Maria Aparici

Born 1952 in Valencia, the land of painters, Maria Aparici is the great grand-niece of one of the great portraitists of Sorolla, Manuel Benedito Vives. She studied at the School of Applied Art in Burgos and later finished her training in the United States. She continues to study art in Madrid, Spain.

Maria defines her work as a reflection of the world seen through her eyes. Working on the lines of expressionism, abstraction and figuration, Aparici creates a form of protest art with figures of women. Women serve as the main theme in her depictions, with figures howling at the canvas in revolt. Avoiding sensationalism and anecdotes, simple distortion signifies the resistance, as chaos engulfs the canvas.

As her belief of women status in society, her oeuvre projects indelible importance to the ideology of feminism, pondering over the immense struggle of gender equality. Her paintings represent the lack of support and strength that causes the divide of our genders, as she aims to defend the values of the female condition. Being strongly emotional, she acknowledges her own chiaroscuro of utopian joy and overwhelming misery. Being aware of these emotions and her own environment, she creates an atmosphere that’s often in the spirit of harmony, even if it turns grotesque. It’s often the chaos that defines misery and hope, serving as a medium to not forget the roots and strive for better.

Maria has had her work exhibited in many countries around the world including Spain, Switzerland, India, Italy, among many others. She often participates in art fairs and has been awarded plenty of prizes like Premio Scienza del Museo d’Arte e Scienza of Milan. Her work is a part of corporate and private collections in Germany, Spain and Berlin.

Maria Aparici lives and works in Madrid, Spain.