Bio
Maria Gaudin graduated with a BFA from Mount Allison University, Sackville N.B., and with an MA in Theological Studies, in the Christianity and the Arts concentration at Regent College, Vancouver B.C. Maria’s multi-disciplinary thesis work focused on themes of death and decay in nature and in human life, using mixed media and wood to create sculptural installation pieces. She primarily works in a partial abstract style in order to give the viewer something familiar to grasp onto while also leaving space for contemplation on the mystery of an abstract work of art.
Artist Statement
The artwork is one piece from my Master’s thesis at Regent College. The thesis work visually represents my cultural and theological understanding and observations about the process of grieving, expressing the hope of rebirth in nature and in human life, inspired by the Pacific Northwest landscape. The artworks personally engage with my own journey in grief through visual lament, giving me a language through which I can articulate my full physical, intellectual, spiritual and emotional response to the encompassing experience of grief. Images, colours, shades, and physical gestures could more fully express what words could not. Through this project, I am inviting others to also be vulnerable with their grief stories as a way to form communities who will care for and support those who grieve.
Maria Gaudin graduated with a BFA from Mount Allison University, Sackville N.B., and with an MA in Theological Studies, in the Christianity and the Arts concentration at Regent College, Vancouver B.C. Maria’s multi-disciplinary thesis work focused on themes of death and decay in nature and in human life, using mixed media and wood to create sculptural installation pieces. She primarily works in a partial abstract style in order to give the viewer something familiar to grasp onto while also leaving space for contemplation on the mystery of an abstract work of art.
Artist Statement
The artwork is one piece from my Master’s thesis at Regent College. The thesis work visually represents my cultural and theological understanding and observations about the process of grieving, expressing the hope of rebirth in nature and in human life, inspired by the Pacific Northwest landscape. The artworks personally engage with my own journey in grief through visual lament, giving me a language through which I can articulate my full physical, intellectual, spiritual and emotional response to the encompassing experience of grief. Images, colours, shades, and physical gestures could more fully express what words could not. Through this project, I am inviting others to also be vulnerable with their grief stories as a way to form communities who will care for and support those who grieve.