Artist Statement 
"I am drawn to light and movement as artistic focal points. Inspired by Tango dancing, I saw in its beauty of form the attributes of symbolic partnership, independent balance with shared reward, in an exquisite atmoshpere be-fitting the dance of love. It was Tango's radiant beauty, the metaphor highlighting the equality of partnership, and the importance of communication that won my commitment as an artist." ~KK |
Karen has been dancing the Tango since the mid-90s and has studied in New York City, Montreal, Buenos Aires, and Ithaca, with such notable Tangueros as Argentine Film Star Pablo Veron, and Ithaca's Matej Oresic. Karen teaches accessible methods to the fundamental building blocks of the dance based on her art and dance experience. 
(Tango Slices, five panels; acrylic, approx. 96x75 inches) hello@tangomyheart.com www.karenkucharski.com | Karen Kucharski earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking at Syracuse University. She has taught at Cornell University, Syracuse University, Dartmouth College, in the New York State Public Education System, for not-for-profit organizations, and in other studio settings. 
Karen combines her love of the dance with her art. Her paintings shared the stage in July 2007 at Artpark in Lewiston, New York, with bandoneonist Daniel Binelli, dancers Pilar Alvarez and Claudio Hoffman, and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and at Clifton Hall at the Albright-Knox Art Museum with musician Pedro Giraudo during the Buffalo Tango Festival 2007. In 2008, "Tango Returns!" featured the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with guest musicians, Quartango, dancers Fabian & Roxana Belmonte, and Karen Kucharski's Tango paintings. 
Tango Slices onstage with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Buffalo Tango Festival; Artpark, Lewiston, NY; 2007 Photos by Kucharski; used with permission; BPO. All rights reserved 
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