Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)

Live Composition II by African American Artist Bai, Work on Paper

2024

In the artist's Art on Design print series, Forget the Destination, 2023 by a.muse is a one-of-a-kind work on paper. The art is a visual poem on wanderlust, inviting viewers to embra...

In the artist's abstract print series, Pink Cosmos, 2023 by a.muse represents an imaginary cosmos - the universe as a place of longing, dreams, wonder, and ethereal beauty. A 13.75" ...

For Nubian Princesses, 2022 a.muse paints shapes representing figures that emerge from color and line, the ancient Nubian princesses are both humble and humbling, voluptuous and slender, co-existing harmoniously in the modern world. Acrylic, oil stick, and sand on canvas mounted to board, the painting Nubian Princesses by a.muse is 18" x 24" - signed, titled, and dated by the artist. Provenance: a.muse Studio *** Artist’s Bio: New York City multidisciplinary artist a.muse’s printmaking, collages, drawings, and paintings on paper and canvas tap into concepts of serendipity, happenstance, and lucid dreams. For the works on paper, a.muse employs acrylic, watercolor, oil sticks, sand, and organic matter. The abstract paintings on canvas integrate bright colors, found objects, patterns, shapes, and symbols. a.muse has exhibited in public and virtual spaces, including Jewell House NYC (2023), Time Gallery New York (2022), Phyllis Harriman Gallery New York studio shows (2020, 2022), CADAF online art fair (2020), Gallery122 New York pop up show (2019), Curate NY online group show (2013), among others. *** Available at 99Prints...

After Blue Eyes, 2021 by a.muse is 24" x 18" x 3/16” acrylic and oil stick painting on canvas mounted on archival board. The work is signed, titled,...

Bright colors and abstract textures highlight two shapes, like a pair of eyes, at the center of this etching with watercolor and pastel. Howard Hodgkin based this print on a trip he...

Howard Hodgkin based this print on a trip he took to visit his good friend and fellow Petersburg Press collaborator David Hockney in Los Angeles. The mid-eighties saw new levels of abstraction in Hodgkin’s work, building exuberantly off the ambiguous spaces of his earlier work. The artist used six colors of paint, producing a unique depth and texture to each print in this edition. Howard Hodgkin was introduced to the etching technique used in DH in Hollywood at Petersburg Press, where he was a long-time collaborator. Soft-ground etching allowed him to work fluidly and spontaneously, giving his prints the characteristic black brushstrokes seen in this print. Paper 8.4 x 11 in. / 21.3 × 27.9 cm Soft-ground etching (from one plate) with hand coloring in watercolor (orange-red, brown, and green) and oil pastel (red and...

Delicate and layered collotype on heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background of this piece is a collotype, whereas the lace, strings, and shadows are ...

Unusual and stunning vertical collotype and hand-painted triptych (3 panels) abstract composition titled "Mutable Green" of subtle gold and silver gilding evoking Frank Loyd Wright b...