DECLARE: Mary Saran
What does it mean to be contemporary? We asked all eleven of the artists in the show to give us their thoughts, collected in our DECLARE blog series.
Mary's newer works explores mixed media and are breaking the boundaries between painting and sculpture. These works begin to pose questions of the known scientific universe that is intertwined with the human perception of space, time and the beyond. As NASA discovers new planets capable of inhabiting life. She seeks to explore and imagine these unknown planets. The parts of space that we are just now beginning to understand and those galaxies and other phenomenons that we have yet to discover. As our planet struggles with global warming, the concept of extinction lingers as many choose to ignore the facts. Her eyes are focused on exploration, crystals and minerals. Along with the search for alien life, dreams of efficient space travel and colonization on new worlds. When asked what contemporary meant to her, she responded:
"Contemporary refers to an age or era, more specifically art that is current, political and addresses necessary dialogue among the public and in specific communities. It touches on the past, present and future through appropriation in the digital technological age. Contemporary art focuses on a global approach to questioning, creating and living. As our world faces crisis on every spectrum, art has become more important and powerful blurring the lines of activism and social justice."
