Ninth Editions

One of the thing I was interested in for the re-launch of 9TH was having artists expand beyond their traditional mediums. What does that do to the process, imagery, or even conceptual motivation when they’re exploring the unfamiliar. Nathan Eugene Carson, who traditionally works on paper and is always up for a challenge (bless you, N!), painted a series of portraits across a vintage terracotta strawberry planter. As the sculpture is rotated you see the expressive quality of each character, some with the mouths agape and others more obscured.

What I love about Nathan’s paintings are that they’re charged with a raw emotional immediacy, each figure has a sense of vulnerability that lingers beneath the surface. His approach creates a powerful tension between presence and absence, giving each work a deeply human resonance.

Nathan Eugene Carson
Party Zone, 2024
Acrylic and Pencil on Terracotta Planter
22 x 22 x 14 inches
Original Art • Floral Friendly

$2,750

EDITION 03: Now Available. A curated release of 18 new works. Timeless, collectible pieces from artists you know and new ones to discover — ideal for meaningful holiday giving, if I do say so myself.
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