Karen Cusolito Lights Her Artwork on Fire

Meet the artist who burns her creations to amazing effect

  • By Leah Binkovitz
  • Smithsonian magazine, December 2012
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Sculpture by Karen Cusolito

(James Addison)


Infinitarium
Cusolito switched to sculpting flowers and plants when she debuted her large-scale landscape piece Infinitarium in 2010. "Each flower had its own personality," she says. From Dr. Seuss-inspired willow trees to the elegant trumpet flowers, Cusolito says, "To see these massive, towering organic plant forms is really kind of poignant because they simply wouldn't exist out there."

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