ARTIST STATEMENT

As an artist, my work is the result of constant observation and discovery, fed by my voracious curiosity of the world around me. 

Having grown up on the island of Puerto Rico, lived in the city of Manhattan, and for many years in New Orleans, these places have provided rich, colorful, and energetic influences. 

Over many years and through different bodies of work, I strive to tell stories about the people I meet and the places where I live and work .  I make vigorous marks and complex patterns that start as one thing and end in something quite another. My palette is intentionally vibrant and represents the tropical environment that is central to my visual and cultural aesthetic. 

Please spend some time - enter my invented worlds -  and notice the sundry places they take you.

Mari De Pedro