Epiphany (2007)
Artist: Karen Cusolito
Height: 22 FT
Weight: 7 Tons
Composition: Salvage Steel
Installation: Crane
Engineering: Free Standing
Epiphany is bursting with the joy that accompanies the revelation in acknowledging the essential essence of life. Her heart beats with fire and in that moment of illumination, her entire body pulses with fire.
Epiphany was first exhibited at Burning Man, 2007 and has traveled to many events in the US: Maker Faire, 2008, Great American Music Hall, 2008, The Fire Arts Festival in both 2007 and 2009, aboard the USS White Holly in Sausalito, CA – where she took first prize in the competitive "Parade of Lights" - and Electric Daisy Carnival, 2010. Epiphany is presently on exhibit at American Steel Studios, Oakland, CA.
About the Artist
Karen studied at Rhode Island School of Design and Massachusetts College of Art. She worked on several public art installations in and around the Boston area before moving to San Francisco in 1996.
Her art has taken many forms, from painting and mixed media to the large-scale steel sculptures she’s presently developing.
She finds drawing to be the easiest and most concise form of communication and the human form a rich arena in which to explore and express emotion, intention, and challenge. Much of her work focuses on humanity and the environment and the delicate balance between the two.
Karen is about to embark on a new series that studies the female form throughout history.
Since 2009, she has been running American Steel Studios in Oakland, CA, which provides studio and gallery space to over 100 artists and small businesses.
