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Karen Chekerdjian Studio’s recent participation in the Beirut Art Fair (BAF) showcased a number of limited edition items that have been created as luxury products with an aesthetic force that surpasses their intended function.
These objects, developed by the Studio, have been transformed into contemporary art pieces that impose a particular aesthetic with a conceptual thinking that liberates the objects from their utilitarian role.
This creative approach serves to create a complex product, in thought and form, that requires a high level of technicality and superb artisanal know-how. As such, every piece has been hand-crafted using noble materials, rendering each unique and of high quality.
The majority of objects presented at BAF have been executed using various metals that require high precision and excellent know-how. The 10 pieces include Iqar, Rolling Stone, Object 04, Platform Rainbow, and Confessional Screen, as well as three new series, including the Ikebana I and II mirrors, the Object 03 X,Y,Z vases, and the first item of the Spaceship collection.
The pieces showcase the path and evolution of the Studio through time. This path is intimately intertwined with the city in which the Studio has developed over the years, and the pieces are a direct reflection of their environment. Mirrors, facets, psychological duplication, along with the self and its double, all serve as guidelines that orchestrate the creative work that leans towards an aesthetic harmony that verges on the troubling.
The Studio hopes to expand its participation in major contemporary art fairs, and is planning to participate in an international exhibit soon.
