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Maria Rapela, 1979 (San José-Costa Rica),
Berlin-based artist since 2008.
I started my artistic education when I was 14 years
old and since then I dedicate myself to put colors
and shapes to the things that I live and happen to me in life.
My work deals with the tensions of identity,
the mystery of being, with and together with others.
I work like the poets, small themes,
everyday themes, human themes, archetypes
of universal themes, themes that concern
me and touch me personally, I seek to translate them
into abstract, neo-figurative or semi-abstract images.
The techniques that I use more are:
painting and drawing.
Sometimes I want to try new things and have
new challenges with other techniques such as
printmaking, animation, photography or writing.