The Artist
Maria Mucharska
was born in Poland in 1958 and emigrated to England in 1989
- she now lives in Old Trafford. She describes herself as an
amateur photographer who also enjoys working with computer generated
photography and painting. Of herself, Maria says:
"Painting
is part of everything I do now. I'm a very enthusiastic artist
and I'm interested in every medium. Painting, especially in
oils, is my favourite medium. I can completely lose myself
in my art, there are no boundaries, no restrictions …
my imagination takes me into an unknown world of colour and
fantasy. I'm extremely influenced by dramatic contrasts of
light, shade or shining, reflecting surfaces in nature. I
like to capture the moment on camera, scan it onto my computer
to design my final piece".
She attended
North Trafford College and studied A-Level Art & Design
and continued later St Bedes College in Manchester. As part
of her Art Course she started with ceramics went on to photography
and finally computer experimentation.
Maria
has submitted to many national art competitions, and two of
her paintings were shortlisted for the SAA International Competition,
"The Artist of the Year" Awards 2000 and 2001.
(See http://www.saa.co.uk). Many of her photographs have been
published in cats and dogs magazines, especially in "All
About Cats" and "All About Dogs" magazines.
Her pet photography has been so successful that she regularly
contributes to magazines, including "Cat World",
as well as several times in "Amateur Photographer"
in the Mike Maloney's photo assessment column.
One
of her photographs was shortlisted in the photographic competition
"Visions of Science", which was organised by
Novartis and supported by NESTA. (See http://www.visions-of-science.co.uk/winners2003/win-06.htm).
Her photograph "Boiling Water" was exhibited
in two touring exhibitions around the UK from October 2003 and
throughout 2004.
The
range and scope of Maria's work is too large to show more than
a few small examples here, but she has a substantial gallery
website at www.mucharska.me.uk,
where all of her work can be seen.
Maria can also be contacted directly by email at: mariamucharska@hotmail.com
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