Maria Di Russo
Maria Di Russo remarkably fuses disciplined, traditional Oriental pomo artistry with contemporary abstract expressionist freedom.
Formally trained around the globe by Japanese and Chinese masters, Di Russo articulates the rich history of ink brush painting by utilizing her innovative techniques employing laminated rice papers and powdered pigments. In Metamorphosis, Di Russo fuses unorthodox fibrous materials, natural matter, and heavily textured paper onto her Asian inspired canvas. Her combination of disparate materials and sensibilities creates an abstraction that continually evolves for the viewer.
The result of her truly free expression is imagery with strong color and dynamic composition that whispers an Asian heritage.
Di Russo creates cross-cultural and transcendental imagery that results in an idiosyncratic dialectic. Her imagery invites projection and prolonged consideration as the forms dance, evolve and glisten.