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Maria Mercado
Dual
elements of passion and emotion permeate her work and
share a place alongside the desire to experiment - to
awaken form, texture, tonality, dimension, and color
in the creation of her work. This experimental quality
gives Maria's paintings a rawness and ferocity that
evokes elements of the natural world, a world that she
readily embraces in both her art and life.
Although mostly acrylic in composition, the use of
alternative media and found objects adds dimension to
her work on both a physical and metaphysical level.
In this way her paintings become a requiem, a sanctuary,
a vehicle to express her emotions. Maria does not seek
to command the canvas through her work, but instead
allows the paint and her inner conscious to express
themselves freely. Sometimes erotic, sometimes melancholic,
Maria's paintings flow with energy and a zest for life.
Maria's paintings challenge us to look within ourselves,
and to embrace the emotions that shape our daily lives.
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