This artwork features a striking contrast between the dark, brooding horse and the soft, muted tones of the surrounding landscape. The artist employs a bold, expressive brushwork that captures the powerful presence of the horse, while the muted palette and hazy, atmospheric quality lend a sense of contemplation and introspection to the piece. The subject matter appears to be a solitary horse, perhaps in a state of repose or contemplation, within a dreamlike, almost surreal environment. The artistic style and technique suggest a contemporary, emotive approach that reflects the artist's personal interpretation of the equine form and its relationship to its surroundings. ...
Maude Maris, b.1980, Paris, lives and works in Paris, France
Major exhibitions include; ; Carnaire, Les Ateliers Vortex ,(solo) Dijon, France (2020); Equinoxes, (solo) Camille Fournet, Paris (2019); Who Wants to Look at Somebody’s Face?, (solo), Pi Artworks London, UK (2018); Recast, (solo), Espace à Vendre, Nice, France (2018); Souvenirs de Téthys, (solo) Centre d’Art Chapelle Jeanne d’Arc, Thouars, France (2018); Anatolian Studies (solo), Embac Chateauroux, France (2017); O! Watt up, de Watteau et du Theatre, Maison d'Art Bernard Anthonioz, Nogent-sur-Marne, France (2017); A claire-voix (solo), Ville de Thonon-les-Bains, France (2016); Votive (solo), Saint-Ange Residency, VOG, Fontaine, France (2016); Antique Romance, Pi Artworks London, UK (2016); Nemeton (solo), Musée des Beaux-arts, Rennes, France (2015); Along the Cornices, by Christian Aubert, Collector, Paris, France (2014); Dreaming of Vertigo, Raising the Doubt, Artothèque, Conseil Régional, Caen, France (2012). Major collections holding her work include Artothèque de Caen, France; Collection Fondation Colas Boulogne, France; FRAC Auvergne, France; FRAC Basse-Normandie, France; FRAC Haute-Normandie, France; Musee des beaux-arts, France and Collection Emerige, Paris, France. ...
Pi Artworks is an international contemporary art gallery with spaces in London and Istanbul. Its mission is to offer a diverse and active programme that initiates social change. Pi Artworks was founded in Istanbul in 1998. By moving to London in 2013, Pi Artworks wanted to make connections, explore “shared histories”, and bridge artists from different geographies. Pi Artworks London is located in Fitzrovia in the heart of London's West End. Pi Artworks Istanbul gallery relocated to PIyalepasa in close proximity to Arter Museum, with a 350 sq mt. space designed by Polat Group. Since its inception, the gallery has worked with emerging and established artists with the aim of allowing their work to grow in terms of new projects and exhibitions. Pi Artworks now represents a total of eighteen international artists, two-thirds of whom are female. The gallery is also a member of London Collective, and IGA (International Galleries Alliance). ...
