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Layers of Newness: mariaurora (Maria Creyts)
The most recent show by mariaurora raises (and answers) an intriguing question: Is assembling a piece of art, and then photographing/extending it into something bigger than the original, a form of copying or the creation of an entirely new work?
mariaurora IN STUDIO AT LEEDY-VOULKOS
Maria Creyts/mariaurora is on site during gallery hours at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center through the duration of her “neoPanos” exhibition. Her photo friezes look innocent enough with their bright colors and highly texturized compositions, but they beg us to interact and to discover their creation process thorough careful examination.
IT’S HER PARTY (SHE IS NOT CRYING)
Women make up at least 50 percent of the population of the planet and our art schools, yet in the larger museum and gallery setting tend to be underrepresented, according to “Who Does She Think She Is?”, a documentary by Pamela T. Boll. In a companion exhibition of the same title at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, artists respond to the age-old challenge of being female (and often also a mother) and being an artist.
(ARTKC365) A Good Day for Frieze-ing: mariaurora Open Studio at the Livestock Exchange Building
Creyts describes the effect as “sumptuous”, and she’s right. Thanks to the use of a special high-definition lens, a viewer could put out a hand to touch the frieze and almost expect to feel something soft.
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