From the Ashes Sculpture

Maria Patino From the Ashes, 2019 10 x 8 x 1 inches Total book pages: 16 Multimedia on canvas My artwork is intuitive, guided by illusions, narratives, and references. I'm interested in the aesthetic of color, texture, and form and its potential to communicate universal messages of the past and present. My work is an ongoing investigation of human relationships, nature, and the abstract reality of time. I create one of a kind rare handbound-books and altered books from discarded hardbound books, discarded fabrics, recycled materials, found objects, and much more. Each book has a different poetic narrative, reflection, nourishment, unpredictable images, textures, and forms juxtaposed with hand stitching free designs, gold-painted words and found objects, to become a syncretic artist book. Artists like Joseph Cornell, Betye Saar, Nick Bantock are some of my inspiration for my work. Other artists that maintained a sketchbook over the years to record their experiences, thoughts, and observations like Leonardo Davinci, Jean Michel Basquiat, Frida Khalo to name a few. My artists' books are collected by private collectors and Universities

Sculpture:Fabric on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:8 W x 10 H x 1 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.