Bai (Carl Karni-Bain) Figurative Paintings
American, b. 1959
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.to
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Artist: Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Ornetta, Portrait, Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Etching Paper, 15x11 by Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
The earthy tones, rich in texture in an acrylic and oil pastel by African American artist Bai is a portrait of an androgenous subject with Modigliani eyes, Ornetta, is an enigmatic p...
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2010s Contemporary Bai (Carl Karni-Bain) Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
The Three Wisemen, Mixed-Media Fabric Art, Contemporary 2022 by Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
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 painted with oil sticks, charcoal, acrylic paint, and layers of 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”
A one-of-a-kind work. Provenance: artist's studio
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)
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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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bai (Carl Karni-Bain) Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Fabric, Digital, Charcoal, Pastel
Indian Chief, Abstract Figurative Painting, Acrylic Oil Pastel, 2024 by Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
The original painting on paper, Indian Chief, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is in the artist's series on indigenous Indian chiefs. 30 x 22in, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bai (Carl Karni-Bain) Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
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