Violet Carmack

I create fictional visual biographies that examine identity, time, and memory. The imagery is a combination of abstraction and realism with a focus on metaphor and symbolism. Each of these mixed media works is composed of intricate layers of pigmented beeswax, photographs, and abstract drawings. The photographic elements are a fusion of reclaimed and reimagined vintage photographs, with my own digital photographs that I combine and repurpose to add narrative texture. I manipulate the image by exaggerating, adding and subtracting physical attributes to create illusory detail. Each series emerges from an imagined fellowship, community, geographic location, or cultural bond, deepening the narrative connections within my work.