“Immediately upon staring at Karim
work, your eyes don’t rest, and your
sensations get hit with a ripple
of diverse emotional inklings that
circulate you through a concert of the
distinct as well as the akin generating
an ensemble of power together
with eminence as well as truth and
storytelling.”
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About Karim’s Work
Karim is a rising contemporary artist who works with big-scale murals, canvases, and stained glass as a way of conceptual form of expression. His works display a deeply analytical process that is inspired by the context of the architecture it covers. Ataya transforms stories into complex abstract geometrical visuals. He has a strong eye for detailing, a talent for visual balance, and a great sense of color and proportion. He is now based in Lebanon and works out of a studio in Beirut located in the Quarantine district which he has not been able to fully operate from due to the Coronavirus and then the blast that destroyed the building that he was already barely working from. Ever the perfectionist (a trait which he denies), he gives his all working on anything he can control, and what he manages best are shapes, colors, and context which he molds into a new style of art with hints here in there of Islamic geometry, eighties action cartoons, science fiction movies, ancient symbolism and more…
“I am delighted by Karim’s exhibition. It displays a rare sense of beauty, the drama of the world, and man’s place in it. The paintings are technically bold and highly accomplished (...). It’s a very pleasant surprise for me that something like this Is So close. There’s a huge sense of drama and tension in the work and a great question mark regarding human existence. Also, a very dynamic organization of space ... the images are superb”
Karim Ataya Live
THE GAME
“The narrative massively builds the
effect of Ataya’s work. It cannot not
have a meaning and it must tell a tale,
he says. The unhinged detailed work
which he attempts to balance with
the messages that are conveyed also
bring about hidden symbols as well as
forecast subsequent time, making it
transcend into the occult.
”
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Selected Recent Exhibitions
Solo Shows
The Desert
Galeria Andrzeja Strumiłły
Suwałki, Poland
Dorzecza
OFF Frame gallery
Krakow, Poland
New realities
Basel Art Center
Basel, Switzerland
Group Shows & Fairs
The salt of Zabłocie
CSW Wiewiórka
Krakow, Poland
Gilcrest Project
Saatchi Art
Beverly Hills, USA
Art Basel Selection
Art Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Studio Visit
About Karim Ataya
Aleksandra Batura (b.1982) a Warsaw-based artist and mother of two sons. Aleksandra does easel painting. She has undertaken numerous video projects, experimented with painting and drawing techniques as well as designed and completed several mural paintings. Her work can be found in national and international collections.
Take a look at Aleksandra's work in this short film.