Carolina Sardi

Carolina Sardi is an Argentine sculptor based in Miami since 1995. She earned a Master’s degree in Sculpture from the National University of La Plata, Argentina, where she also studied Architecture and Urbanism and trained with sculptor Enio Iommi. Her work has been featured in exhibitions at institutions and galleries including The Bass Museum of Art, Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Museum of the Americas, and Miami International Airport, among others. Artist Statement "My work explores geometric abstraction through linear structures in steel, sometimes enhanced with patina or color. These forms are arranged in nonrepresentational space to engage with surrounding architecture and emphasize spatial relationships. Rooted in clarity, balance, and precision, the compositions evoke a quiet sense of calm and contemplation, aligning the work with the constructive and concrete traditions of abstraction".

Primarily working with steel, Carolina Sardi employs techniques like, plasma cutting and welding to create, textured, patina-finished pieces, often, incorporating, mirrored, chrome, and, copper plating

Carolina Sardi, Poppy Field, 2018, Painted Steel, 67 x 85 x 2 inches

Carolina Sardi, Red Installation, 2013, Painted Steel, 48H x 45W x 2D In.

Carolina Sardi, 5 Swords, Painted Steel, 71.5H x 21W x 2 In.

Carolina Sardi, Greener Grass, 2007, Painted Steel Dimension Vary.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST Carolina Sardi was born in Argentina and was educated at the National University of La Plata, in Argentina, then studied with the sculptor Ennio Iommi. Sardi moved to Miami in 1995, and first took a studio space at the South Florida Art Center on Lincoln Road. Later on, she moved her studio to Little Haiti. She is best known for her wall installations comprised of organic elements cut from steel and aluminum. She plays with the effects of volume, light, and shadow, adding to the work another layer of possibilities. In a recent series, she uses polished gold, copper, or chrome surfaces, in which the viewers can find their own reflections, thereby introducing a variety of added readings. Sardi has been commissioned for several site-specific large-scale installations in many of this city’s acclaimed buildings and private homes. She has been included in the prestigious Heavy Metal / Women to Watch exhibition at the National Museum for Women in the Artist in Washington, D.C. Some of her solo exhibitions include the Pan American Art Projects Gallery in Miami and Dallas, Lelia Mordoch Gallery in Paris, Aldo Castillo Gallery in Estero, FL; Cheryl Hazan Gallery in New York; Steps Gallery in London, UK; Heriard Cimino Gallery in New Orleans, Exquisite Tension at the Gulf Coast Museum of Art in Largo, FL; Blue at the Government Center Gallery from Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs; Over/Under at Flashpoint Gallery in Washington DC; Forest at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, Bee at Mia Gallery, Miami International Airport; Imaginary Lines at the Museum of the Americas in Washington DC and Free to be Captive at the Museum of Art of Fort Lauderdale. She has broad experience in designing, fabricating, and installing public, private, and corporate art projects. Some examples of commissioned works include Miami-Dade Art in Public Places, Port of Miami, Baggage Claim, Terminals 4 and 5, Water and Suitcase Projects (2003); Oppenheim Architecture, Ilona Building Fence and Gate, Miami Beach (2001); Related Group of Florida, Icon Building Miami Beach Lobby’s Sculptures and The Slade Palm Beach Suspended Sculpture (2004-2005); Grand Venetian Miami Beach Lobby’s Wall Sculpture and Epic Hotel Miami Wall Sculpture for the Front Desk (2011); Gates, Fence, Louvers and Lamps for the Apogee Beach Building in Hollywood, FL (2014); Icon Bay Fence for Sculpture Park (2015) in Miami for the Related Group of Florida; Wall Installations for the lobby at the Belfiore Building in Houston, TX ( 2016); Wall Installations for the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH (2017); Prudential Corporate Collection Wall Sculpture, Des Moines, IA (2020); Amaris Building, Wall Installation, Washington, DC and Massachusetts General Hospital, Wall Installations for Lobby, Salem, NH (2022).

Artist Statement My art is my way of expressing my world vision. I try to convey maximum of information in the most minimal but essential forms .Although I work mainly with steel, my sculptures and installations have an organic sensibility that reflects my interest in the basic interactions of life. The reference to geometry, natural shapes and the use of positive and negative spaces are a response to the search of a balance between opposites. Wall compositions are separated from the surface of the walls with a distance of one or two inches, creating a floating effect in the space that is enhanced by lights and shadows. The blank walls become the medium and support for each one of these installations. The free standing and hanging pieces use the void as the main visual element. Space it’s a medium and transparency it’s always an important factor in these pieces. Color, or the absence of it, is used to emphasize the strength of each shape and the placement of the shape in the space. The concept behind each artwork is as important as the image and the space is as important as the shapes that create the whole composition. Subjects and messages are open to personal interpretations. The interaction with the spectator brings forth multiple ways of reading each composition. ●Educational Background 1992 MFA in Sculpture , Facultad de Bellas Artes , Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina 1985 Bachelor in Arts , Bachillerato de Bellas Artes, U.N.L.P. ,Argentina. ●Solo Exhibitions 2012 Panamerican Art Projects , Miami , FL 2011 Galerie Lelia Mordoch ,Paris, France. 2010 Between You, Me and Us , Heriard Cimino Gallery , New Orleans , LA . Panamerican Art Projects, Miami , FL. 2009 Urban Nature, Miami Beach Botanical Garden , Miami Beach , FL. Counterpoints, Panamerican Art Projects , Dallas , TX . The Steps Gallery , London ,UK . 2008 Panamerican Art Projects , Miami , FL. Organic Geometries , Cheryl Hazan Gallery , New York , NY. 2007 Wall Pieces, Heriard Cimino Gallery , New Orleans,LA. 2006 Jungle , La Comunidad Warehouses, Douz and Mille , Miami. 2005 -06 Exquisite Tension , Gulf Coast Museum of Art , Largo , FL. 2005 Over/Under , Flashpoint , Washington, D.C. Blue , Government Center Gallery , Miami-Dade County Dept. of Cu;tural Affairs. Forest , Bass Museum of Art , Miami Beach . 2004 Bee , MIA Gallery, Miami International Airport , Miami. Bee , Naomi Silva Gallery , Atlanta , GA 2003 Bee , Richard Shack Gallery , Art Center/ South Florida , Miami Beach. El Viaje , Art at Work , Mosquera Orthodontics , Miami. 2002 Imaginary Lines, Gallery of the Museum of the Americas , OAS , Washington , DC. 2001 Natural Associations , Starwood Project for the Arts , Coral Gables , FL. Visions , Chelsea Hotel , Miami Beach , FL. 2000 Silhouettes , Heriard-Cimino Gallery , New Orleans , LA. 1999 Free to be Captive , Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale , FL. 1998 Prospectives , Heriard-Cimino Gallery , New Orleans , LA. Keep Playing , Art 800 , South Florida Art Center , Miami Beach , FL. 1996 Uno, Art 800, South Florida Art Center, Miami Beach, FL. 1994 El Limite y el Espacio , Casa Curuchet(Le Corbusier House),La Plata ,Argentina. Imagenes Paganas , Espacio Joven , La Plata , Argentina. 1993 Sculpture Exhibition , Centro de Artes Visuales , La Plata , Argentina. ●Selected Group Exhibitions 2012 Geometries , Galerie Lelia Mordoch , Paris , France Arte Americas , Panamerican Art Projects , Miami , FL Art Palm Beach , Galerie Lelia Mordoch Paris , Palm Beach , FL 2011 Leon Ferrari and Argentine Collective, Panamerican Art Projects , Miami,FL Valoarte, Arte+Mercado+Obra Social, Antigua Aduana , San Jose , Costa Rica. MIA Art Fair , Panamerican Art Projects , Miami , FL Arte Americas Art Fair , Panamerican Art Projects Miami , Miami , FL Palm Beach Contemporary Art Fair , Galerie Lelia Mordoch Paris , Palm Beach, FL 2010 smArt , Miami Dade College , Miami , FL Scope Art Fair , Miami , Galerie Lelia Mordoch , Paris-Miami. Valoarte , Arte+Mercado+Obra Social , Antigua Aduana , San Jose , Costa Rica . L’angoisse est-elle soluble dans l’art ? Galerie Lelia Mordoch , Paris , France. Celebrating Argentina’s Independence in Art , Lelia Mordoch Gallery, Miami , FL Don’t call me pretty , Panamerican Art Projects , Miami , FL Arte Americas , Pananamerican Art Projects , Miami , FL Palm Beach Contemporary Art Fair , Galerie Lelia Mordoch , Palm Beach , FL Miami International Art Fair , Galerie Lelia Mordoch , Miami , FL Next Generation , Miami International Art Fair , Miami and Palm Beach Contemporary , Palm Beach , FL 2009 Triptyque Art Contemporain Angers , Galerie Lelia Mordoch , France. Argentine Cream , Cadet Hotel ,Miami Beach , FL Substance and Form , Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY Primary Colors, Panamerican Art Projects , Miami . Argentine…Argentina … Galerie Lelia Mordoch, Paris. Exorcisms , The Steps Gallery , London , UK . Art LA , The Steps Gallery , London , Los Angeles , CA Palm Beach Contemporary , Galerie Lelia Mordoch , Paris , Palm Beach, FL 2008 Scope Miami , Panamerican Art Projects Dallas , Miami , FL Red Dot Art Fair , Aldo Castillo Gallery Chicago , Miami , FL Bridge Art Fair , Galerie Lelia Mordoch Paris , Miami Beach , FL Christmas Show , The Steps Gallery , London , UK. Pinta Art Fair , Panmerican Art Projects , New York , NY. Candy Land , Panamerican Art Projects , Dallas , TX . Off the Wall , Contemporary Sculpture , Panamerican Art Projects , Miami , FL. Dites-le avec des roses, Galerie Lelia Mordoch , Paris , France. Art LA, The Steps Gallery , UK. Palm Beach Contemporary Art Fair, Panamerican Art Projects Miami & Galerie Lelia Mordoch, Paris. 2007 Bridge Art Fair Miami , Galerie Lelia Mordoch, Paris . Art Miami , Panamerican Art Projects , Miami , FL . Scope Miami , Douz & Mille Gallery , Miami , FL. Art Shanghai , Aldo Castillo Gallery , Shanghai , China. Bridge Art Fair , Steps Gallery , London, UK. Accent Miami , Heriard-Cimino Gallery , New Orleans , LA. Art DC , Aldo Castillo Gallery , Washington , DC. V-2 Fiera del Video Arte di Venezia , Douz and Mille, Venice , Ital Space;Vision Sound , (5) art , Tampa , FL . Arte Americas , Aldo Castillo Gallery Chicago & Naomi Silva Gallery Atlanta , Miami Beach Convention Center , FL. Art Miami Fair , Galerie Lelia Mordoch ,Paris . Miami Miami , Spazio Guicciardini , Milan , Italy Miart International Art Fair , Galerie Lelia Mordoch , Milan , Italy . 2006 Balelatina Video Box , l’eauacquawasseraguawater , Douz and Mille , Basel Switzerland. Perfect Timing , Ela Asia , Art Taipei , Douz and Mille , Taipei , Taiwan. Aesthetics and Values , The Gallery at Green Library , FIU , Miami , FL. Diva New York , Douz and Mille , New York , NY. Identities , Cheryl Hazan Gallery , New York , NY. 2005 Red Show , Cheryl Hazan Gallery , New York , NY Affordable Art Fair , Cheryl Hazan Gallery , New York , NY. More from Scope , Light Contemporary Gallery , London , UK. Scope London Art Fair, Douz and Mille , London ,UK. Indestructible Delicacy , Galeria Galou , Williamsburg , NY. Independent Vision , Art League of Houston , TX. Brussels Art Fair , Karpio Facchini Gallery , Belgium. Art Palm Beach , Karpio Facchini Gallery Master’s Mystery Show , Ritz Carlton /Florida Atlantic University , Miami Beach. “All Art Collections Start Small “ , Government Center Art Gallery , Miami . Index Miami , Edge Zones Contemporany Art , Miami. Nepotism :The art of Friendship , Museum of Art , Fort Lauderdale , FL Sculpture in Four Dimensions , OAS Museum , Washington DC. Settimana del’Arte , Casa d’Arte San Lorenzo , Sardegna , Italy . Arte Americas Fair , Ephemeral Installations curated by Milagros Bello. Arte Americas Fair, Karpio/Facchini Gallery , Miami. Art Miami Fair , Karpio/Facchini Gallery , Miami. Palm Beach Contemporanea Fair , Karpio/Facchini Gallery . Palm Beach . 2003 Inside the Paper , Centro Cultural Espanol , Miami. Summer Sculpture Show , Dorsch Gallery , Miami. Art Houston , Mackey Gallery , Houston ,TX . Art Miami , Grapa Studio of Art , Miami . 2002 Women Singular , Deering Estate, Miami Dade County Parks . Harmony , Pegasus Gallery , New York . 2001 Sculptors at Work , Corcoran Gallery , Washington, DC. Two Women Sculptors , Grapa Studio of Art , Miami Beach 2000 Homegrown , Art Center / South Florida , Miami Beach , FL. Four from Argentina, Orlando City Hall , Orlando , FL. Hispanic Heritage Month, Miami Beach City Hall, FL. All Florida Annual Juried Competition , Boca Raton Museum of Art , FL. Perceptions , Broman Fine Arts , Coral Gables , FL. Spin , National Theme Show , Broward Community College , FL. 1999 Florida Follies, Experiments for the Architectural Environment , Museum of Art , Fort Lauderdale , FL. Departures/Arrivals , Art 800 , South Florida Art Center , Miami Beach , FL. Private and Public Collections Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System , Washington , DC. Miami-Dade Art in Public Places , Miami , FL . Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, FL. Art Museum of the Americas , OAS , Washington , DC. Palm Beach , Fort Lauderdale , Coral Gables & Tampa Collections , Neiman Marcus . Related Group of Florida , Icon Building , Miami Beach. Heico Corporation , Hollywood , FL. Oppenheim Architecture , Miami , FL. Chelsea Hotel , Miami Beach , FL. Lisa and Arturo Mosquera Collection , Miami,FL. Richard Shack Collection , Miami , FL Cesar Gaviria Collection , Washington , DC . Solita Mishaan Collection , Miami , FL. P+D Collection , London , U.K . Private Collections in New York, Houston ,Washington , New Orleans , Miami , Germany , France , England , Spain, Italy, South Africa and Argentina . Selected Public and Private Commissions Miami-Dade Art in Public Places , Miami Seaport,Wall Sculptures for Baggage Claim. Oppenheim Architecture , Miami Beach ,Ilona Gate and Fence. Neiman Marcus ,Coral Gables, Boca Raton , Palm Beach, Tampa and Fort Lauderdale Collections. Hyatt Regency Hotel , Wall Installation , Atlanta , Georgia. The Slade Palm Beach , Hanging Sculpture , Related Group of Florida. The St. Regis Hotel Fort Lauderdale , Wall Sculpture , Fort Lauderdale , FL . The Vue, Wall Installation in the Lobby , Orlando , FL. Trump Tower I & III , Wall Installations and Free Standing Sculpture in the Lobby , Related Group of Florida , Miami , FL . Epic Hotel , Wall Installation for the Lobby , Miami , FL Grand Venetian Condominium , Wall Installation for the Lobby , Miami Beach , FL Marriot Biscayne Hotel , Wall Installation for the Lobby , Miami , FL ●Awards and Fellowships 2002 Leo Chestler Visual Arts Contemporany Award , Dade Community Foundation. Senior Artist Art Center / South Florida , Miami Beach ,FL . 2000 Spin National Theme Show , Broward Community College , FL . 1st. Alternate Associate for the Atlantic Center of the Arts International Exchange with artist William Kentridge. 1995 Artist Workspace Fellowship , Woodstock School of Arts , NY . 1993 Rotary International Foundation Fellowship , Mexico . 1990 Italian Language and Culture , Regione Lombardia , Italy . Printmaking Award , Salon de la Mujer , Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes , La Plata , Argentina.