Karen Navarro

Fragment, 2019

Archival inkjet print, wood panel, acrylic paint, Epoxy

48 x 56 in

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Fragment, 2019

Archival inkjet print, wood panel, acrylic paint, Epoxy

48 x 56 in

Unique piece

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Left Fragment 2019, back Subject #6 variation 1 vinyl, right Puzzled

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Untitled (Perspective), 2021

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Twisted, 2020

Archival inkjet print, wood, acrylic paint, epoxy, metal rope

18 x 52.5 x 18 in

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Twisted ll, 2020

Archival inkjet print, wood, acrylic paint, epoxy, metal, gesso

24 x 34 x 24 in

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Puzzled, 2020

Archival inkjet print, wood panel, acrylic paint, Epoxy

53 x 38 in

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I contain multitudes, 2021

Wood, acrylic paint, acrylic, neon

16 x 20in



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This project is an extension of my ongoing exploration of the topic of self-representation in El Pertenecer en Tiempos Modernos (Belonging in Modern Times) (2019-2020).

I depart from stereotypical photographic portraits of subjects to render them through constructive and deconstructive methods. To disrupt photography's flat, two-dimensional surface I cut and reassemble the images to build sculptures and collages. I use photography as the basis for the three-dimensional objects as a means to challenge our visual perception. Often implying that identity is, in fact, a social construct while also engaging with notions of existentialism.

My identities intersect coming together to construct my multiple sense of Self, like a puzzle. For this reason, I made each of the works in this series so that the pieces can be rearranged to create a new piece, just like we can change as people or present one of our multiple selves in different situations. Although I do not appear in the pictures I see the works as self-reflective and the process becomes a form of meditation that reflects my efforts to reconstruct and to make sense of my own identity. 

Puzzled, 2020

Archival inkjet print, wood panel, acrylic paint, Epoxy

53 x 38 in

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Puzzled variation 2, 2020 (same piece)

Archival inkjet print, wood panel, acrylic paint, Epoxy

49 x 36 in

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