About the artist
ARTIST STATEMENT: MAGGIE BROWN
My process all begins with scavenging. I gather objects with interesting textures to create the foundations of my paintings. I adhere things such as egg crates, cheese cloth, recycled paper pulp, and sand to canvas or wood. This provides me a myriad of opportunities to manipulate the surfaces, as well as play with space and shape. The first part of my process dances between two-dimensional and three-dimensional building. I then paint compositions inspired by the organic forms of nature, landscape, and seascape. Finally, I continue layering each piece with more found materials and texture until it is finished. This method allows me to capture textures, which exist due to industrial byproducts as well as the natural world; both have stages of renewal and decomposition.
Maggie Brown is an abstract artist specifically working with acrylics and textures. Born in Ocean, NJ, she studied at Marymount Manhattan College where she obtained a degree in Studio Art. Brown has exhibited her work throughout New York, New Jersey and Columbus, Ohio.
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