Painter

Carroll Dunham

Carroll Dunham is an American painter whose work has moved between abstraction and cartoon-like figuration while using materials that include synthetic polymer paint, casein, and urethane paint.


Carroll Dunham quick facts

A concise reference for his materials, imagery, and painting approach.

Carroll Dunham quick facts
Born1949
NationalityAmerican
Paint mediaUrethane paint · synthetic polymer paint · Casein paint
Common supportsLinen · Wood
Common subjectsAbstract forms, cartoon-like figures, bodies, landscapes, trees, and recurring symbolic motifs
Known forCombining forceful drawing and color with an intuitive painting process that shifts between abstraction and figuration

Sources: Museum of Modern Art, MoMA: Ship, and MoMA: Untitled (1985).