Nathan Carter

Blue Short Burst (BLUE SHORT-BURST ALPHABOMBASTIC SMS MESSAGE BETWEEN SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO KNOW), c. 2009

Painted steel and neon

54 x 74 in (137.16 x 187.96 cm)

Edition. 4 of 8

$10,000

In his 2007 Hudson Showroom exhibition, Nathan Carter presented work deeply rooted in a fascination with how visual abstract codes represent a means of shorthand communication, amplifying the modernist strategies of Alexander Calder, Joan Miró, and other early 20th-century artists. This neon wall relief sculptural object is derived from myriad aspects of modern and contemporary society, including modes of transportation and mass communication devices.

About the artist

Nathan Carter

American

b. 1970

Best known for his brightly-colored, playful sculptures with idiosyncratic titles, Nathan Carter creates two- and three-dimensional works made from conventional materials such as Plexiglas, wire, and wood as well as small “street treasures” the artist finds on walks through his Brooklyn neighborhood. Like his drawings and collages on paper, Carter’s playful, delicate mobiles and standing sculptures possess a precarious sense of balance. The collection entitled “Radio Transmission Contraptions” (2008) demonstrates Carter’s ongoing interest in technologically moribund forms of communication.