About the Artist
Andrew Karic is a sculpture artist in Tucson, Arizona. He creates large rock sculptures, indoor tabletop sculptures and ceramic tile sculptures that can be displayed as outdoor yard art. Sculptures created by Andrew Karic have been featured in art galleries and purchased by the University of Arizona, the Tucson Jewish Community Center and Banner University Hospital in Tucson, AZ.
Meet Andrew Karic
After decades of experience in the construction and real estate development industries, Andrew Karic discovered sculpture as a means to express his passion. In the embedded video clip, Andrew describes his recovery from a stroke and how he was inspired to start creating sculptures. See the artist at work along with several images of unique sculptures he has created.
My Story
My name is Andrew Karic and I have been in the construction and real estate development business for approximately 35 years. In the year 2010, I suffered a serious stroke that paralyzed my left side, including my left arm and left leg. I was in my prime and suddenly unable to walk. This caused me to go into a deep depression. But after many months of inpatient and outpatient physical therapy, I regained 95% of the use of my left side and was able to walk and write again.
During my recovery, I visited an art gallery with sculptures. Seeing these incredible works of art gave me the motivation to create my own sculptures working with rocks, steel and concrete. I started by making Rock Sculptures designed primarily for outdoor settings, though they can be displayed indoors. My later sculptures were scaled down to smaller sizes. These Tabletop Sculptures can be displayed indoors on tables and in small spaces. More recently, I started working with glass and ceramic tile set in columns of varying heights. These large Tile Sculptures can be displayed outside public buildings or in private yards and gardens.
Eventually, I realized it was very difficult to transport my larger rock sculptures. I was inspired by another artist to allow the rocks at the top of my sculptures to separate and, when reattached to the base, the rocks can pivot 360 degrees. This was a huge step in my evolution as a sculpture artist, making it easier to sell and transport my sculptures. It also allows the top, rock portion of the sculpture to turn 360 degrees with the push of a hand.
One of my 6’ tall rock sculptures with a steel base was sold to the University Banner Hospital on Campbell Ave. here in Tucson, AZ. It can be seen in front of the Emergency Room in their outdoor landscape gallery. Another rock sculpture can be seen at the University of Arizona dormitory on Park Ave. Two of my sculptures, one rock and the other a tile sculpture, are displayed at the Tucson Jewish Community Center on East River Rd. in Tucson, Arizona.
Sculpture has been my passion over the past decade. I feel blessed, not only because I’m a stroke survivor, but because my sculptures will be my enduring legacy. Please visit my Online Sculpture Gallery to view the various types of sculptures I create.