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"Snap Dragon I" by Maria Szakats features a vibrant blue textile backdrop interspersed with earthy-toned, abstract forms resembling botanical elements. The composition is soft and tactile, reflecting a mastery of textile manipulation, likely achieved through techniques that emphasize texture and depth. The impressionistic representation channels an organic growth motif, indicative of her transition from fashion to fine art. Szakats’ work aims to explore the intersection of time, value, and material, questioning traditional perceptions of craft and art. ...
Born in Romania in 1984, Maria Szakats is an Austrian artist who graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and now lives and works in Paris. Working mainly with textiles and using a wide range of techniques, she produces works combining textiles and installation, and attempts to create a tension between craft, image and material. After fifteen years' experience as a stylist in the fashion industry, Maria Szakats decided in 2021 to refocus her work on purely artistic considerations, developing a practice that questions notions of value in terms of production time, value, use and material. ...
Inaugurated in October 2018, GALERIE CHLOE SALGADO is a contemporary art gallery in Paris representing emerging international artists. Working hand in hand with the artists, the gallery aims to break with the notion of a gallery as an elitist space proposing instead a place of support, discovery and sharing, while also encouraging new generations of collectors and art enthusiasts.