Elisa Contemporary Art is pleased to present_ Current Motion_, a solo exhibit of new and recent works by Kauai artist, Carol Bennett in a public art space at Saint Peter’s Church, Narthex Gallery, in New York.

Current Motion is a poetic retreat from ordinary life and into a meditative voyage below the surface, and specifically below the surface of the Ocean. The viewer will experience being in a state “flow” – where the currents of the ocean suspend life and self, and the unexpected floats to the surface. The exhibit will focus on her paintings portraying swimmers and underwater creatures.

For Carol, the act of swimming underwater is similar to the process of painting – the body floats and the mind drifts. Carol’s fascination with the swimmer imagery began when she was living in Los Angeles and swimming at the LA Athletic Club. According to Carol, “The floor beneath the pool, with its ethereal skylight, was an underwater observation room…used by Olympic coaches in the 1920’s. I would feel like a voyeur, watching the swimmer’s private time and drawing in their beauty. I became the swimmer I observed in the images I later created.”

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