Here’s Looking at You
In both bodies of work, Karver’s art is an intricate blend of old techniques and modern technology. While webcams and airport X-ray machines are new, voyeurism and its implications are things we have always thought about. There’s a tension between the desire to connect and the desire for privacy, wanting to peek and feeling ashamed of our curiosity. What more is the Internet, really, than a new way to do the same things we’ve always done - talk, show off, exchange information, express our love or anger? And airport security screeners are the modern equivalent to shaking hands (an ancient custom that proves to others you have no weapon in your hand).
Karver’s show will be up at the Morris Graves Museum of Art (636 F Street in Eureka) through March 25. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. While you’re there, check out the other interesting shows they have, including Orr Marshall’s retrospective, A Bridge to Japan, Amy Bouse’s vivid abstracts and Frederick Hazard’s found-object iron sculptures in the sculpture garden.
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