CONTEMPORARY ART STOCKROOM Marise Maas

New solo exhibition at the end of August 2017. Email us at info@flg.com.au to be placed on the preview list.

For 25 years painting has dominated the world of Marise Maas. As she continues in her chase to capture beauty within the ordinary, the act of painting has become her daily medication, helping to douse feelings of worry or concern, as she filters and processes the many things that capture and hold her attention in the everyday.

The appeal of Maas’ work lies in their admission that life, for the most part, happens within the rather uneventful ordinariness of daily routines and interactions; the bath is run, the phone is answered, the light bulb is changed. It is while surrounded by these small things that the greater highs and lows of life unfold. As an artist Maas demonstrates the freedom that can come from being light with heavy thoughts.

Maas's works are in numerous major collections nationally and internationally, including the National Gallery of Australia, Artbank, BHP Billiton, Swinburne University of Technology and National Australia Bank Collections.