Maria Munar
Canadian/Colombian visual artist Maria Munar’s evocative works juxtapose the fluidity of the eternal with the stillness found in calming fragments vibrantly preserved and framed as allegorical abstracts. With orchestrated, elegant chaos, the artist preserves the fleeting in an immortal visual paradise, encapsulating that which can never last but which also forever endures.
Munar’s decadent sculptural collages curiously explore impossible arrangements, transposing seemingly unrelated foliage and form as intertwined and layered flora. Cascading within and spilling over in a whimsical, choreographed dance, the artist’s elegant bouquets gracefully collide in an explosion of soothing colour, like divine puzzle pieces destined to bloom in suspended time.
In Munar’s garden, nothing is impossible, and every moment and movement is an exotic emergence of blended memory, diversity and longevity that reminds viewers that when it comes to the exquisiteness of nature, magic is something one can actually reach out and touch.
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LilyWander$CAD 4,800.00 -
Incandescent Forms$CAD 4,200.00
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Preserved Bouquet #5$CAD 3,900.00
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Preserved Bouquet #2$CAD 3,900.00
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LeafCrawler$CAD 3,700.00
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Incandescent Pores$CAD 3,700.00
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Delphinium Protector$CAD 3,600.00
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A Bouquet from Costa Rica$CAD 3,600.00
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A Bouquet from Revelstoke$CAD 3,600.00
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Thrive Musk Mallow$CAD 3,600.00
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LilyWander Crawler$CAD 3,400.00
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Embodied Curves$CAD 3,300.00
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Embodied Waves$CAD 3,300.00
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Unruly Fragments #1Sold
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Unruly Fragments #2Sold
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Unruly Fragments #4Sold
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Incandescent Gaze$CAD 3,200.00
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LeafWalker$CAD 3,100.00
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LeafCurves$CAD 2,900.00
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Floranima Flow$CAD 2,800.00
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Floranima Dance$CAD 2,800.00
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LeafGlider$CAD 2,700.00
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Everbloom$CAD 2,400.00
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Floranima$CAD 2,400.00
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Floranima Bouqet$CAD 2,400.00
Maria Munar is a Colombian-Canadian visual artist based in Calgary, Alberta. Working in photography, collage, animation and sculpture. She creates hybrid worlds that explore the intersections of diaspora, femininity, and ecology. Her work has been exhibited at EMMEDIA, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and Arts Commons, with works in both public and private collections. She has received grants from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Calgary Arts Development, and currently works as Motion Director at Critical Mass.