Art Mediums: Oil on Canvas, Acrylic, Leather

www.marielandrade.com

A Brazilian American contemporary painter, Mariel explores themes of duality, conveying elements of nostalgia, humor, and myth. Her work is often an illusion of one reality versus another and the facade of light & dark. Manipulating images and using a pastel palette, subject & color create a confusing paradox, playing with the viewer’s perception to evoke the enigma within.

“With my work, I try to make things that inspire the viewer to use their own imagination. I want to trigger their sense of psychology. Everyone has vastly different memories, emotions, and secrets they carry. I enjoy  hearing what people find hidden in my paintings.”

“I’m inspired by found photographs, vintage postcards, old books, and a lot of music.”