Welcome to the Kyle Carter spotlight! We are really stoked to be introducing newcomer Kyle to the visionary art scene. We came across his exacting dry-point sacred geometry prints while perusing gigposters.com . Honestly they are beautiful. For those of you who don’t know, dry point is an ancient printmaking technique in which a stylus is scratched across the surface of a metal plate creating “wells” in the surface. Ink is applied to the plate and wiped off, the “wells” hold the remaining ink. The plate and paper are then sent through a press which applies pressure, driving paper and plate together and causing the inks to apply themselves to the surface of the paper. Its an amazing process and the precision with which Kyle draws this universal knowledge into a metal plate is amazing as well. Here’s Kyle in his own words….
Kyle Carter
Name:
Kyle Carter
Age:
20
City:
Austin
At what age did you know you wanted to be a professional artist?
The first time I ever considered building my future around being an
artist was when I was 15
Did you ever consider any other career?
I am still considering becoming an art teacher, and deciding whether I
want to or can take on that responsibility. I have always felt that
teaching is a great way to make a huge positive change in society,
especially teachers who have inspired me to learn. So I have always
thought it would be a very fulfilling profession, and a way to support
myself while working in a creative environment
Who is/are you favorite artist/s? Why?
I really like gig poster artists because they combine printmaking with
music, and create art for the pure love of it, with full knowing that
their poster may not make any money. I like to see artists with that
kind of dedication who are willing to sacrifice their time and energy
for art. Some of my favorite gigposter artists are DWITT, Angryblue,
Anville, Aaron Horkey, The Small Stakes, and John Howard, to name a few
What is your favorite piece you’ve created and why?
This is my favorite piece (Merkabah), because I remember having lots
of intense synchronicity in my life pertaining to the piece and
sacred geometry while completing the plate. For example, I learned
that the pyramid Khafre, the middle pyramid in the Giza complex in
Egypt, is located almost exactly 30 degrees above the equator of the
earth, similar to how if you enclose a hexagram into a circle, draw a
line dividing it between the top and bottom of the circle (the
“equator”), the 2 points of the downwards pointing triangle are
exactly 30 degrees above the equator. This example of the importance
of sacred geometry to the formation of our physical universe really
intrigued me, and became more obvious after completing this piece.
- Breathe in breathe out Merkaba meditation
What medium do you work in? What is your process to complete art?
I am most comfortable doing printmaking, because the process is very
developed and drawn out- you have to begin with the end in mind. This
fits my creative style better because I think I am better at
developing an idea over time than making spontaneous artistic
decisions (my greatest fear to overcome in art is making mistakes)
What is your favorite color. Why do you think it is?
My favorite color is blue because it is a calming color to me. The
human eye can see more shades of blue than any other color.
Do you listen to music while you work? If so what kind?
When working I listen to lots of heavy stuff (Sleep, Electric Wizard,
Mastodon, Melvins), weird music (Mr. Bungle, Lightning Bolt, Ween),
trip hop (Massive Attack, Portishead) and electronic music (Amon
Tobin, Battles, Tortoise, Four Tet).
Do you have your own studio? If not where do you work?
The majority of my design work goes on in my bedroom, I print in
either the studios at University of Texas or at Eureka Designs, which
is a t-shirt print shop where I have worked for some time. eurekascreenprint
What moves you to create psychedelic or visionary art?
Personal experiences, research, and meditation inspire me to make art
And lastly!!!!!
Here is another t-shirt I’m printing very soon for the show..
the front
- Can I please have one in every color????
The back
Just a little more Kyle for you…..
I read in the book I have indefinitely borrowed from UT’s library,
titled “Mandala,” that contains a passage that inspired the decisions
i made in this design.
“According to [Carl] Jung, the circle symbolized essentially the
processes of nature or the cosmos as a whole, while the square refers
to the universe as conceived and projected by man. The circle
represents both the subconscious and the superconscious aspects of
nature, whereas the square is related to the conscious rational
aspects. In their integration these two represent a holistic world
view” (Jose and Miriam Arguelles, MANDALA, 38)
So the roots made out of squares represent the grounding process in
meditation, and my connection to people I know in the physical
universe. The circles (arranged in the golden ratio) above the figure
represent tapping into the cosmos through meditation, and the
evolution of consciousness.
So …..TWENTY years old….we’re feeling pretty good about the future of the human race right now…you?
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