
New York 2026 · Private exhibition
COLOR is the EVENT
The COLORFUL LANGUAGE of BECOMING
Unknown Civilizations, 2026
Karina Lumière
Paintings that begin where explanation fails.
Karina Lumiere's paintings begin where explanation fails. Color carries instinct, memory, tenderness, fracture, and revelation; form appears only after the canvas discovers its own internal pulse.
The works move between abstraction and apparition. Cellular structures bloom, silhouettes hover at the threshold of recognition, and light interrupts shadow. Each painting becomes a record of transformation, felt before it is named.
Read the essayThree chapters · 18 works
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