Ana Karkar's "Steam Will Rise" features cool blues and soft whites, with fluid forms and bold outlines that create a dreamlike, almost surreal composition. The painting depicts an abstracted human figure blending with its environment, evoking a sense of movement and transformation. Karkar’s style is reminiscent of Edvard Munch and Francis Bacon, with expressive, swirling brushstrokes and a focus on emotional depth. Influenced by cinema and collective imagery, Karkar's work offers a narrative experience that challenges traditional visual storytelling. ...
Ana Karkar's work is influenced by images held in the collective conscious, experimental film and cinema. She offers an alternative perspective to these images via painting. The storytelling in her works is inspired by film directors such as Stanley Kubrick, Brian De Palma and Dario Argento as well as a number of contemporary photographers. Karkar painterly stroke evokes that of Edvard Munch, Francis Bacon and Egon Schiele as well as the Viennese Secession reprised in Psychedelic Art from her hometown. ...
Founded in 2016, Baert Gallery maintains a distinct focus on bridging the historical legacies and artistic sensibilities of Europe and Los Angeles. Working with a roster of emerging artists, the gallery is committed to showcasing a diverse program of work that engages complex philosophical, critical, and political concepts while challenging settled and conventional aesthetic expectations. Located in Los Angeles’ Arts District, the gallery is dedicated to fostering and promoting the region’s unique art scene in a spirit of local cooperation and in dedication to mindful sensitivity towards its broader geographical and social milieu. ...
