Marsha Brawls

I am inspired by metaphysics, my own peak experiences - both shadow and light, the triumphant human spirit and by nature - my muse.

I am fascinated by the tension of the liminal space, that which is not yet birthed, between the great mystery and the physical world, dusk and dawn. I am exploring the place between petroglyphs and popular culture, text and Tetris, chaos and order, figuration/symbolism and abstraction, past and present, and multidimensional space. I love to flow between wild and precise and believe that there is an absolute law of harmony that is accessible to all, no mistakes - my artistic life is incidental to this law and harmony is an endless source of inspiration and knowledge when executing my work.

I use mixed media, print collage, oils, acrylics, metallics, glazes and collected materials place specific such as - sand, leaves, shells, ochre and balga resin and allow pattern, texture, colour and structure to emerge organically. In my current body of work, I want the pieces to evoke fresco, or cave walls, sedimentation, the glow of a Renaissance Church, and the layers of graffiti in a NYC subway, all simultaneously existing on one canvas. In this way I see my abstract layers as microscopic landscapes representing a unique matrix.