Communication is ubiquitous and diverse. Through my paintings, I am able to creatively express the lack of personal connection in the Information Age. My inspiration is the written and verbal information within the world. Whether it be the literature I read, media I view, individuals I encounter, or stories I am so graciously told, each work of art is a direct representation of the mass amounts of information I encounter.
In the era of postmodernism, when the definition of everything is being criticized, my paintings are an abstracted conceptual reconstruction of the jumbled thoughts I am discussing in my mind. By conducting a dialectic dialogue with myself, based on experiential and cultural education, I am able to come to an eclectic conclusion consciously exerting these thoughts onto canvas.
Rather than create a distinguishable image of an object or scene, I convey communication in a consciously streaming visual narrative. By composing typographical language with a graffito aesthetic, using distinct lines and bold color schemes, I can freely express the ideas in my mind and communicate them with viewers in hopes of beginning a conversation.
- Caleb Sarvis 2022.
Education
2017
BA, Studio Art
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
2015
BA, Graphic Design
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
Solo Exhibitions
2022
The Yards Collective
Don't Box Me In
Rochester, NY
2016
Orange Olive Hair Gallery
Charlotte, NC
Residencies
2018
The Yards Collective
Rochester, NY
Publications
The Leftovers, 2022
Collection of Poems from 2018-2021
Curated Exhibitions
2021
The Crows Nest
East Coast Pacific
North Myrtle Beach, SC
The Crows Nest
Salon De Shack
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Group Exhibitions
2021
Serving the People
What Will We Tell Next Year
Virtual
2020
311 Gallery
Your Place at the Table
Raleigh, NC
Serving the People
Fashion Week
Virtual
Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery
Quarantine Creatives
Virtual
Serving the People
Yard Sale
Virtual
2019
Effusion Gallery
Key West, FL
2018
Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester, NY