Original paintings. artist prints. Other questionable decisions.
Art that makes you smile, then makes you think
Every painting begins with a sculpture.
Mari Jae builds her subjects from sculpted wax strings before translating them into oil paint. Thought bubbles, speech bubbles, and humor become modern allegories for power, politics, family, and the quiet misunderstandings that shape our lives. Playful at first glance, the paintings reveal more the longer you live with them.
Shown internationally. Collected across the U.S., Canada, France, and Switzerland.
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Featured Original Paintings
One of a kind. Slightly demanding. Worth getting to know.
“Profound, but not confusing; invoking emotion but not underestimating the Viewer’s intelligence; exploring all possibilities but never straying too far from certainty (or creating new certainties). Using perceived frivolity to make us think about society, politics, relationships and life is my primary focus”
Mari Jae
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Build
Light
Paint
Merch…Art That Escaped the Wall
Useful things. Wearable things. Things that probably didn't need to exist but do now.
This is where the paintings, prints and merch become part of the same universe.
BUYING ART SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING.
I make paintings about people, politics, relationships, misunderstandings, power, absurdity and whatever else refuses to leave me alone. They often look playful at first. Look again.
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a studio you can walk into.
Visit my working studio inside Art Oasis Natick. See new paintings, watch work in progress, join a figure drawing session or simply spend time surrounded by artists.
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Occasional studio news, new artwork, questionable decisions, and things I think are worth seeing.
