Carole Feuerman facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Carole A. Feuerman
Carole A. Feuerman
Born	Carole Ackerman September 21, 1945 Hartford, Connecticut
Education	School of Visual Arts, Hofstra University, Temple University
Known for	sculpture, installation art, painting, drawing, video art
Movement	Hyperrealism Superrealism

Carole A. Feuerman (born 1945) is an American sculptor and author. She is famous for her superrealist and hyperrealist art. This means her art looks incredibly real, almost like a photograph! She was one of the first artists to create hyperrealist art in the late 1970s. Carole is best known for her sculptures of swimmers and dancers. She uses different materials like resin, marble, and bronze to create her amazing works.

Carole Feuerman's art has been shown all over the world. You can find her sculptures in famous places like the Venice Biennale in Italy and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. Her art has also been displayed in public spaces, such as Park Avenue and Central Park in New York City.

Her sculptures are part of the permanent collections in 34 museums. They are also owned by cities like Sunnyvale, CA, and Peekskill, NY. Famous people like President Clinton and Dr. Henry Kissinger also own her art.

In 2011, Carole started the Carole A. Feuerman Sculpture Foundation. This foundation helps support sculpture art. She has written her own life story and published several books about her artwork.

Carole Feuerman's Art Journey

How Carole Feuerman Started (Before 1990)

Carole Feuerman went to the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She began her career as an illustrator. She even drew pictures for The New York Times. She also designed album covers for famous music groups like Alice Cooper and the Rolling Stones. In 1975, her artwork was on the cover of National Lampoon magazine.

In 1981, Carole's art was chosen by a jury at the Heckscher Museum. She showed her sculptures at Fordham University. She also joined a special program by the Guggenheim Museum to help people learn through art.

In 1985, Carole's art studio was used in a movie called Compromising Positions. The movie starred Susan Sarandon. This helped make Carole's art even more well-known.

In 1989, Carole worked on a big advertising campaign for Absolut Vodka. She created life-sized figures inside glass displays. These displays were driven around the streets of Los Angeles and Manhattan.

Art Shows in the 2000s

In 2000, the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art had a special show of Carole's sculptures. It was called “From Studio to Foundry: Three Decades of Sculpture by Carole A. Feuerman.”

In 2004, Carole's sculpture Sunburn was part of a traveling art show. This show, called “An American Odyssey, 1945/1980: Debating Modernism,” visited museums in Spain and New York.

In 2007, a book called “A History of Western Art” featured Carole and her sculpture Catalina. She also had a solo show called “By the Sea” in Venice, Italy. Her large sculptures Survival of Serena and Grande Catalina were shown there. She also exhibited in OPEN 2007, an international sculpture show.

In 2008, Carole created a painted bronze sculpture for Grounds for Sculpture. Her sculpture Survival of Serena won first prize at the Beijing International Art Biennale in China. Her huge sculpture Olympic Swimmer was chosen for the new Beijing Olympic Museum. She also had a solo show in Florence, Italy. Later, her sculpture Moran was shown in a special exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation. She also had a big show called “Silence-Passion-Expression” at the Amarillo Museum of Art in Texas.

In 2009, Carole was the main artist in a show called “46 XX” in Moscow, Russia.

Art from 2010 to 2014

In 2010, Carole's sculpture Monumental Shower was shown in Germany. Later that year, her sixth big art show, “Earth, Water, Air, Fire”, opened at the El Paso Museum of Art. This show included 52 of her works and her first video art. The museum later bought her sculpture Summer for its collection.

To remember the tenth anniversary of 9/11, Carole's bronze sphere New World – AM/PM was shown at New Jersey City University.

In May 2012, Carole showed her large sculpture Survival of Serena in New York City. This bronze sculpture was made for outdoor spaces. It was first placed in Petrosino Square.

In 2012, Carole's sculpture Quan was featured at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Michigan. This sculpture shows a woman balancing on a shiny steel ball. A huge 16-foot (4.9 m) bronze diver sculpture called The Golden Mean was also unveiled in Peekskill, New York.

In 2013, the City of Peekskill bought The Golden Mean to be a permanent monument. Another diver sculpture was made for her show in New York. Carole's sculpture General’s Daughter was a finalist in a portrait competition at the National Portrait Gallery.

In May 2014, a new sculpture by Carole called Double Diver was given to the City of Sunnyvale, California. This huge sculpture weighs 2½ tons. It balances on two small wrists.

Art from 2015 to 2019

In 2015, Carole had solo art shows in many cities, including Florence, New York, and Miami. Two of her sculptures, DurgaMa and Leda and the Swan, were part of the Venice Biennale. Carole also had her first solo show in Asia at Harbour City in Hong Kong. This was the biggest hyperrealist public art show there.

The Midpoint at the 2017 Venice Biennale

Since 2016, Carole's art has been in a traveling show called "Reshaped Reality: 50 Years of Hyperrealistic Sculpture. " This show features sculptures by 24 artists who create hyperrealist art. It has been shown in 14 museums around the world. Carole's solo show, “Iconic Works,” was the first solo show at the new Huan Tai Hu Museum in China. Her seventh big art show, “Body of Work”, was held at the Museum of Art-Deland in Florida.

In 2017, a solo show called "Personal Structures – Open Borders" honored Carole. This was part of the many exhibitions around the Venice Biennale.

In 2018, Carole had a solo show in Belgium. It featured eleven of her outdoor sculptures, including The Midpoint. Carole also designed a special piece for The Health Museum's exhibit "Body as a Work of Art: More Than Skin Deep." Her work was also shown at the MASS MoCA museum in a show called "Swimmers: Recent Works by Carole Feuerman."

In 2019, Carole's art was chosen for an exhibition called "George V Monumental" in Paris, France. Her work was also featured in "PERSONAL STRUCTURES: Identities" in Venice, Italy.

Recent Art (2020–Present)

In 2020, Carole had a solo exhibition in Paris, France.

In 2021, Carole’s solo show “From La Biennale di Venezia & Open to Rome” opened at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Rome. Five of her large sculptures were shown in the museum's garden. Two others, Strength and Fire & Harmony, were displayed on the Pincio Terrace.

In 2022, Carole’s solo exhibition, "Master of Hyperrealism: Carole A. Feuerman, My Stories," took place in Venice during the 59th La Biennale di Venezia. Her sculptures were also shown at the Venice Boat Show. She also had a solo exhibition called "The Importance of Being Human" at the Medici Museum of Art in Ohio.

In 2023, Carole was chosen for a solo show of nine of her large sculptures on Park Avenue in New York City. The same year, she had a big solo show called “Crossing the Sea” in Naples, Italy. This show was about immigration. In Fall 2023, she was one of eleven international artists chosen to exhibit at “Forever is Now” in Egypt. She created a sculpture for this show called In The Likeness of the Goddess Hathor. It was placed in front of the Pyramids of Giza.

In 2024, Carole had a solo exhibition called “Global Travelers” in Venice, Italy. This show featured two sculptures, Tranquility and My Body, My Rules. These sculptures show the idea of female empowerment. Five of Carole’s large sculptures were moved from Park Avenue to the Seaport for an eight-month show. Carole’s huge sculpture, The Diver, was chosen by the Olympic Committee to be shown in front of the Eiffel Tower for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.

Awards and Recognition

Carole Feuerman has won many awards for her sculptures. Here are some of them:

Books by Carole Feuerman

Books About Her Art

Carole Feuerman has five books, called monographs, that show her art career.

• In 1999, her first book, Carole A. Feuerman: Sculpture, was published.
• Her second book, Carole A. Feuerman: La Scultura Incontra la Realtà, came out in 2008. It was written in English and Italian.
• Carole A. Feuerman: Swimmers was her third book, released in 2016. It focuses on her famous swimmer sculptures.
• In 2020, her fourth book, Carole A. Feuerman: Fifty Years of Looking Good, was published. It shows 120 color pictures of her art from five decades.
• In 2024, Feuerman: Superrealist Sculptures was published.

Her Own Story

Carole Feuerman's autobiography, My Hyperrealist Life and Legacy, was published in 2021. It tells her life story as an artist.

Images for kids

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  In The Likeness of the Goddess Hathor during the “Forever is Now” exhibition in Egypt 2023

See also

In Spanish: Carole Feuerman para niños