Have you met…Mary Schiliro?

Mary Schiliro, Disembodied Dip, 2013 at the Imogen Holloway Gallery, Saugerties, NY.

An introduction can be a wonderful thing. You can meet interesting people, and make new friends. You can be introduced to your new favorite foods, books, music, or artist.

I’d like to introduce you to some of my favorite artists. Some of whom I’ve been familiar with for years, and others I’ve only recently been introduced to.

The person I’d like to introduce is the artist Mary Schiliro.

Mary Schiliro lives in New York, NY.

Dip, Drip, Snip 4
acrylic and Mylar
2012 © Mary Schiliro

Statement

“My acrylic and Mylar paintings, films of translucent, fluid color suspended in space, expand the boundaries of painting and explore new possibilities for presentation. The works hang slightly forward of the wall, allowing light to pass through and illuminate the color to varying degrees. Color and shadows are transmitted through the Mylar onto the wall and seen through holes in the surfaces. I enjoy working with both the highly saturated, physical presence of color and the changing nature of light. I am interested in the tangible and real versus the ephemeral and impermanent, as metaphors for the human condition.” MS

Mary Schiliro, Chromophilia at BAG, 2012

Education:
1985 M.F.A., Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY

Awards/Honors:
2001-2 and 1996-97 PS 122 Project Studio Recipient
1985 Tony Smith Award, Hunter College, CUNY

Mary Schiliro, Dripped Dry in Bushwick
2011; Mylar, acrylic paint, wire cable; dimensions variable

Other material relating to Mary Schiliro.

Artist website: maryschiliro.com

Youtube: Dripped Dry in Red Hook, Mary Schiliro.

Vimeo: A Light of its Own, Mary Schiliro.

plastikos: in the flesh – plastic skin, Mary Schiliro.

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