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Karen Joy

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Drum kit art began as an experiment in the exploration of alternative painting surfaces, materials, and dimensions. Since I work almost exclusively with oils on linen in my serious body of work, the prospect…

Artist

Karen Joy

About

BORN: Brooklyn, New York, 1952

RAISED: Washington, DC Metro Area

CURRENTLY: Live/Work in South Bay, Los Angeles

MARITAL STATUS: Divorced, No Children

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: \\\"Hetero\\\"sapian

LIFESTYLE: Organic Vegan. Environmentalist. Pacifist. Rocker.

Envisioning the Future Project: Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman, 2003

One of 10 painters selected to participate in a collaborative project involving 100 artists of diverse disciplines. (Left project due to artistic / political differences.)

Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship: University of Maryland, 1987

(Unable to accept scholarship due to personal issues.)

San Francisco Art Institute BFA Graduation Exhibition, 1992

Artist statement

Drum kit art began as an experiment in the exploration of alternative painting surfaces, materials, and dimensions. Since I work almost exclusively with oils on linen in my serious body of work, the prospect of developing new techniques utilizing unfamiliar materials on a 3-dimensional surface was very exciting.

Concertgoers today are mature, sophisticated professionals. I realized the concert arena was the perfect venue to exhibit my art. Graphic artists have airbrushed drum wraps for decades however;plastic is not a viable surface for fine artists. As an environmentalist, I wanted to provide eco-conscious drummers with an alternative to toxic plastic drum wraps and fine art that would reflect their level of sophistication and achievement

Works

Selected works

3 works

MUSES I
MUSES IAcrylic on Birch or Mahogany
MUSES I-Detail
MUSES I-DetailAcrylic on Birch Floor Tom Drum
MUSES II
MUSES IIAcrylic on Proprietary Drum Wraps Developed by Artist

The record

Exhibition history

1 exhibition