CG x 6397 Carrie Oyama Concert T

Our latest round of Creative Growth graphic t-shirts celebrates the incredible talent of Creative Growth artists and the 50th anniversary of the Creative Growth! The Carrie Oyama Concert T features artwork by Creative Growth artist Carrie Oyama. Carrie Oyama’s drawings dance across the page as a multi-layered visual performance. Her work is inherently expressive in its line quality, which effectively communicates a complex understanding of the human body as it moves through space. Oyama’s figures are taken either from photographs or the depths of her imagination and memory, and are often executed with her non-dominant hand. Oyama occasionally accentuates her ink drawings with varied washes of color that float with iridescent or pale-hued veils. The artist possesses a rich artistic background, having majored in fine arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York in the late 1960s. It was also in New York that Carrie was involved in the Pedestrian Art Movement and participated in performances at the Whitney Museum and Judson Church before moving to Berkeley in 1979. Oyama arrived at Creative Growth in the 1980s, a tenure in which she largely experimented with soft sculpture and ceramics. Since 2014, Carrie has concentrated on drawing delicate and refined compositions that connect to her past experiences and subconscious mind. All proceeds from sales of this t-shirt will go back to Creative Growth. This is our way of participating in and supporting the Creative Growth community. We hope these t-shirts will impart to you the same sort of magic that the experience of Creative Growth has given back to us over the years. Learn more about Creative Growth at www.creativegrowth.org The Concert T is 100% cotton and has a true-to-size fit. Made in Peru, Printed in Brooklyn