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Mari Giddings
Vintage Beyond The Waterline Watercolor on Paper

1990s

About the Item

Beyond The Waterline by Mari Elsa Giddings (American, b. 1959) Gorgeous vintage monotype original watercolor painting of a serene lake surrounded by vibrant trees of green. The lake sits quiet, with shadows from the trees glistening over it. There are patches of golden grass along the lakeside, and skies of blue sparkling against the water. Signed lower right "Mari Elsa Giddings" and "Giddings" on verso. Presented in a white mat. Matted: 40"H x 32"W Image: 26"H x 24"W. Mari Elsa Giddings is a contemporary artist who was born in Washington, D.C. in 1959. She grew up in Maryland, New York, and then studied art at Phoenix College in Arizona with Meryl Mahaffey and Allen Dutton. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Arizona State University in 1984, where she worked under master printers, such as Dan Britten and Wayne Kimball. In 1986 she became chief assistant to master printer Robert A. Devoe at the Phoenix Art Press. Shortly after, Mari opened her own studio in the Verde Valley in northern Arizona where she happily painted landscapes for several years. In 1991 Mari moved back to Phoenix to become the Art Director of Phoenix Art Press. n 1995 Mari co-founded the Planet Art Group in Phoenix, Arizona. Mari works in a variety of styles, from naturalistic landscapes to cubist abstraction, yet she sees no contradiction in these approaches. Giddings says, "Neither strict representation nor abstraction is simply imitations of reality, but tools for the construction and reflection of an artist’s individual experience. As infants, we learn to objectify our individual perceptions through relating with others. In the same way, art allows us to conceptualize subjective experience by turning it into an object that can be shared. In this sense, all art, abstract and representational, is simultaneously self-portraiture and a mob scene, intimate and public."
  • Creator:
    Mari Giddings (1959, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1990s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Good; Some ripples on paper and minor tear reinforced.
  • Gallery Location:
    Soquel, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: N88551stDibs: LU54213295332

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