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Karen Ami

Karen Ami

Chicago , IL

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Vesselina by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Vesselina
Mixed Media, Mosaic
Bird Girl by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Bird Girl
Mixed Media, Mosaic
Vesselina Drawing by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Vesselina Drawing
Collage, drawing MM
Queen of Chartres Drawing by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Queen of Chartres Drawing
Collage, drawing MM
Queen of Chartres by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Queen of Chartres
Mixed Media, Mosaic
Queen of Chartres by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Queen of Chartres
Mixed Media, Mosaic
Material girl Drawing by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Material girl Drawing
Collage, drawing MM
Jugs Drawing by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Jugs Drawing
Collage, drawing MM
Jugs by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Jugs
Mixed Media, Mosaic
Drawing for Dog Girl by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Drawing for Dog Girl
Collage, drawing MM
Dog Girl by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Dog Girl
Mixed Media, Mosaic
archeo mom drawing by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • archeo mom drawing
Collage, drawing MM
Witness by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Witness
Ceramic, mortar, on board
11 x 14 x 4 in
$3,800
Transmission by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Transmission
Ceramic, mortar, on board
11 x 14 x 4 in
$2,500
Threads by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Threads
Ink, collage, on paper
9.5 x 13.2 in
$400
Study 3 by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Study 3
mosaic, paper, ink on paper
6.5 x 9.5 in
$450
Sinews by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Sinews
Ink On Paper
6.5 x 9.5 in
$400
Remain Found by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Remain Found
Ink, collage, on paper
16 x 12 in
$400
Passage by Karen Ami, Image 2.
  • Passage
Ink, collage, on paper
40 x 27 in
$1,800
Origins by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Origins
Ink, collage, on paper
16 x 12 in
$550
Gilda's Stone by Karen Ami, Image 2.
  • Gilda's Stone
Ink, collage, on paper
40 x 27 in
$1,800
Document by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Document
Ceramic, mortar, on board
23.5 x 13.5 in
$2,000
Birth Stories by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Birth Stories
Ink, collage, on paper
18.5 x 12 in
Berlin Dream by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Berlin Dream
Ink, collage, on paper
6 x 8.25 in
$300
You cannot break what is already broken by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • You cannot break what is already broken
Mosaic- ceramic, mortar on board
21 x 14 x 4 in
$3,200
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My art practice and identity are intertwined through a series of breaks and separations, embodied through a matricentric lens. Subsequently, my studio process and resulting artworks explore the fragmentation of female identities through deconstruction and the reworking of personalised ‘ostraca’, or inscribed shards. Through this autological practice, I focus on the recurring themes of family brokenness, displacement, and reunion within the historical framing of a post-holocaust community, part of my ongoing art research. My art is a mechanism to connect, transform and adapt - an intersection of the philosophies of Kintsugi and the Bricoleur.

I was born to a survivor and became a survivor myself, incorporating scratches and cuts, drawing fragments and embedded inscriptions as part of an additive and investigative method that gives purpose to stories of regeneration. From brokenness, the scars of repair in my art process hold both power and memory. I explore themes connected to maternal empowerment, inspired by anatomy, nature, separation, decay, and rebirth. While contemporary life is characterised by a sequence of fleeting moments and disconnected associations, these constructions become a unified space for contemplation of the female identity, trans-generational familial memory, and the metamorphic aspects of motherhood. 

My practice combines my passions for drawing, carving, sculpture, and mosaic, resulting in palpable graphic stories and embedded poetry in textural sculptural forms and plaques. This creative process has been a study and exploration that has evolved through years of experimentation and research. Creating art using these elements - gathering images, words, materials, and textures - satisfies my need to create a visual union to make things whole. This mosaic of art practice enables my necessity and desire to bring a sense of order out of chaos.

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