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AESTHETICA CREATIVE WORKS COMPETITION FINALIST
I am pleased to announce that I have been chosen as a finalist
for the Aethetica Creative Works Annual 2011 by enteriing 'If
You Go Down to the Woods Today...' This collage was chosen
from 4000 entries and can now be seen in the annual. To purchase
the annual for £7.95 please visit the link below.
Celebrating contemporary art and culture, the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual 2011 is an anthology that brings together the winners and finalists from the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition.
www.aestheticamagazine.com/shop.htm
EXHIBITIONS
BRISTOL AFFORDABLE ART FAIR 2011
My work will be represented by Liberty Gallery, Stand A1
18 - 20 May 2012
The Old Passenger Shed, Temple Meads Station,
Clock Tower Yard BS1 6QH Bristol
www.affordableartfair.com
20/21 BRITISH ART FAIR
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2EU
My work will be represented by Liberty Gallery
16-19 February 2012
www.britishartfair.co.uk/generalinfo.html
HAMPSTEAD LONDON, AFFORDABLE ART FAIR
My work will be represented by Liberty Gallery
26-30 October
Battersea Park Event Arena, London SW11 4NJ
www.affordableartfair.com
To apply for Private View Tickets, please email me.
To apply for the Press Preview night, please email me.
BATTERSEA LONDON, AFFORDABLE ART FAIR
My work will be represented by Liberty Gallery (stand A6)
20-23 October 2011
Battersea Park Event Arena, London SW11 4NJ
www.affordableartfair.com
To apply for Private View Tickets, please email me.
To apply for the Press Preview night, please email me.
PALACE ART FAIR 2011
A chance to see a new body of work and meet me on my own stand.
Fulham Palace, Bishop's Avenue London, SW6 6EA
- Thursday 6th October 6.00pm - 8.30pm (ticket only)
- Friday 7th October 12am - 8.30pm
- Saturday 8th October 11am - 5.30pm
- Sunday 9th October 11am - 5.30pm
http://www.palaceartfair.co.uk/
BRIGHTON ART FAIR 2011
My work will be represented by Lovers Press
Corn Exchange, Church Street Brighton, BN1 1UG
- Thursday 22nd September 6.00pm - 8.30pm (ticket only)
- Friday, 23rd September 11.00am - 7.30pm
- Saturday, 24th September 10.00am - 6.00pm
- Sunday, 25th September 10.00am - 5.00pm
http://www.brightonartfair.co.uk/
MADE IN BRIGHTON 2
Ink-d Gallery, 96 North Road, Brighton
A chance to see my 15 orignal collages from
'The alternative a.b.c series'
29 JULY 2011 — 21 AUGUST 2011
www.ink-d.co.uk
ARTWAVE FESTIVAL 2011
The Printroom Lewes
24 Station Street, Lewes, BN7 2DB
Sat 27, Sun 28, Mon 29 Aug
Sat 3, Sun 4 Sept
Sat 10, Sun 11 Sept
Galleries with permanent showing of work:
INK-D GALLERY - 96 North Road, Brighton BN1 1YE
www.ink-d.co.uk
THE DRANG GALLERY - Drang, South Quay, Padstow PL28 8BL
www.thedranggallery.com
TURNER BARNES GALLERY - 23 Well's Street, Chelmsford CM1 1HX
www.interiorangle.co.uk
HILL AND HILL GALLERY - Churchgate House, Fletching TN22 3SS
www.hillgallery.co.uk
MARIA RIVANS BIOGRAPHY
Maria’s collages are works of her very personal vision commenting on this world of change, beauty, diversity and mystery. They explore the idea of existing alternate realities and fantastical other worlds which transport us into a surreal and exciting universe. The sometimes heavily populated cityscapes where gigantic exotic flora unexpectedly rise above the horizon and colonies happily live alongside animals, celebrate the hugeness and wonder of life.
By appropriating an array of sourced vintage ephemera, Maria seeks to overwhelm us with her compositions by combining vivid and seductive colours with powerful and often humorous imagery. Beginning either with a blank canvas or a found bygone print the viewer experiences a visual and sensory overload from the hundreds of carefully cut-out found elements that are built upon the entirely re-invented base picture now altered and transformed, allocating new meaning.
These playful utopias evoke romantic visions referring to an existence without limitation, celebrating life amongst experiences of chaos and negativity. Half human, half animal genetic mutations curiously roam these lands, suggesting visions of our planet’s future, hallucinations or life in another dimension with a view to discover new ways of viewing the lives that we lead and notions of interconnectedness. They are metaphors for our lives, questioning reality.
The boxed works are seen as a 3D extension to the 2D collages and evolve from Maria’s background as a 3D artist. Inspired by a pair of 1960’s vista vision glasses given to her as a child, she tries to capture the evocative feeling of magical surprise she experienced whilst viewing the photos of animals and landscapes in 3 dimensions.
Maria draws inspiration from philosophical teachings, cultural references such as vintage Hollywood films, Hitchcock and the sci-fi TV films and shows she watched as a child. Her collage practice is a continuation of her childhood experiences; the active sense of play when exploring ideas during the making process, the rejection of logical depiction and the destruction of the original image.
Maria is a full-time artist working in collage and its 3D development. After graduating in 3D Design at Brighton Art College in the 80’s, she went on to run her own jewellery workshop. Her time as a jeweller has naturally transposed into her artwork, which is meticulous, time-consuming and highly intricate. Maria also produces a range of hand finished greetings cards and runs collage workshops at Hove Museum. She is a member of the ‘Unravelled’ arts group and is currently represented by Liberty Gallery, Kent and Ink-d Gallery, Brighton.
BUYING WORK
Send Maria an e mail with the title of the piece you would like to purchase.
You will then receive a reply for the total cost including Postage & Packaging for that particular piece.
http://www.mariarivans.com/contact
FRAMES
All frames are made of birch or tulip and are either white, black or walnut.