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Wabi-sabi is a Zen concept that refers to the ability to see the beauty in imperfections, embrace vulnerabilities and accept transcendence. In Wabi-Sabi philosophy, nothing is perfect, permanent or complete. There is beauty in decay. Asymmetry, simplicity, economy, intimacy and an appreciation for Nature are some of the characteristics of Wabi-sabi. These ideas and concepts are derived from Buddhist teachings of the three marks of existence: impermanence, suffering and emptiness. I adopted these ideas into my art practice as a kind of meditative exercise. My practice as a printmaker and artist requires precision and finesse. This series embraces incompleteness and rebels against perfection. By employing simplistic methods of printmaking, often without a press, I embraced the concept of Wabi-sabi. My materials were home-made gelatin plates, pronto plates, plants, eco friendly inks, paper stencils and stamps. I also employed the cyanotype process, one of the oldest photographic printing processes, using only the sun. These simple processes are unpredictable at times and somewhat difficult to control. These imperfections allowed me to be free to make mistakes and to be fully in the moment. I once again felt the joy of making art, not bogged down by any idea of perfection. I felt connected to Nature, especially my own. The uncertainty and unpredictability of my process could be exciting, frustrating, beautiful or ugly, mirroring the transitory quality of life.
Original Created:2023
Subjects:Animal
Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:9 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:14.25 W x 17.25 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:White
Ready to Hang:Yes
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Ships From:Printing facility in California.
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Karen Fiorito is an activist, artist and curator residing in Southern California. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally and featured in major publications such as Art in America, Hyperallergic, Art Forum and ArtNews and featured in such books as American Women Artists in Wartime, Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today and The Design of Dissent. Fiorito has received grants from Change, Inc., the Puffin Foundation, the Pollination Project, A Well Fed World and LUSH Cosmetics for her public art projects, including the billboard campaign ‘Got Drought?’ which toured from 2015 - 2021. She has curated of many art exhibitions, including Evolution/Revolution: The Interconnectedness of All Beings (2011), Indivisible: United We Stand, Divided We Fall (2020) and The Absent Referent (2022). Her prints are in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the U.S. Forest Service, the Center for the Study of Political Graphics and Self Help Graphics. She holds a M.F.A. from Arizona State University and a B.F.A. from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and is the President of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society (LAPS). She is also a member of the California Society of Printmakers (CSP), the Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) and a Board member at The Artists Gallery (TAG).
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