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Karen Ami

Karen Ami

Chicago , IL

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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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Mr. Magic by Karen Ami, Image 2.
  • Mr. Magic
Clay, Slip, Marble, metal, mortar on polystyrene
27 x 7 x 4 in
$4,500
Mothershield by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Mothershield
Ink On Paper
12 x 9 in
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Melanesian Dream by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Melanesian Dream
Ink On Paper
9 x 12 in
$450
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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In and Out by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • In and Out
Ink On Paper
8 x 6 in
Good With the Ladies by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Good With the Ladies
Clay, Slip, Marble, metal, mortar on polystyrene
16 x 21 x 3 in
$3,600
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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Dog Boy  by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Dog Boy
Clay, slip
7 x 5 in
$400
Damn Skippy by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Damn Skippy
Clay, Marble, on wood
17 x 9 in
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Boo by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Boo
Ceramic, marble, stone on skateboard
31 x 8 in
NFS
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
Sold
Reach if Sinking by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Reach if Sinking
Clay, marble, on wood
7 x 5 in
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Phenomenon by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Phenomenon
Ceramic, marble on wood
9 x 7 in
Obstinance Episodes by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Obstinance Episodes
Clay, Slip, marble, mortar on wood
18 x 13 in
$2,300
Mr. Magic in his Library by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Mr. Magic in his Library
Pencils, Ink on Paper
36 x 24 in
$750
La Reina by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • La Reina
Clay, Marble, on wood
9 x 7 in
$600
GreenHeart by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • GreenHeart
Colored Pencil on Black Arches
24 x 18 in
Sold
Cicatrix by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Cicatrix
Terra Cotta, Gold, Smalti, mortar, on polystyrene and wood.
25 x 14 x 5 in
$3,200
Aya by Karen Ami, Image 1.
  • Aya
Ceramic, stone, smalti, marble, mortar on wood skateboard
31 x 8 in
 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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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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