Salon Art Shopping

( Peintre) - Edition Octobre 2011

Mariana Cornea%u2019s body of work covers a broad breath of avenues exploring an expressive, emotional motive. Incorporating actual objects and a representational perspective in some of her pieces, Cornea depicts moments of our reality%u2026 and at other times, she relies on color, movement, and the medium to communicate a desired expression.

Cornea%u2019s color palette is often telling, and is perhaps the most significant and immediate indicator of the intended mood and atmosphere of each of her works. Many of her works include imagery of skulls and ghost-like figures floating throughout the picture plane. Light and seemingly air-filled, these images are somewhat transparent, allowing the background to be seen through them. Their arbitrary placement additionally contributes to this feeling as they hover and are suspended in the air without any visible support, as if by some supernatural existence they materialize without any of the normal stipulations demanded by the physical world.

Abraham Lubelski
Director, NYArts Magazine


www.nyartsmagazine.com
Vol 16 Winter 2011