35x29 Inches

Expressionism, Realism

Original

Acrylic

White, Blue

Maria Angelica attended Columbia University in New York where she studied Economics and Visual Arts. After finishing her degree, she spent years working as a management consultant in New York, while keeping her art studio alive. With the intense juggling act, she learned the importance of discipline. She is currently in Singapore doing her Master of Fine Arts in La Salle. Her style is characterized by bold colors, portraiture and circular forms that create a sense of wholeness and calm. She draws inspiration from personal history, especially from the people around her and the vibrant memory of her late grandmother, which greatly influenced her pursuit of colors. Maria Angelica can still picture her grandmother in her signature bright printed blouses, with her distinctive perfume announcing her arrival. It was her grandmother’s way of moving through the world with presence and joy. This memory has stayed and has become an essential part of her creation. Her earlier series “Heiko” came from stone stacking – she was drawn to that meditative ritual of balance. Her current work, “Fishbowl,” evolved from there. She finds the greatest joy in having a non-verbal language to articulate complex ideas, while overcoming her biggest challenge of maintaining discipline and trusting the process when nothing is working. And if her work opens a door to understanding the culture where she came from, that is already a win for her.