Carole Seborovski is a New York City artist, whose totemic sculptures, abstracted biomorphic drawings, and relief paintings embody a stew of cultural and religious references. Intrigued by embellished reliquaries, African fetish objects, Zen ink paintings, Hindu sculptures, Minoan figures with upraised arms, and amulets from ancient Egypt, her work taps into diverse religious and ritualistic art practices. Seborovski holds the belief that art makes manifest the undercurrent of our shared yearnings regardless of our culture or place in time.

Undulating ceramic sculptures are formed by mirroring the coiling technique that has been practiced globally for thousands of years. By placing one wet clay coil on top of another, the artist joins these coils together with a small wooden tool. The resulting forms are an embodiment of the artist’s touch.

In her drawings, the erasures give the impression that forms fluctuate between arising from and disappearing into the void of the page. And like a Zen ink scroll, equal attention is given to the play between negative and positive space. She often treats the paper like an object, where it is cut, folded, and collaged. All these elements contribute to a subtle yet rich textural dimension in her drawings.

Seborovski's relief paintings often incorporate metal leaf, paint, beads, rope, sand, clay, and mirrors. Much like African fetish figures where materials conjure up mysterious forces, Seborovski holds the belief that art and the materials from which it is comprised hold power. Through her combination of materials and the topographical forms that result from her touch, these sensual pieces straddle the line between opposites and point toward the spiritual. Seborovski’s work resonates like ineffable objects waiting to be unearthed by future civilizations.