{{Short description|American sculptor}} {{multiple issues| {{COI|date=January 2019}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2023}} {{Unreliable sources|date=April 2023}} }} {{Infobox artist | name = Carole Feuerman | image = Carole Feuerman headshot.jpg | caption = Carole Feuerman | birth_name = Carole Ackerman | birth_date = September 21, 1945 | birth_place = [[Hartford, Connecticut]] | death_date = | death_place = | field = [[sculpture]], [[installation art]], [[painting]], [[drawing]], [[video art]] | training = [[School of Visual Arts]], [[Hofstra University]], [[Temple University]] | movement = [[Hyperrealism]] [[Superrealism]] | works = | patrons = | influenced by = | influenced = | awards = | website = {{URL|carolefeuerman.com}} }}
''' Carole A. Feuerman''' (born 1945) is an American sculptor and artist working in [[Hyperrealism (visual arts)|hyperrealism]].<ref name="Swimmers">{{Cite book|title = Swimmers|last = Spike|first = John|publisher = The Artist Book Foundation|year = 2014|isbn = 978-0988855748|location = New York|page = 18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Spike | first = John T. | title = By The Sea | date = May 29, 2007 | url = http://www.concilioeuropeodellarte.org/esposizioni/by-the-sea | access-date = 1 September 2017 }}</ref> Feuerman utilizes a variety of media including resin, marble, and bronze.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Hyper-Realistic Sculptor, Carole Feuerman: Mastering the Human Gesture|date = April 2, 2014|journal = Artes Magazine}}</ref> She has been included in exhibitions at the [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]];<ref>{{Cite web|title = Exhibition 2013 {{!}} Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition|url = http://portraitcompetition.si.edu/content/exhibition-2013|website = portraitcompetition.si.edu|accessdate = 2015-10-19}}</ref> and [[Palazzo Strozzi]] in Florence, Italy.<ref name="Swimmers" />
==Life and work==
===Early life=== Feuerman attended the [[School of Visual Arts]] in [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Munro |first1=Eleanor |title=Carole A. Feuerman: Sculpture |date=1999 |publisher=Hudson Hills Press |location=New York |isbn=978-1-55595-177-1 |page=21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xl8HrBlIeN4C&q=%22School+of+Visual+Arts%22+%22New+York%22 |access-date=12 June 2024 |language=en |chapter=The Sculpture of Carole A. Feuerman}}</ref> where she found work as an illustrator. She provided an illustration for ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{cite news | title = Letters to the Editor | newspaper =The New York Times | pages = 30 | date = February 4, 1972}}</ref> and created album covers for [[Alice Cooper]] and the [[Rolling Stones]].<ref name="Evans 24–25">{{cite news | last = Evans | first = Sara | title = Breaking the Surface | newspaper = Art of The Times | pages = 24–25 | publisher = Art of Times | date = January 2008 }}</ref> She made the cover image for the November 1975 issue of ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Feuerman |first1=Carole A. |title=My Hyperrealist Life And Legacy |date=2022 |publisher=Carole Feuerman |isbn=9781801285605 |pages=139–140 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJ5cEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Carole+Feuerman%22+%22National+Lampoon%22+cover&pg=PA139 |access-date=12 June 2024}}</ref>
=== Public works === In 1981, Feuerman was chosen by a jury at the [[Heckscher Museum]] on Long Island. She exhibited her works at [[Fordham University]] and was chosen to participate in the Learning through Arts Program conducted by the [[Guggenheim Museum]].<ref name="Evans 24–25"/>
In 1989, Feuerman began to work her first big marketing campaign with [[Absolut]] Vodka. Since Sweden did not allow the advertising of alcohol, Absolut Vodka's marketing plan was to push advertising in other areas of the world. Feuerman created life-sized figures within a glass display which were paraded in trucks on the streets of [[Los Angeles]] and [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Munro | first = Eleanor | title = Carole A. Feuerman: Sculpture | publisher = Hudson Hills Press Inc. | location = New York, NY | date = 1999 | page = 28 }}</ref>
In 2008, Feuerman was commissioned by artist [[John Seward Johnson II|Seward Johnson]] and the Sculpture Foundation to create a painted bronze sculpture installation for the permanent collection of [[Grounds for Sculpture]].<ref>{{Cite web|last = Rubin|first = Edward|title = Physical States of Being: A Conversation with Carole Feuerman|url = http://www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag09/oct_09/feu/feu.shtml|website = Sculpture.org|accessdate = 20 November 2017}}</ref>
In May 2012, Feuerman unveiled her monumental sculpture ''Survival of Serena'' in painted bronze with [[New York City]]'s Department of Parks and Recreation.<ref>{{cite web | last = Budin | first = Jeremiah | title = Hyperrealistic Sculpture Unveiled in Petrosino Square | date = 20 May 2012 | url = https://ny.curbed.com/2012/5/20/10369532/hyperrealistic-sculpture-unveiled-in-petrosino-square | access-date = 8 August 2017 }}</ref> Its resin sister debuted at the [[Venice Biennale]] in 2007. The new ''Survival of Serena'' is the first of a series of painted bronze sculptures by the artist designed specifically for outdoor placement. The bronze sculpture was installed in [[Petrosino Square]] through September before traveling to the [[Boca Raton]] Beach Resort in Florida.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Carole Feuerman's Serene Bather Sculpture Signals Summer|url = http://www.artsobserver.com/2012/05/27/carole-feuermans-serene-bather-sculpture-signals-summer/|website = Arts Observer| date=28 May 2012 |accessdate = 2015-10-19}}</ref> In 2012, Feuerman's ''Quan'', a painted bronze sculpture of a woman balancing atop a ball of polished stainless steel, was featured at the [[Frederik Meijer]] Gardens & Sculpture Park in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] as part of the group show ''Body Double: The Figure in Contemporary Sculpture''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meijergardens.org/calendar/event.php?id=1199|title=Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park Calendar|website=meijergardens.org|access-date= 19 September 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Hyperrealistic sculpture “The Midpoint” by Carole A. Feuerman, at Giardino della Marinaressa by 2017 Venice Biennale DSCN0308.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Hyperrealistic sculpture ''The Midpoint'', at the 2017 Venice Biennale]]
A {{convert|16|ft|m|adj=on}} bronze diver entitled ''The Golden Mean'' at Riverfront Green Park with Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in [[Peekskill, New York]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Hodara|first=Susan|title=Hudson-Inspired Art, Popping Up All Over|work=The New York Times|date=October 19, 2012 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/nyregion/in-peekskill-project-v-contemporary-artwork-in-pop-up-galleries.html|accessdate=2013-10-07}}</ref> was unveiled in September 2012. A video documentary on the five-year creation of the work has been posted online.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/carolefeuerman/thegoldenmean Carole Feuerman's bronze sculpture "The Golden Mean" on Vimeo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2013, The City of Peekskill announced the acquisition of the sculpture as a permanent monument to the town. A second diver was created for her spring 2013 solo exhibition at Jim Kempner Fine Art also titled ''The Golden Mean'', where it was on display in the outdoor sculpture garden through the summer and then moved to an 8-piece outdoor sculpture exhibition at [[Mana Contemporary]] in [[Jersey City]]. The monumental model used to create the bronze was installed at the 2013 Venice Biennale.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Carole A. Feuerman at the 55th Venice Biennale - News - Octavia Art Gallery|url = http://www.octaviaartgallery.com/news/carole-a-feuerman-at-the-55th-venice-biennale|website = www.octaviaartgallery.com|accessdate = 2015-10-19}}</ref>
In May 2014, [[NetApp]] unveiled a new commission by Feuerman titled ''Double Diver'', gifted to the City of [[Sunnyvale, California]].<ref name="mercurynews.com">{{Cite web|title = Sunnyvale-based NetApp makes a splash with 'Double Diver'|url = http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_25900307/sunnyvale-based-netapp-makes-splash-double-diver|website = www.mercurynews.com| date=4 June 2014 |accessdate = 2015-10-19}}</ref> The sculpture is 2½ tons of bronze and steel balancing on two 6-inch wrists.<ref name="mercurynews.com"/>
In 2015, Feuerman had solo exhibitions in Florence,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Aria Art Gallery {{!}} Italy|url = http://ariaartgallery.com|website = ariaartgallery.com|accessdate = 2015-10-19}}</ref> Hong Kong,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hong Kong's Largest Hyperrealist Public Art Exhibition @ Harbour City|url = http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/99252/hong-kongs-largest-hyperrealist-public-art-exhibition--harbour-city|website = www.antaranews.com|accessdate = 2015-10-19}}</ref> Frankfurt,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ausstellungen » Gallery Huebner + Huebner|url = http://www.galerie-huebner.de/en/exhibitions/current|website = www.galerie-huebner.de| date=4 December 2010 |accessdate = 2015-10-19}}</ref> Korea, New York, Miami, and Chicago. She was part of a group show ''Love'' at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Love is coming this Valentine's Day!|url = http://www.hvcca.org/events/event/love-is-coming-this-valentines-day/|website = HVCCA|accessdate = 2015-10-19}}</ref> Two of her sculptures, ''DurgaMa'' and ''Leda and the Swan'', were included in the 2015 Venice Biennale at Palazzo Mora.<ref>{{Cite web|title = EXHIBITIONS|url = http://www.palazzomora.org/index.php?page=4&lang=en|website = www.palazzomora.org|accessdate = 2015-10-19}}</ref>
In 2017, the Global Art Affairs Foundation organized a solo show honoring Feuerman entitled ''Personal Structures – Open Borders'', one of many exhibitions surrounding the Venice Biennale, where Feuerman has had a presence for decades.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://forward.com/culture/368137/in-trumps-america-its-hard-to-be-a-hyper-realist|title=In Trump's America, It's Hard To Be A Hyper-Realist|website=forward.com|date=10 April 2017 |access-date= 21 November 2017}}</ref>
In the summer of 2018, Feuerman had a solo exhibition in [[Knokke-Heist]], Belgium, as part of the 25th Edition of Sculpture Link. The exhibition featured eleven of her outdoor public works including the sculpture entitled "The Midpoint".<ref>{{Cite web|title = 25th edition of Sculpture Link|url = https://www.sculpturelink.be/en.html|website = 25th edition of Sculpture Link|accessdate = 2018-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = 25th edition of Sculpture Link|url = https://www.femmecentric.com/carole-feuerman-hyper-realistic-sculptor|website = Femmecentric| date=14 November 2016 |accessdate = 2020-04-20}}</ref>
==Awards== * Charles D. Murphy Sculpture Award in 1981. In 1982, she received the Amelia Peabody Award for Sculpture.<ref>{{cite book | title = Time Out, Sport and Leisure in America Today | publisher = The Tampa Museum | location = Tampa, FL | date = 1983 | page = 42 }}</ref> * Medici Award from the City of Florence at the [[Florence Biennale]] in 2005<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.florencebiennale.org/en/awarded-2005/|title=Awarded Artists 2005|website=florencebiennale.org/|access-date= 27 November 2017}}</ref> and First Prize in the 2008 Olympic Fine Arts Exhibition in Beijing.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://amarillo.com/stories/110208/art_11466248.shtml#.WhyYM7Q-fJM|title= Is it real or is it Feuerman?|website= amarillo.com|access-date= 27 November 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033144/http://amarillo.com/stories/110208/art_11466248.shtml#.WhyYM7Q-fJM|archive-date= 1 December 2017|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}</ref> * Gold List: Top Contemporary Artists of Today - 4th Edition, Int. Art Market Magazine, Tel Aviv, 2019<ref>{{cite web | url=https://artmarketmag.com/category/gold-list-special-edition-4/page/3/ | title=Aga Szydlik }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|https://www.carolefeuerman.com/}}
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