Steam Roller Print by Paul Karam
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$400.00
$400.00
Artist: Paul Karam
Bio: Artist Statement from "Art to the Third Power" website: A child of the 70’s, I was raised in an environmentally conscious time and place, San Antonio, Texas. My family always taught me to be aware and respectful of the fragility of this earth and the miracle of the existence of our ecosystem. The fact that life has been born from chaos fascinates me and it is my goal to convey that same energy and intrigue in my art. My large-scale works are highly influenced by the abstract expressionist movement, notably Jackson Pollock, in their ability to create order from chaos. I respect the nature of my medium and my surface in much the same way I have respect for the magnitude of nature in general. I wish to set my medium free within the framework of my plane … the possibilities are endless and astonishing. I examine rhythm, motion and space with line and color at various degrees of control to create both microscopic and macroscopic environments symbolizing our own. In doing so I challenge the viewer to enter my world, and ask them “Is this nature or man made?”
I am active in the arts community in San Antonio and have participated in the annual Steam Roller Printing event conducted by Stone Metal Press for years. I am cofounder of Project:MASA, a nationally curated exhibit that brings together Chicana/o artists that use outer space imagery in their work. My works are included in the permanent collection of the University of Texas San Antonio and several private collections. I am also one of the original co-founders of Art to The Third Power.
Price: $400
Bio: Artist Statement from "Art to the Third Power" website: A child of the 70’s, I was raised in an environmentally conscious time and place, San Antonio, Texas. My family always taught me to be aware and respectful of the fragility of this earth and the miracle of the existence of our ecosystem. The fact that life has been born from chaos fascinates me and it is my goal to convey that same energy and intrigue in my art. My large-scale works are highly influenced by the abstract expressionist movement, notably Jackson Pollock, in their ability to create order from chaos. I respect the nature of my medium and my surface in much the same way I have respect for the magnitude of nature in general. I wish to set my medium free within the framework of my plane … the possibilities are endless and astonishing. I examine rhythm, motion and space with line and color at various degrees of control to create both microscopic and macroscopic environments symbolizing our own. In doing so I challenge the viewer to enter my world, and ask them “Is this nature or man made?”
I am active in the arts community in San Antonio and have participated in the annual Steam Roller Printing event conducted by Stone Metal Press for years. I am cofounder of Project:MASA, a nationally curated exhibit that brings together Chicana/o artists that use outer space imagery in their work. My works are included in the permanent collection of the University of Texas San Antonio and several private collections. I am also one of the original co-founders of Art to The Third Power.
Price: $400