ANN CRAVEN: ANIMALS BIRDS FLOWERS MOONS
By: Elena Clavarino
April 2021
For the American artist Ann Craven, the moon is an ideal
subjectfor a painting. “It’s a variable that’s constant but changing …
perfect for my work.” Craven is fascinated with the cyclical
quality of life, with memory, time, and change. She paints in
bold strokes,the childlike simplicity of her subjects layered
with references to photographs, other paintings, and historical
works. Craven’spaintings are divided across Karma’s three spaces,
each accompanied by a monograph. The texts align with Craven’s
assorted animals, flowers, birds, and moons, images she “revisits”
over and over again.
IMAGE:
Ann Craven
“Snowy Owls (after Audubon, Blue Night with Full Moon, Again),” 2021
2021
Watercolor on paper
30 x 22 inches
