Bai (Carl Karni-Bain) Art

The Black Indian Chief, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen portrait painting on etching paper. ...

Indian Chief, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen abstract figurative portrait painting on etchi...

Two Men and a Horse, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen abstract figurative painting on etching...

Woman with a Bull, 2023 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in acrylic, oil pastel, and ballpoint pen figurative painting on etching paper. Th...

Picking Berries, 2023 by African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 14 x 11 acrylic and ballpoint pen abstract painting on board. A contemporary painting referencing a deep ...

Avalon Bay, 2022 by Bai (Carl Karni-Bain) is a 12.5” x 10.5” contemporary acrylic and ballpoint pen painting on board. It is signed on recto (front) by the artist. Titled on verso (back of painting). Ships matted/framed: 19.5” x 17.5.” The painting celebrates Avalon on the rocky coast of Santa Catalina Island, in the California Channel Islands, and the southernmost city in Los Angeles County. Avalon, associated with mystical practices and magical figures such as King Arthur's sorceress sister, remains a resort town. In the artist's words: "Colour becomes symbols I use to reflect emotional stages that humans experience – reds for the violent past, blues, greens for the peace to come, and yellow and oranges for the bright future ahead. The latter is not guaranteed in my paintings. However, I think it is attainable in life." ~Carl Karni-Bain (BAI), Harlem, New York City ***** Artist's Bio: For three decades BAI (Carl Karni-Bain) 1959- has exhibited regularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, North Carolina, and New York City. As an artist in over two dozen international art fairs since 2003, BAI has garnered an audience worldwide. In 2013 Thelma Golden, Director of The Studio Museum...

Tomorrow is Today, 2022 by Bai (Carl Karni-Bain) is a 10” x 8.75” contemporary acrylic and ballpoint pen painting on board. It is signed on recto (front) by the artist. Ships matted/framed: 17” x 15.5.” In the artist's words: "Colour becomes symbols I use to reflect emotional stages that humans experience – reds for the violent past, blues, greens for the peace to come, and yellow and oranges for the bright future ahead. The latter is not guaranteed in my paintings. However, I think it is attainable in life." ~Carl Karni-Bain (BAI), Harlem, New York City ***** Artist's Bio: For three decades BAI (Carl Karni-Bain) 1959- has exhibited regularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, North Carolina, and New York City. As an artist in over two dozen international art fairs since 2003, BAI has garnered an audience worldwide. In 2013 Thelma Golden, Director of The Studio Museum of Harlem selected BAI as one of the top 10 artists working in Harlem, New York City. He was also selected as one of the top 50 artists living in Manhattan. In 2022 Bai’s work was selected and sold at a Christie’s auction 100 Years of Harlem: Resonating Around The World. Bai's work is in private and public collections, including the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke, VA, among others. Carl Karni-Bain's work has been included in numerous international art fairs including Miami, London, New York City, Hong Kong, and San Diego. ****** Available exclusively at 99Prints...

Things You find in the Village with Red Puffer Fish, 2023 by Bai (Carl Karni-Bain) is a 10 x 8 contemporary acrylic and ballpoint pen painting on board. It ...

Women on Horseback, 2022 by Carl Karni-Bain (Bai) is a 43" x 53" large contemporary acrylic painting on canvas mounted to a wooden stretcher frame. The tonal painting is signed on recto (front) by African-American artist Bai. "Colour becomes symbols I use to reflect emotional stages that humans experience – reds for the violent past, blues, greens for the peace to come, and yellow and oranges for the bright future ahead. The latter is not guaranteed in my paintings. However, I think it is attainable in life." ~BAI, Harlem, New York City *** Artist's Bio: For three decades BAI (Carl Karni-Bain) 1959 - has exhibited regularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, North Carolina, and New York City. As an artist in over two dozen international art fairs since 2003, BAI has garnered an audience worldwide. In 2013 Thelma Golden, Director of The Studio Museum...

The Three Wisemen, 2022 by Carl Karni-Bain (Bai) is a contemporary mixed-media fabric work. The piece 3 wisemen, portraits on watercolor paper, are embellished with pastel and charcoal, acrylic paint, and layers of painted fabric. The piece is installed in a clear plexi shadow box. The 46" x 42" work is mounted on archival board and installed in a clear acrylic box frame: 48" x 44” depth: 2” In the artist's words: "I have been painting faces and figures throughout my career as they are part of an ongoing journey of which neither I nor the viewer will ever tire. The foundation for my portraits comes from the African Mask. As a child, I remember the visual impact it had on me and remains strong in my retained memory to this day. The mask forces a response from the viewer, whether a primitive or contemporary response." ~Carl Karni-Bain (BAI) ***** Artist's Bio: For three decades BAI (Carl Karni-Bain) 1959- has exhibited regularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, North Carolina, and New York City. As an artist in over two dozen international art fairs since 2003, BAI has garnered an audience worldwide. In 2013 Thelma Golden, Director of The Studio Museum...

Chief Long Face is a painting in the artist's most recent works on Powhatan Chiefs, Native American leaders of the Powhatan tribe in 17th century Virginia. Chief Long Face, 2023 by...