Hat Tip Many thanks to Deborah J. Brasket for introducing me to this artist in the post Maria Berrio and the Art of Myth-Making Read More “María Berrío”. The Georgia Review. Maria Berrio at wikiwand Marie Berrio, The collage artist creating women she wants to see in the world At The Guardian: ‘Like magical realism’: María…

“Flor is a paradigmatic example of María Berrío’s acclaimed practice. Emerging from a textured gold ground evocative of a Medieval icon or Viennese Secession masterpiece, the figure is built up of innumerable pieces of wafer-thin Japanese paper and washes of watercolor. Berrio’s work sees her filter memories of her childhood spent on a farm in…

Hat Tip Many thanks to Deborah J. Brasket for introducing me to this artist in the post Maria Berrio and the Art of Myth-Making Read More “María Berrío”. The Georgia Review. Maria Berrio at wikiwand Marie Berrio, The collage artist creating women she wants to see in the world At The Guardian: ‘Like magical realism’: María…

Hat Tip Many thanks to Deborah J. Brasket for introducing me to this artist in the post Maria Berrio and the Art of Myth-Making Read More “María Berrío”. The Georgia Review. Maria Berrio at wikiwand Marie Berrio, The collage artist creating women she wants to see in the world At The Guardian: ‘Like magical realism’: María…

“…Rooted in childhood memories of Colombia and the artist’s experience of migration, as well as a fascination with the relationship between humans and their environment, The Lovers 4 is charged with a history that is as personal as it is universal, and as timely as it is timeless. Executed in Berrio’s idiosyncratic paper collage style,…

“The Celebration lives up to its name with its kaleidoscopic array of colors and movements, which are meticulously created with handmade Japanese paper that Berrío sources from a trusted fabricator in Japan…Her work is thus an instance of care for materials, people, and cultures alike, which we can see in the optimism of The Celebration….