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Growing up with teachers as parents fostered my sense of curiosity. They encouraged me to explore my many questions; that involving why things were a certain way, how I could do things, and inquiries about details. In my artwork, I look at raw natural materials in aberrant ways, I do not like to look at objects simply for how they appear, but for how they could be transformed. Ordinary objects seen from an obscured angle or given properties that are unnatural to them. For example, taking an object that is always opaque and making it transparent, motivates me. My work utilizes found objects from my life, things that once belonged to a family member, now reformatted to serve in preserving a memory of my own interpretation. Art is linked to identity and has many facets; it is undefined until captured by each individual.

            Nature is full of beautiful patterns and unique organisms. I especially enjoy Fibonacci sequences, anatomical references, and matter at the cellular level. My father is a science teacher, always pushing observation of nature, pointing out various animal species and identifying clouds and trees. These scientific themes can be seen in my combination of materials, in "experimental" art pieces, using glass, resin, and the element of transparency. I use the natural colors and textures of wood filtered through artistic manipulation that metamorphoses the medium.

            Overall my work investigates how far my medium can go, I am currently exploiting  wood through sculptural means.  Pushing the traditional perceptions of the medium through the use of human-produced technologically, advanced materials and various techniques to portray my visions. The concept of pushing boundaries, or straying from the familiar, can be seen not only in my art, but in the way that I live my own life. There is a constant battle to make an effort towards capturing the evolution of my personal art innovations or breakthroughs, while using traditional elements, concrete principles, forms and processes successfully.

 

ARTIST WEBPAGE

AMARA KARAPAS

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