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Written by Peter Carmel   
Wednesday, 05 December 2007
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The Art of Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr., M.D.: A Retrospective
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The Alamo Danville Artists Society and The Pioneer Art Gallery Presents:

The Art of Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr., M.D.: A Retrospective

by Bill Carmel

Click here for the official announcement.

Ausable Chasm by W. Carmel
Ausible Chasm by Willard CarmelThe Work

First, I need to say that my father was drawn to lithography but also has a genuine talent for it. It is a complicated and exacting art form. In color lithography each color has a different stone and the registration needs to be exact. See the brief explanation of lithography for more information.

The works are organized into two groups: The first includes the large watercolors and color lithographs primarily dealing with places and situations from childhood holding good memories and strong feelings. They are nostalgic in this respect -- he loves the colors of fall on the East Coast. The large watercolors of the Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park and the "Ausable Chasm" in New York State are especially meaningful to him. The Downy Task Force is just plain cute.

The second group concentrates on social and political subjects that have concerned Dr. Carmel all his life. In his series "Vanishing America" he was looking at technology and ways of life from his generation that were disappearing, changing forever. He worked quietly but diligently to end war and racism, and to expose the disastrous environmental changes caused by poor social choices. One of his deepest beliefs is that providing food, shelter and the best health care for everyone on the planet is our most poignant political challenge.

The greatest artistic influences acknowledged by Dr. Carmel are the Ash Can Artists of the early 20th century (Bellows, Hopper, Lawrence), Art Deco, the Bauhaus, and the Social Regionalists (Wood, Benton); he was inspired by the lithographs they created which he viewed at exhibits first in NYC and elsewhere later on in his life. Most important was his exposure to art through classes sponsored by the Federal Art Programs under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) bringing artists into public life during the Great Depression and WWII. Paul Klee is one of his favorite artists.

These works always retain a decorative quality, even in his most biting social commentary, so that they are accessible to everyone who sees them. Dr. Carmel believes in doing good works in the world - he accomplished this in his practice of medicine and as an artist. He practiced non-violence and civil disobedience. Even though he did not think in terms of creating a legacy through his art, these subjects long occupied his consciousness. They are not pretentious. My father is a humble man, but was always quite willing to put his beliefs and principles on the line and on the page.

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