Jim Carrey acted and sketched since his childhood and for
the last six years he painted as a healing process. “For the last six years, he
has thrown himself into painting, working so prolifically that some might
mistake his home for a museum.” (Cascone). He felt his painting, sketching and
sculpture work took over and he became a tool of this creative process. He created
the most colorful and at times, outrageous, artwork. By contrast his work was
trashed by Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones.
He kept a low profile until he started having a series of
art shows. “Carrey kept his artistic compulsion secret until he felt the need
to reveal it in the video I
Needed Color released by Signature.” (Cascone). I Needed Color first came out in July 2017 and has over five
million hits. It can be viewed on Vimeo at the link provided. His work includes
sculpture like Ayla, which is
life-sized as well as smaller works.
His most controversial work involves political satire
especially aimed at President Donald Trump whom he detests. “It's not the first
time this year that Carrey has expressed his anger toward the nation's
problems, and he usually sums up his angst in the form of original artwork.”
(Clark). His anti-Trump artwork depicts Trump in the most unflattering roles
possible. Although pro-Democrat he even took a swipe at Congressman Adam Schiff
for not being able to stand up to President Trump. He dislikes Mark Zuckerberg
and his Facebook, depicting it as Fakebook. Carrey himself described his art in
the above video as “You can tell my inner life by the darkness in some of them
and you can tell what I want from the brightness in some of them.” (Russian). His
visual art may surpass his movie work in the years to come.
Jim Carrey Reveals His Impressive Art Talents in New Mini Documentary: See His Vibrant Paintings
