Karen Uppal
Devil’s chair
The Devil’s Chair is a sculpture that highlights what furniture would look like in a world without art. In this artwork, everyday utensils and materials are utilized to provide a sense of discomfort, and dystopian emotion through the use of an achromatic color palette. The chair can be imagined to have come out of a graveyard that does not consider the design and aesthetic that art would focus on. For this reason, the chair is designed in a manner to not be functional or durable. Hence, a world without art would feel dead, chaotic, and disconnected.
karen’s practice
Throughout her childhood, Karen has been able to learn art through personal explorations and developed as a self-taught artist. In the year of 2013, when she noticed how far she has come in designing art, she decided in the future that she will pursue a design career and continue to work on growing as a professional artist.
biography
Karen Uppal is a fourth-year student in the Bachelor of Education degree majoring in Secondary Education and specializing in Visual Arts at the University of Calgary. After her bachelor's degree, Karen plans on pursuing a Master's in Architecture where she will incorporate her passion for fine arts into her studies.