KAREN  AMY  FINKEL  FISHOF
CONTEMPORARY ARTIST

DRAWING WITH LIGHT

One Of A Kind, Life-Sized, Black and White, Photograms

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Karen stages scenes on photo paper on the floor in the darkroom, meticulously arranging people, objects, and text. She then exposes the scene to light, and develops the paper using traditional photographic methods. No camera is used, so no negative is produced, making each piece a one-of-a-kind. Karen’s work speaks to her experience facing life as a contemporary American woman, prompting reflection on identity, presence, and what we see of ourselves in others.

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“The bold work of Karen Amy Finkel Fishof is certainly a product of our times.”

— TOM TEICHOLZ - FORBES MAGAZINE

 

“Karen’s work not only grabs one's attention but holds it.
Her life-size silhouettes magically move and breathe without bothering to be perfect.”

— EDWARD GOLDMAN - ART CRITIC, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO & HUFFINGTON POST 

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"Finkel Fishof is not having us 'read the noise,' however, so much as feel it ever brewing in the play of light and shadow."
— PETER FRANK - ART CRITIC, CURATOR AND EDITOR

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"Artist Karen Amy Finkel Fishof pursues a playful, inventive, and distinctly recognizable practice —  one that, while rooted in photography, expands to engage conversations with painting, language, performance art, historical avant-gardes, the enduring appeal of vintage technology, and the power of physical presence."
— SHANA NYS DAMBROT - ART CRITIC - VILLAGE VOICE, FLAUNT, ARTILLERY

 

“Karen’s entire body of artwork is extremely original.”

— PAMELA SCHOENBERG - GALLERIST - dnj GALLERY, LOS ANGELES​

In Karen's work, extremely important messages are presented with a vivacious aura that pulls the viewer in and then kicks a wallop."
— MARYLYN DINTENFASS - INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN ARTIST

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