing for one another while the rest of the group created drawings, studying the curves and contours of each subject. Thus, Graber’s love for the human figure blossomed, and after graduating with distinguished honors, she strove to further improve her technique, using herself as a model, posing for self-timed portraits with her camera, and experimenting in her father’s darkroom. Rather than relying on overt color to convey her vision, Graber constantly challenges herself to create the perfect composition of light and contrast, and the resulting luminescent glow that surrounds her figures and objects has caught the eyes of collectors and admirers around the world. Her work captures the beauty and subtlety - the nuances that are so often overlooked - in the ordinary moments of life. Her compositions burst with dramatic light sources, and her interior environments come alive as her soft, realistic and bold approach warms the viewer's senses. By the young age of 27, Graber had already accumulated an impressive number of accolades and awards. With her warm tones and exquisite control of illumination, she is now considered by scholars and art critics to be one of the most exciting and collectible of America’s up-and-coming artists.
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