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Maria Diaz

Maria Diaz

She has been creating works of art for over 8 years, and during this time she achieved Honours in a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts at the University of the West Indies.

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Being that I'm posting on a Sunday this piece is f Being that I'm posting on a Sunday this piece is from my 'Whey yuh from' 2021 collection. It is a visual representation of a Sunday in my head. Best childhood memories were Sunday afternoon strolls with my family around the QPS. Us sitting on the park benches drinking coconut water or eating pholourie. We also used to love feeding the fish in the ponds. 
I feel like every Trinidadian has some fond memory of the savannah. Even more so these particular park benches. Lol. 

What I like about this piece in particular is the visual pun, it's a piece paying homage to the queen's park savannah and the iconic black railings that surrounds the savannah are used here to surround the head, like a crown .... Get it? QUEEN'S park savannah? 😃 🥁

#visualpun #verypunny #sculptureart #surrealsculpture #surrealart #betweenmirrors #kilnfolk #womeninceramics #kilnfired #caribbeanartist
As you all know this year I will not be having an As you all know this year I will not be having an exhibition as I have some personal life events happening. so I've decided to repost some pieces and talk a little bit about them and my process.

This piece, Family line was by farrrrr the most technical piece I've done thus far... This piece was part of my 2022 collection Viaticum the pieces were all Memento mori. It is a composite piece made with ceramic, string and metal. The hardest part was figuring out the weight distribution and getting the piece to balance properly. This piece to me speaks about heritage and our unseen ties to our ancestors and how their lives impact us and furthermore how our lives will impact the lives of our children and children's children. 

In the piece it's the mother crocheting (making) her child with the same string she herself was made from. It signifies a passing on of knowledge, wisdom, culture, rituals etc. And the closer she is to completing her creation, the closer she herself is to becoming no more. This can also be seen with the finish of the piece. The piece was done with bronze paint and the bronze finish of the mother was aged using a patina whereas the child's face is not, again, to convey dying and new life. The cycle will continue as the child grows old and decides to create a child of her own. The concept of transference and our deep connections to our loved ones gone by. 
#tbt #ancestors #bloodline #sculpting #surrealart #surrealist #surrealsculpture #sculpture #womeninceramics  #ceramicart #ceramicartist #kilnfolk #trinidadartist
Take a listen! Hear all about my art journey so fa Take a listen! Hear all about my art journey so far and what it was like to work on a monument with my bestie. Thank you once again @sunbeamchats Podcast it's always a pleasure 😊
Find the link in the bio or in the highlights.

#artistinterview  #sunbeamchats #emergingartist #youngartist #caribbeanartist #triniartist #trinidadartist #interviewwithanartist #sculptorsofinstagram
New years resolution, post more often! Here's a pr New years resolution, post more often! Here's a process video of a private commission I'm working on. #sculpture #sculptingprocess #claylove #ceramiclife #satisfying #artprocess #claylover #kilnfolk #sculpting
Merry Christmas gift to me, from me 😁..... Y'al Merry Christmas gift to me, from me 😁..... Y'all!!!!! I've
 wanted this for 4 years now! 😃😀
Happy Republic Day!🇹🇹 Here is a sponsored pi Happy Republic Day!🇹🇹
Here is a sponsored piece done for @crownsandsashestt as a national gift
This piece was inspired by the movement of our belé dancers. Encased inside it are petals of our national flower.
The piece represents the movement and pride of our people.

#sculpturelove #dancer #caribbeandance #clay #claylove #contemporarysculpture #contemporaryart #movement #caribbeanartist #caribbeanart #trinidadartist #trinidadart #nationalpride #beledance #dancethebele
Family line Ceramic Viaticum 2022 #caribbeanart Family line 
Ceramic
Viaticum 2022

#caribbeanart #time #crochetsculptire  #bloodline #mementomori #trinidadartist #trinidadart #ceramic #ceramiclove #sculpturelove #sculpture #kilnfired #kilnfolk #contemporarysculpture #surrealart #surrealism
Dust to dust Ceramic Viaticum 2022 #caribbeanart Dust to dust
Ceramic
Viaticum 2022

#caribbeanart #time #hourglass #mementomori #trinidadartist #trinidadart #ceramic #ceramiclove #sculpturelove #sculpture #kilnfired #kilnfolk #contemporarysculpture #surrealart #surrealism
Earthly Bonds Ceramic Viaticum 2022 #sculpturelov Earthly Bonds
Ceramic
Viaticum 2022

#sculpturelove #sculpture #ceramiclife #ceramicart #shackles #trinidadartist #trinisculptor #trinidadart #caribbeanartist #caribbeanart #kilnfired #kilnfolk #ceramiclife #igart
Bondage Ceramic, stainless steel Viaticum 2022 co Bondage
Ceramic, stainless steel 
Viaticum 2022 collection

#sculpturelove #scupture #ceramic #ceramiclove #avarice #greed #mementomori #caribbeanartist #trinidadartist
Into the Night Ceramic, glass Viaticum. 2022 colle Into the Night
Ceramic, glass
Viaticum. 2022 collection

#mementomori #darkart #sculpture #patina #bubbles #mirrormirror #ceramiclife #ceramiclove #sculpturelove #kilnfired #kilnfolk #ceramicglaze #trinidadart #trinidadartist #caribbeanartist
Transcendence Ceramic Viaticum 2022 #art #sculptu Transcendence
Ceramic
Viaticum 2022

#art #sculpturelove #scupture #ceramic #ceramiclife #kilnfired #kilnfolk #ceramicflowers #mementomori #trinidadartist #trinisculptor #caribbeanartist
Remember remember Ceramic, stainless steel Viatic Remember remember 
Ceramic, stainless steel
Viaticum. 2022 collection

#mementomori #darkart #sculpture #patina #bubbles #mirrormirror #ceramiclife #ceramiclove #sculpturelove #kilnfired #kilnfolk #ceramicglaze #trinidadart #trinidadartist #caribbeanartist
Totem Ceramic, stainless steel Viaticum. 2022 coll Totem
Ceramic, stainless steel
Viaticum. 2022 collection

#mementomori #darkart #sculpture #ceramiclife #ceramiclove #sculpturelove #kilnfired #kilnfolk #ceramicglaze #trinidadart #trinidadartist #caribbeanartist
There will be both a virtual opening and an in per There will be both a virtual opening and an in person opening
The banner is up! It's happening!! Join us Tuesday The banner is up! It's happening!!
Join us Tuesday 6th September:

LIVE online stream at 5:30pm via the link,
https://www.facebook.com/Horizonsarttrinidad/

OR
in person at Horizons Art Gallery,
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Exhibition opens next week Tuesday. 6th -17th Sept Exhibition opens next week Tuesday. 6th -17th September @horizons_art_gallery
The time is here again, the name of this year's co The time is here again, the name of this year's collection is Viaticum, it's a collection of memento moris. A reminder of our mortality and the finality of life.

I will be showing alongside @gabybestonedwards and @janinelarondeandrew at the @horizons_art_gallery. Exhibition opens from 6th September to the 17th September 2022.
Happy Independence Day Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 here is a commission in commemoration of our 60th anniversary. 

#trinidadandtobago #trinidadart #independenceday #tto #sculpture #triniartist #trinisculptor @cbttmuseum
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