Originally from Colombia, Maurice has been a visual artist for over thirty years and an architectural designer for twenty-five. Maurice is a multidisciplinary conceptual artist working in different styles and mediums. He is constantly exploring, experimenting, and evolving in search of ideas that will convey his own personal way of seeing the world. Maurice considers himself a self-taught artist; He attended the New York City Fashion Institute of Technology. Maurice has been the recipient of various awards, has won first prize in several art shows and competitions. He has exhibited in Florida, Tennessee, and Connecticut.
Artist Statement
Maurice’s approach to art-making is saturated with his personal view of the social and personal conflicts affecting the human condition. Maurice’s work aims to evoke a visceral and psychological response from his viewers, forcing them to confront uncomfortable realities. Aesthetically, Maurice’s intention is to maintain “drawing” as the main driver, the primary medium in all his work. Maurice is a multidisciplinary draftsman employing objects and different mediums to serve one purpose only: meaning. Maurice’s process consists of many different and connected parts, with one common denominator, the use of “black” as the essential “protagonist” in all of his work. He sees black as the perfect reflection of the human condition’s tensions mirrored between the emotions and the intellect.
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