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MARIA TREZZI
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T heF r i c k
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1 East 70th Street, NYC
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The Frick Collection’s newly reopened Fragonard Room
025_M Inkjet Print, Pen & Paint 16.5” x 11.5”
Maria Trezzi’s training in Raku-style sculpture has had
a major influence on her art. In Raku, the rough, burnt
edges of pottery become an integral part of the beauty and
truth of the piece. In a similar way, Maria’s visually lush
collages and surreal dreamscapes reveal to us worlds of
sensory details. With the frequent inclusion of found text
and mainstream media images, these works reveal an entire
universal whirlwind of discourse and imagery. Words from
different sources are piled on top of each other, as if part of
an imaginary linguistic landfill. Text seems to explode across
Maria’s powerful canvases, and while they are obviously
fueled by passionate beliefs, there is no sense of being
lectured to. The focus of her work is visual beauty and the
hope for balance and tranquility, a quality strongly present
in these word-based images as well as her mysterious and
enigmatic surreal landscapes. Although she comes from
a family that has always been active in the arts, Maria’s
work is strikingly original and not beholden to any tradition
that has come before her. A desire to unearth long-lasting,
true values in today’s media-fueled world is suggested by
Maria’s work. Her visceral imagery challenges us to look at
ourselves, our values, and our world.
Website: www.Art-Mine.com/ArtistPage/Maria_Trezzi.aspx
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