Karen Mainenti

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Karen Mainenti
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Karen Mainenti in her studio with her Color Me Beautiful paintings
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Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse / 165 2nd St
3rd Floor, Studio #3057. Once arriving to the third floor, follow signs to the Sweet Lorraine Gallery. Walk through the gallery and make the first right. My studio is on the right.

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Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse / 165 2nd St
Studio Street Address Detail
3rd Floor, Studio #3057. Once arriving to the third floor, follow signs to the Sweet Lorraine Gallery. Walk through the gallery and make the first right. My studio is on the right.
Zip Code
11215
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Artist Statement
My work is a re-engagement of appropriated text and images from consumer products, advertising and media. By reframing these messages—often with humor—I reveal the absurdity and unnatural expectations that society has come to accept as commonplace. My new collection of collages, “The World Without Us,” reconsiders ordinary objects as relics of humanity’s time on Earth. I envision the planet after our extinction, with animals appearing to contemplate inscrutable consumer products left behind by the human race. A reflection upon a year upended by the pandemic, where nature has shown that it is simply and unmistakably in control, I consider the passion with which we undertake our consumerist behavior as we essentially destroy the planet.
Portfolio Images
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Mascara Razor Birds (The World Without Us), Collage and graphite on paper, 11 x 8.5in, 2020
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Hair Styling Gorillas (The World Without Us), Collage and graphite on paper, 11 x 8.5in, 2020
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Whitmans Chocolate Snake (The World Without Us), Collage and graphite on paper, 11 x 8.5in, 2020
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Woodpecker Lipsticks (The World Without Us), Collage and graphite on paper, 11 x 8.5in, 2020
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Typewriter Birds (The World Without Us), Collage and graphite on paper, 11 x 8.5in, 2020
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Hairstyling Turtles (The World Without Us), Collage and graphite on paper, 11 x 8.5in, 2021
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Snow Owl Appliances (The World Without Us), Collage and graphite on paper, 11 x 8.5in, 2021
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Old Spice Ducks (The World Without Us), Collage and graphite on paper, 11 x 8.5in, 2021
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Butterfly Dishwasher (The World Without Us), Collage and graphite on paper, 11 x 8.5in, 2020
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Chanel No. 5 Owl (The World Without Us), Collage and graphite on paper, 11 x 8.5in, 2021
    Media
    Collage
    Resume
    karen_mainenti_cv_06-05-21.pdf
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    Website
    www.karenmainenti.com
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