Carolyn Goodridge
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Sure FlightDimensions of Being Series
Encaustic on Greenhouse Grade Glass, 28 x 48 in., (diptych), 2016 (Giclée size: 2 prints @ 28 h x 24 w in.) A visual interpretation of unstoppable determination to reach a goal - unfettered by whatever bad weather may arise. - C. Goodridge |
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Eagle EyesDimensions of Being Series
Encaustic on greenhouse grade glass 24"h x 34"w You must observe your surroundings carefully so you can clearly see opportunities to grow in health, wisdom, prosperity and greatness. The eagle is an excellent example of determined watchfulness. - C. Goodridge |
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Morphogenesis of Visual SoundDimensions of Being Series
Encaustic on birch panel 23" dia., 2011 “Morphogenesis is the biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape. Rupert Sheldrake, an English biochemist, is known for his theory of morphic resonance. Edward Maryon's “Marcotone, Science of Tone-Color”, says all colors have corresponding tones and I hear and feel the resonance of color as I paint. I believe one’s thoughts create the resonance, which creates form.” - C. Goodridge |
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Shiva's DanceEncastic on greenhouse grade glass
28"h x 24"w, 2017 "For me, birds dance as they fly with wings appearing as many. As my spirit is that of a bird, I personify myself in this form, soaring upward to great heights of being, strong and sure on the wing. Choosing the beautiful female kingfisher bird (Alcedo Atthis) seemed a fitting visual poem." - C. Goodridge |
Carolyn Goodridge
BIO
Carolyn Sharon Goodridge, born on October 21, 1960, in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, immigrated to the U.S. in 1963. Goodridge was brought up in a Pentecostal environment and later became widely read in Eastern philosophies. Goodridge landed in the Kwan Um School of Zen, residing at their Chogye International Zen Center in New York by age 19. The late Zen Master Seung Sahn Sunim taught the artist about “Zen mind.” Her art work is broadly inspired by these Zen Buddhist teachings.
Goodridge received her BFA in painting from the University of Florida in 1993, and a MFA in painting from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1997. Goodridge is inspired by color field artists Helen Frankenthaler, Mark Tobey, Mark Rothko and Clyfford Still, Hans Hofmann, German Expressionist Vassily Kandinsky, and artwork on dreams and the collective unconscious by Paul Kleé.
Goodridge has shown in distinguished spaces such as the NY Guggenheim Museum and is currently Executive Director of Art Impact USA, a non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating artists who enrich humanity.
STATEMENT
Through synesthesia, I hear and feel the resonance of color as sound, subtle vibration. Imagination points to space and time in a spectrum of energy, an occurrence recorded by my senses. Theoretical physicist, Dr. Michio Kaku, who founded the “String Theory” says our world is made up of vibrating strings. He says, “The Mind of God is music resonating in eleven dimensions throughout hyperspace!” I experience color as a phenomenon which lies within a dimension of being within which I can travel through. For me, all theories point to musical resonance. The ideas that inform my work are Eastern philosophy, Western science and my frequent dreams, exploring the cosmos.
Carolyn Sharon Goodridge, born on October 21, 1960, in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, immigrated to the U.S. in 1963. Goodridge was brought up in a Pentecostal environment and later became widely read in Eastern philosophies. Goodridge landed in the Kwan Um School of Zen, residing at their Chogye International Zen Center in New York by age 19. The late Zen Master Seung Sahn Sunim taught the artist about “Zen mind.” Her art work is broadly inspired by these Zen Buddhist teachings.
Goodridge received her BFA in painting from the University of Florida in 1993, and a MFA in painting from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1997. Goodridge is inspired by color field artists Helen Frankenthaler, Mark Tobey, Mark Rothko and Clyfford Still, Hans Hofmann, German Expressionist Vassily Kandinsky, and artwork on dreams and the collective unconscious by Paul Kleé.
Goodridge has shown in distinguished spaces such as the NY Guggenheim Museum and is currently Executive Director of Art Impact USA, a non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating artists who enrich humanity.
STATEMENT
Through synesthesia, I hear and feel the resonance of color as sound, subtle vibration. Imagination points to space and time in a spectrum of energy, an occurrence recorded by my senses. Theoretical physicist, Dr. Michio Kaku, who founded the “String Theory” says our world is made up of vibrating strings. He says, “The Mind of God is music resonating in eleven dimensions throughout hyperspace!” I experience color as a phenomenon which lies within a dimension of being within which I can travel through. For me, all theories point to musical resonance. The ideas that inform my work are Eastern philosophy, Western science and my frequent dreams, exploring the cosmos.
- Carolyn Goodridge
Brooklyn, New York
Colonial Beach, Virgina
Springfield, Virginia
Brooklyn, New York
Colonial Beach, Virgina
Springfield, Virginia
