Welcome Carmen Larsen

Carmen Larsen was born in the city of East London in South Africa in 1982 and moved to Johannesburg at 9 where she lived until the age of 14. She then immigrated with her family to Vancouver, Canada. She most recently worked from a studio located in the Gam Gallery (www.gamgallery.com) Carmen has an eclectic background in the Arts and Creative fields with professional experience in Design, Event coordination, and Marketing. Carmen works part time in Marketing for Joel Berman Glass Studios, an Architectural glass company founded and manufactured in Vancouver. Her educational history includes diplomas achieved through various Art institute’s and programs in Vancouver including The Vancouver Film school and Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, as well as a collection of independent creative projects with marketing consultants, photography studios, fashion designers and professional artists over the last 13 years.

Her work as an artist is heavily inspired by her ongoing fascination with philosophy, ancient studies, symbolism, mysticism, metaphysics, abstraction, transformation and reforming of objects. Carmen works in a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, photography, writing and wearable designs. Her newest work is derived from a profoundly more personal approach and raises awareness of critical social issues. Carmen possesses a strong passion for community and social work and views art as a medium by which to evoke compassionate thinking and stimulate change. She is active member of the Arts community and is involved in many fundraising and awareness initiatives specific to the Women of the DTES and those exoeriencing a life with and around mental illness. Recycling and rebirthing of objects and materials is a common reoccurrence in her work in any medium. Her work embodies an overall eerily dark yet romantic sensation, through feminine, surreal imagery and intensely saturated colours. Her paintings and drawings consist of many detailed layers, organic textures and rich gel glosses creating visual depth.

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