My work is inward-oriented. It begins with an emotion. When I start working, I don’t always know what the piece is about and often don’t know until the piece is finished. I am interested in the interconnection between vulnerability and strength. I am often told my pieces are like beings, which is how I relate to them. I think there is a certain pulsation about them which is similar to a human quality where strength and vulnerability co-exist. When they are in balance, honoring one another, there is a type of beauty. It is an unsophisticated, unpretentious beauty relying on sensory information. When I work in a large scale, it is in relation to my own body. This enables me to feel as close as possible to having a one-on-one, intimate relationship with each piece.

Most recently, working with multiple parts, a story develops when the separate elements stand by each other. It is as if one part evolved from, or was influenced by, the other. There is a suggestion of a natural process, a metamorphosis between the forms as well as the textures. The multiple parts create a protective space sheltering vulnerability. While I create irregular, sometimes odd, awkward and precarious shapes, I want to invite the viewer to get close, touch and relate.

To see more of my work go to: www.maryoros.com