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Karen Ami

Karen Ami

Chicago , IL

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Die Wehmut by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Die Wehmut
Ceramic, mortar, on board
11 x 14 x 3 in
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Emanance by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Emanance
Ceramic, mortar, on board
26 x 20 x 4 in
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Pirate by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Pirate
Ceramic, Mortar, on board
25 x 10 x 3 in
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Yolo Vision by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Yolo Vision
Ceramic, Mortar, on board
11 x 6 in
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She Gotta Dirty Mouth by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • She Gotta Dirty Mouth
Clay, stone, on board
10 x 5 in
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Fallow by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Fallow
Ceramic, marble on wood
7 x 5 in
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Turnip Face by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Turnip Face
Clay, slip, slate, mortar on wood
9 x 7 x 2 in
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Smiley by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Smiley
Clay, Slip, metal, Mortar on wood
12 x 6 in
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Rib Eye by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Rib Eye
Clay, slip. Marble, mortar on wood
10 x 6 in
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Read Between The Lines by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Read Between The Lines
Clay, slip, marble, slate, mortar on wood
24 x 18 in
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Pole Dancers by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Pole Dancers
Ink On Paper
12 x 9 in
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Not to See by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Not to See
Clay, slip, copper, mortar on wood
8 x 10 in
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Mothershield by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Mothershield
Ink On Paper
12 x 9 in
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Meditations on Suffering: The Ten Plagues by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Meditations on Suffering: The Ten Plagues
Ceramic, slip, marble, and slate., mortar on board.
28 x 23 x 4 in
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Ghost of the Birdfolks by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Ghost of the Birdfolks
Pencil, Ink on Paper
24 x 18 in
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Damn Skippy by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Damn Skippy
Clay, Marble, on wood
17 x 9 in
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A little history by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • A little history
Ceramic, marble, stone on wood
12 x 7 x 4 in
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The Rat by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • The Rat
Clay, metal, slate, marble on carved polystyrene
14 x 9 x 6 in
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Ten by Karen Ami, Image 2.
  • Ten
Ceramic, stone, marble, mortar on hexalite
34 x 24 in
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Reach if Sinking by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Reach if Sinking
Clay, marble, on wood
7 x 5 in
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GreenHeart by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • GreenHeart
Colored Pencil on Black Arches
24 x 18 in
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 Questions I forgot to ask you by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Questions I forgot to ask you
Clay, marble, stone, metal, slate on wood
9 x 18 in
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Unspoken by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Unspoken
Smalti, stone, terra cotta on carved polystyrene
10 x 9 x 6 in
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Threads by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Threads
Ceramic, Stone on wood
7 x 6 in
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So Close by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • So Close
Clay, underglaze, marble on wood
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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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