Amy Kupferberg, submitted artwork
Amy Kupferberg
Sculpture, Installation
Bedford, New York
Amy Kupferberg was raised in Westchester, New York. She earned her BA in 1988 from Bard College and her MFA in 2003 from Pratt Institute. In 1998, Kupferberg began studying at the Art Student’s League. Bruce Dorfman has continued to be a significant influence, always encouraging her to take artmaking seriously. She has worked as an electrician in the film industry for the last 32 years. Her artwork can be seen in Dr. Melfi’s office on the Sopranos and other film projects. Kuperberg’s work has been reviewed in multiple publications, notably The Miami Lead, Times Herald-Record, and featured on ArtCritical.com. She has participated in a Residency at The Henry Street Settlement. Her Solo exhibitions include The Stuban Gallery, Pratt Institute, The Livingroom Gallery, Saint Peter’s Church, NYC, and Gallery In The Square, Wimberly, TX. She has participated in numerous group shows throughout the US, including Head Over Hand: Pushing the Limits of Paint Denise Bibro, NY, Multi[Ply], Middlesex County College NJ, Miami ArtBasel Wynwood Lofts Art Complex/Project Space, Interplay: The Evolution of Artistic Process, Henry Street Settlement, NYC. Kupferberg lives and works in the Mid-Hudson Valley.
Works
Amy Kupferberg, submitted artwork
I am a multidisciplinary artist exploring mark-making to create works on paper using traditional sculpture-making tools and methodology. Tantric repetitive movements make the gesture. Each becomes a visual affirmation, provoking a physical experience with the work. From the discarded, I reveal the unseen, the residue left behind. I make my paper using materials I found in my life, such as my favorite jeans from the 1990s and discarded couches. I repurpose found objects - such as wood blocks - for my materials and allow their shapes and textures to form the parameters of each piece. My love for nature turned me into a sustainable artist. I am obsessed with her formal beauty and informed by her usefulness. I admire that everything is used to replicate and create through organic life cycles. I constantly play with replication, reiteration, and regeneration to create new forms and revitalize familiar ones.
