Created By
Maria Marshall
Acrylic on canvas perfomance painting
Curator
Artbridger Curator
In this captivating addition to Marshall's 'Blindfolded Series,' the artist masterfully manipulates texture and color to evoke a sense of celestial wonder and primordial energy. The interplay of deep burgundy and amber hues creates a celestial dance, with the perforations resembling constellations in a vast, mysterious sky. The deliberate weathering and scratching on the surface not only hint at the passage of time but also invite contemplation on the interplay between chaos and order, darkness and illumination. Through this piece, Marshall invites viewers to ponder the intricate balance between the seen and unseen, the known and the unknowable, in a mesmerizing visual symphony.
In this companion piece from Marshall's 'Blindfold Series,' we encounter a more atmospheric and mysteriously charged iteration of the artist's exploration of perception. The surface here shifts dramatically between deep burgundy and amber tones, creating an almost volcanic or cosmic visual field that seems to smolder from within. The perforations in this work take on a different character than its vermillion counterpart. Here, they appear more like burning embers or distant stars puncturing through a dark expanse. The scratched and textured surface, bearing marks of deliberate weathering and wear, creates a palimpsest of sorts – a recording of time and trauma etched into the material itself.
Created By
Maria Marshall
120 x 100 cm | 47 x 39 in
2024
