Maria Mata

Anthropologist with studies in art and history. Self taught traditional / digital painter and graphic designer.

Passionate about anthropology of art, nature, human existence and culture, design, color, art as a therapy and experimenting with new mediums and techniques. From a young age, in love with art in all its manifestations.

Eclectic, observer and curious, always ruminating on new ideas and constantly looking for inspiration to boost creative skills. My inspiration? everything that I observe, imagine or can transform, real or magical.

In digital art, I enjoy graphic designs, drawings, patterns, digital painting, imaginative mixed media, creative collage, symbolic photo manipulation. I also enjoy crafts, art journaling and paying tribute to art icons.

I've always been interested in art as one of the first symbolic forms of manifestation of humanity. I understand art as a way of materialize my imagination, express and improve myself (always investigating new techniques), as a vehicle for the communication of ideas, emotions, and messages related to human existence, which, as my anthropology studies indicate, fascinates me so much.

Life without art would be impossible. Art is creativity, art is life. Our civilizati...