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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.
(Biography provided by Tabla Rasa Gallery)
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Artist: Philomena Marano
Seabrush Romp, colorful, undersea scene, aquatic , whimsical creatures playful
By Philomena Marano
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Girls Play to Win, women's Baseball sports diptych colorful shaped canvases
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Phantastical, Meaningful colorful imaginative undersea fantasy aquatic motion
By Philomena Marano
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Floating collage and painted colorful serene undersea scape
By Philomena Marano
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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

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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

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

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

"Under the Wonder, "bold, colorful, playful, arrow, dynamic shaped edges
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"Under the Wonder " evokes the sensation of being beneath giant ride in an amusement park plus its title suggests a double entendre; being under the b...
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2010s Pop Art Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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PLAY, colorful, dynamic, kinetic mixed media paint and collage
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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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I KNOW YOU, colorful Coney Island parachute jump theme w abstract clouds, sky
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
Print on circular canvas, collage, architecture, Parachute Jump, Coney Island colorful, clouds, tondo
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2010s Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Canvas, Archival Paper

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

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

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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PLAY FASCINATION 2, colorful mixed media, text
By Philomena Marano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Acrylic on canvas paper, mounted on masonite with black enamel painted frame.
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1990s American Modern Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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

Big Lolly & Cone, colorful, bold, candy, abstract, hard edge, playful, pop art
By Philomena Marano
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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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Tickets/ Coney Island, colorful detailed cut paper, urban New York graphic
By Philomena Marano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Color Aid paper, Paint, Contemporary collage Hand cut color-aid paper Worked with Robert Indiana Philomena Marano has spent decades “penetrat[ing] th...
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Early 2000s American Modern Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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Paint, Paper

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

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"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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FLAT, cut paper collage urban New York street culture industrial
By Philomena Marano
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"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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Luna's Tire Shop, Urban, cut paper collage, playful, industrial, tires, framed
By Philomena Marano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
LUNA'S TIRE SHOP : Hand cut paper on heavy weight gessoed watercolor paper, framed in flat gray painted wood & plexi. Ms. Marano is a daughter of Brooklyn...
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2010s American Modern Philomena Marano Mixed Media

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