Carol Paik
Carol Paik · Source: New York Artists Circle · Rights retained by the original rights holders
- Medium
- Fiber, Found Objects, Plastics, Recycled
- Based in
- New York
- Practice
- Fiber/Textile Art, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Stitching
CAROL PAIK is a mixed-media artist based in New York. Her work is focused on repurposing discarded materials, and will take whatever form those materials suggest: 2-D, 3-D, small, large, detailed, or abstract. Full biography
Biography
CAROL PAIK is a mixed-media artist based in New York. Her work is focused on repurposing discarded materials, and will take whatever form those materials suggest: 2-D, 3-D, small, large, detailed, or abstract.
Artist statement
I'm a mixed media artist, focused on repurposing discarded materials and the detritus of our everyday lives. I love exploring their prior lives, and I find that using materials that bear the marks of their prior history gives a deep layer of meaning to my work. I most enjoy taking something that is overlooked, and looking at it closely. Or, taking something too frequently seen, and looking at it slightly differently. I'm interested in the emotions that we bring to the things we discard: nostalgia, guilt, desire, and loss. My goal is to give these objects--and, by extension, ourselves—new possibilities.
