Cara Thayer
and Louie Van Patten are two painters that actually collaborate together to
create a single piece of artwork. Their goal is to create works that look
unified as if done by only one artist. Painting alone is difficult enough but
two artists painting on a canvas seems much more complex. They create subjects
mainly of the human skin. The figures are shown in a traditional way but under
modern (florescent) lighting giving it an updated appearance.
Thayer was
born in 1981 and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago. Van Patten was born in 1985 and received an Associates
degree from the Des Moines Area Community College.
Watching
the video of them collaborate on the piece is pretty awesome because of the
fact that they actually paint on the canvas at the same time, which was
unexpected. The link is above and I’d definitely recommend checking it out.
I find the
fact that they are so young to be an inspiring factor. Seeing all these artists
who have been creating for forty years or more can seem intimidating. However,
these two artists have shown that it is possible at any age to have solo
exhibitions and make a living off of art.
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