View From Seven Feet, a Joe Barry Carroll Exhibit
January 8 - March 28, 2023
Free and on display at Mimosa Hall
By appointment or during public events
Call 770-594-6199 to schedule a viewing

My View From Seven Feet is NBA All-Star Joe Barry Carroll's musing on the mythical qualities some want to assign to a person standing seven feet tall. Carroll expresses his "view" in the form of figurative and abstract paintings that are celebratory, reflective, and hopeful. Each is paired with a short narrative that further conveys the artist's ruminations on relationships, legacy, sexuality, success, sports, culture, responsibility, and more.

Carroll considers his art a form of storytelling and says, "I have been drawn to the art of storytelling from the time I was child being entertained by my father, as we sat near one of those old open-faced gas heaters in the winter or on the front porch during the summer months. In a perfect world my work would be the result of extensive formal training and tutoring, but what actually happened is that I have just jumped in the deep end of creating, with very little deference to rules and convention."

He adds, "What flows from my pen and brush feels natural to me. I am never sure if the images create words, or the words move me to images. I am unable to tell precisely what determines my composition of colors, shapes and themes. Perhaps everything is forming at the same time, resulting in a complete story."

Paintings and narratives from the My View From Seven Feet exhibit also appear in the coffee table book of the same name.

The exhibit is curated by Tara Y. Coyt.

Former NBA All-Star Joe Barry Carroll's art from the exhibit and book, "My View From Seven Feet" will be displayed in Mimosa Hall from January through March.

Find out more about Joe Barry Carrol at JoeBarryCarroll.com.

Public Events
Opportunities to meet Carroll and to view his art at Mimosa Hall include:

Sunday, February 5, 2:30 PM: Leveling the Playing Field

Thursday, February 23, 6:30 PM: Artist Talk