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Philomena Marano Mixed Media

American, b. 1952
Philomena was raised in Brooklyn, just a stone’s throw from America’s most famous amusement park, Coney Island. She is most known for cut paper collage and limited edition prints in her acclaimed collection, “American-Dream-Land” in which she depicts both personal and universal themes in the rides, signs and attractions of her childhood playground. In 2017 , a move to Florida shifted her attention to the circus thrill shows of Sarasota. The precision, exhilaration and wonder embedded in the spectacle of these performances were a definite reminder of the fun and danger of the wondrous mechanical constructions in Coney Island; a continuity of earlier sensibilities. She acquired and honed her cut paper skills while working as an assistant to preeminent artist Robert Indiana in his New York studio on a prodigious cut paper project rendering set and costume designs for “The Mother of Us All”, Santa Fe Opera. In 2020, she was invited to give artist talks at the MFA St. Pete’s, FL. on her experiences working on the project in an exhibition titled: Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney where many of Indiana’s stage designs from “Mother” were displayed. Marano is co-founder of the Coney Island Hysterical Society, earned a BFA from Pratt Institute , and has been included in numerous galleries including Tabla Rasa Gallery, Brooklyn ,NY, ACA Gallery, NY, New York, Deutsche Bank, NY, New York, The DeLand Museum of Art, FL., Ringling College of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL., and the Art Center Sarasota. Her work is featured in Charles Denson’s book, “Coney Island, Lost and Found,” Ten Speed Press, 2002, SRQ magazine, 2021 , Luxe Interior + Design, 2021, Between 2Two Shores, a UK based Literary & Art publication, 2021, among others and is in many private and corporate collections including the Brooklyn Museum.
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Artist: Philomena Marano
Seabrush Romp, colorful, undersea scene, aquatic , whimsical creatures playful
Seabrush Romp, colorful, undersea scene, aquatic , whimsical creatures playful

Seabrush Romp, colorful, undersea scene, aquatic , whimsical creatures playful

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Seabrush Romp" is a unique combination of precisely cut colored paper layered over painted wood. It is part of a recent series I call "wUNDERsea, which heralds the wondrous beauty ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Acrylic

Under the Sea colorful aquatic hard edge playful detailed ocean life
Under the Sea colorful aquatic hard edge playful detailed ocean life

Under the Sea colorful aquatic hard edge playful detailed ocean life

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Under The Sea" was created in collaboration with a poet's words , thus transforming it into visual poetry. The narrative tells of a tiny sea turtle's launch and return from a long j...

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2010s Contemporary Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Paper, Panel

Car Service, cut paper collage, urban landscape, hard edge, bold graphic, text
Car Service, cut paper collage, urban landscape, hard edge, bold graphic, text

Car Service, cut paper collage, urban landscape, hard edge, bold graphic, text

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

CAR SERVICE Hand cut paper on heavy weight gessoed watercolor paper, framed in flat gray painted wood & plexi. Ms. Marano is a daughter of Brooklyn. She holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, is an intimate of the visual poetry of Coney Island, created the winning poster for the first Spirit of Brooklyn poster...

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Early 2000s American Modern Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Paper

Girls Play to Win, women's Baseball sports diptych colorful shaped canvases
Girls Play to Win, women's Baseball sports diptych colorful shaped canvases

Girls Play to Win, women's Baseball sports diptych colorful shaped canvases

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Girls Play to Win" is a diptych honoring the poise and strength of the first women's American Baseball league. The AAGPBL (All American Girls Professional Baseball League) was estab...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Acrylic

Seahorse Garden hard edge colorful aquatic whimsical undersea
Seahorse Garden hard edge colorful aquatic whimsical undersea

Seahorse Garden hard edge colorful aquatic whimsical undersea

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Seahorse Garden" is surprisingly hard edged and whimsical at once. It is part of my "wUNDERsea" series. The work aims to bring together the childhood wonder of visits to the aquari...

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2010s Abstract Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Paper

Jellyfish colorful aquatic, whimsical, undersea, lyrical ocean life
Jellyfish colorful aquatic, whimsical, undersea, lyrical ocean life

Jellyfish colorful aquatic, whimsical, undersea, lyrical ocean life

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Well known for her cut paper artwork, and amusement park themes, Ms. Marano’s delightful imagery is included in numerous books and documentaries about Coney Island history. In this ...

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2010s Contemporary Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Paper

Improv 2, cut paper, abstract, graphic, industrial, playful, urban, city
Improv 2, cut paper, abstract, graphic, industrial, playful, urban, city

Improv 2, cut paper, abstract, graphic, industrial, playful, urban, city

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper on 2 ply archival board Ms. Marano says, "Using salvaged pieces of color aid paper from my "Flat Fix" series I create compositions that are at once mechanical and whimsical." Artist Philomena Marano is a daughter of Brooklyn. She holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, is an intimate of the visual poetry of Coney Island, created the winning poster for the first Spirit of Brooklyn poster...

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2010s Contemporary Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Archival Paper

Used Tires,   urban street scene, industrial, hard edge, hand cut paper, collage

Used Tires, urban street scene, industrial, hard edge, hand cut paper, collage

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Collage: Hand cut color-aid paper on gessoed heavyweight watercolor paper framed in a flat gray painted wood frame with plexi. Philomena is a daughter of Brooklyn. She holds a BFA fr...

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2010s Contemporary Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Archival Paper

FLAT, cut paper collage urban New York street culture industrial
FLAT, cut paper collage urban New York street culture industrial

FLAT, cut paper collage urban New York street culture industrial

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"FLAT" Hand cut paper on heavy weight gessoed watercolor paper Ms. Marano is a daughter of Brooklyn. She holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, is an intimate of the visual poetry of Coney Island, created the winning poster for the first Spirit of Brooklyn poster...

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2010s American Modern Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Paper, Archival Paper

Black Beauty Meets the Coral Reef, colorful, graphic undersea fantasy
Black Beauty Meets the Coral Reef, colorful, graphic undersea fantasy

Black Beauty Meets the Coral Reef, colorful, graphic undersea fantasy

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

BIO Artist Philomena Marano is a daughter of Brooklyn. She holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, is an intimate of the visual poetry of Coney Island, created the winning poster for the f...

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2010s American Modern Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Paper, Wood Panel

Pirates Den
Pirates Den

Pirates Den

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pirates Den is a playful hard edge composition created in bold and delicate hand cut paper shapes mounted on a wood panel. Abstract forms hint at the unusual structures found beneath...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philomena Marano Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Paper

Black Beauty meets the Rainbow Reef   whimsical, colorful undersea cut paper
Black Beauty meets the Rainbow Reef   whimsical, colorful undersea cut paper

Black Beauty meets the Rainbow Reef whimsical, colorful undersea cut paper

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

BIO Artist Philomena Marano is a daughter of Brooklyn. She holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, is an intimate of the visual poetry of Coney Island, created the winning poster for the f...

Category

2010s American Modern Philomena Marano Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Wood Panel

Phantastical, Meaningful colorful imaginative undersea fantasy aquatic motion
Phantastical, Meaningful colorful imaginative undersea fantasy aquatic motion

Phantastical, Meaningful colorful imaginative undersea fantasy aquatic motion

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Phantastical, Meaningful" is a unique combination of precisely cut colored paper layered over painted wood. It is part of a recent series I call "wUNDERsea, which heralds the wondro...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Paper, Acrylic

Floating collage and painted colorful serene undersea scape
Floating collage and painted colorful serene undersea scape

Floating collage and painted colorful serene undersea scape

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Artist Philomena Marano is a daughter of Brooklyn. She holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, is an intimate of the visual poetry of Coney Island, created the winning poster for the first...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Philomena Marano Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

PLAY,  colorful, dynamic, kinetic mixed media paint and collage
PLAY,  colorful, dynamic, kinetic mixed media paint and collage

PLAY, colorful, dynamic, kinetic mixed media paint and collage

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

To create PLAY the artist reached back and up cycled materials that she had worked with in the past. She combined sections of her archival pigment prints collaged with painted wood ...

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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Wood, Archival Paper

Alarm, Rims, Tint,   Urban scene, city, hard edge, graphic, industrial, tires
Alarm, Rims, Tint,   Urban scene, city, hard edge, graphic, industrial, tires

Alarm, Rims, Tint, Urban scene, city, hard edge, graphic, industrial, tires

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Alarms, Rims,Tint is part of Marano's FLAT FIX series- Hand cut paper on heavy weight gessoed watercolor paper, framed in flat gray painted wood & plexi. Ms. Marano is a daughter of Brooklyn. She holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, is an intimate of the visual poetry of Coney Island, created the winning poster for the first Spirit of Brooklyn poster...

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2010s American Modern Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Paper, Watercolor

Big Lolly & Cone, colorful, bold, candy, abstract, hard edge, playful, pop art
Big Lolly & Cone, colorful, bold, candy, abstract, hard edge, playful, pop art

Big Lolly & Cone, colorful, bold, candy, abstract, hard edge, playful, pop art

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Big Lolly & Cone is a mixed media piece featuring a swirly lollypop, an icon of american amusements and escapism plus an ice-cream cone, another sweet treat. The swirly lolly is ren...

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Early 2000s Hard-Edge Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Archival Paper, Color

"Pop" Corn, pop art colorful hand cut paper

"Pop" Corn, pop art colorful hand cut paper

By Philomena Marano

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Hand cut color-aid paper by renowned cut paper artist specializing in Brooklyn Coney Island themes. Ms. marano started her career working with Robert Indiana

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1990s Pop Art Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Improv 1 cut paper, graphic, industrial, playful, urban, city
Improv 1 cut paper, graphic, industrial, playful, urban, city

Improv 1 cut paper, graphic, industrial, playful, urban, city

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper on 2 ply archival board Using salvaged pieces of color aid paper from my "Flat Fix" series I create compositions that are at once mechanical and whimsical.

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2010s Abstract Philomena Marano Mixed Media

Materials

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"Tondo/Your Choice"  bright colors, words, circle canvas, bumper cars, abstract
"Tondo/Your Choice"  bright colors, words, circle canvas, bumper cars, abstract

"Tondo/Your Choice" bright colors, words, circle canvas, bumper cars, abstract

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Tondo/Your Choice" 2020, is created from pieces of balsa wood, salvaged pieces of colorful cut paper and prints from my Coney Island series. Pieces are attached to a circle canvas....

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2010s Abstract Geometric Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Acrylic

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Find a wide variety of authentic Philomena Marano mixed media available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of mixed media to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Philomena Marano in paper, archival paper, paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Philomena Marano mixed media, so small editions measuring 12 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Jack Hooper, Suzan Etkin, and Tom Binger. Philomena Marano mixed media prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $425 and tops out at $5,000, while the average work can sell for $1,200.