Karen Schifano

(American, b. 1955)
Although my paintings have titles, I’m not interested in story lines but rather in states of being. What I’m after is a non-verbal space that feels unmediated, timeless and fresh. Abstract painting for me is a way of creating a structured object that exists in a sort of continuous present tense for the viewer; a combination image-and-physical object that one can relate to with the body and also with the eyes, mind and heart. I want the experience to feel whole, complete and transformative.

-- KAREN SCHIFANO

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