Live Auction 1230Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian & Turkish Art Including Masterpieces from The Pharos Art Collection & From The Maath Alousi Collection
Nadim Karam (Lebanese, b. 1957)
Lot 199

Nadim Karam (Lebanese, b. 1957)

Loopy Amber (from the Urban Toys series)

Closed19 March 2014

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USD 35,000

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Nadim Karam (Lebanese, b. 1957)
Loopy Amber (from the Urban Toys series)
signed in Arabic, signed and dated 'Nadim Karam 2013' (on the base)
mother of pearl buttons on wooden base
31½ x 19¾ x 4¾in. (80 x 50 x 12cm.)
Executed in 2013, this work is unique

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.

Specialist note

'His long hair floats behind him as he strides, alight with the millions of amber pixels that cover his body. He thrives on the city and the dynamism of the people who animate it. Whether because of the looped cord attached to his waist he calls 'infinity', or his glowing eccentricity, he has a way of functioning like a traffic light, moderating extremes of anger or inflexibility in his surroundings. Pools of communication gain warmth and tiny surges of positive energy explode as Loopy Amber takes to the streets, whistling and whirling his infinity loop.'
(The artist quoted, 2014).