THETFORD MINES, CANADA
Collection: KAREN QUIRION (KQK STUDIO)
ARTIST STATEMENT
My leading inspirations have remained nature and its poetic essence, as well as brutalist architecture. In each piece I aim to find the perfect equilibrium between these two aspects.
Coming from a small town, nature has always been an important part of our life here. Although I never seem to spend as much time as I’d like in the outdoors, perhaps the references of nature spread through my work simply are aspirational self-reminders; of its beauty, its peacefulness and how restorative its contemplation truly feels.
Brutalist architecture is also something I have always been drawn to; its rawness as well as its minimalist and monochrome constructions. For as long as I can remember, its strength and bare allure have been an ongoing source of inspiration.
Karen Quirion is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist based in Thetford Mines, Quebec. She has a formal background in fashion from the Campus Notre-Dame de Foy in Quebec and the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan. She is the creative director of her own fashion brand, KQK, and has recently started including ceramic pieces within her collections. Focusing on both one-of-a-kind art pieces and sculptural vases, she started working with ceramics in 2020 and it has now become an integral part of her work.
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