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Karen Ami

Karen Ami

Chicago , IL

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Mask Series #4 2020, Image 1.
  • Mask Series #4 2020
Pencils, Ink on Paper
8 x 8 in
$400
Covid (Mask series 2020), Image 1.
  • Covid (Mask series 2020)
Pencils, Ink on Paper
12 x 12 in
$500
Yolo Vision by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Yolo Vision
Ceramic, Mortar, on board
11 x 6 in
Sold
She Gotta Dirty Mouth by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • She Gotta Dirty Mouth
Clay, stone, on board
10 x 5 in
Sold
Savage Tale by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Savage Tale
Pencil on paper
24 x 18 in
$1,200
Savage Liason by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Savage Liason
Ceramic, Stone on wood
20 x 9 in
$3,000
Mind Your Memories by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Mind Your Memories
Ceramic, marble, and slate, mortar on board.
14 x 15 in
$2,200
Lippy by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Lippy
Ceramic, marble on wood
11 x 7 in
NFS
Dream Minister by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Dream Minister
Clay, mortar, on board
17 x 9 in
$1,800
DiVisionary Man by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • DiVisionary Man
Clay, mortar, on board
21 x 9 in
$2,000
Departures by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Departures
Clay, Marble, Mortar, on board
18 x 13 in
$4,000
BlabberMouth by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • BlabberMouth
Ceramic, Mortar, on board
16 x 8 in
$1,500
Novel-ties, Chapter X by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Novel-ties, Chapter X
Ceramic, marble, and slate, mortar on board.
28 x 23 x 7 in
$7,500
Fecundity by Karen Ami, Image 2.
  • Fecundity
Mosaic
32 x 21 x 20 in
$13,000
Two Defenses by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Two Defenses
Ceramic, marble, polystyrene on wood
10 x 8 in
$750
Fallow by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Fallow
Ceramic, marble on wood
7 x 5 in
Sold
Wrestler by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Wrestler
Pencils, on paper
24 x 18 in
$1,000
The Matriarch by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • The Matriarch
Clay, Marble, Slate on wood
52 x 18 x 5 in
$13,000
Pierce by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Pierce
Colored Pencil on Paper
24 x 18 in
$800
Miso Thorny by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Miso Thorny
Clay, glazes, smalti, gold
10 x 8 in
$500
Father by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Father
Pencil on Paper
11 x 8 in
$400
Turnip Face by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Turnip Face
Clay, slip, slate, mortar on wood
9 x 7 x 2 in
Sold
Totem Man by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Totem Man
Clay, slip on wood
22 x 6 in
$450
Smiley by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Smiley
Clay, Slip, metal, Mortar on wood
12 x 6 in
Sold
Rib Eye by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Rib Eye
Clay, slip. Marble, mortar on wood
10 x 6 in
Sold
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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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