I was strolling in the bobo neighbourhood
of Old Carouge when I came across this tiny gallery with colourful and
impressive sculptures by Maya Guidi. I had a crush on her female angels, naive
and colourful, and decided to look her up.
Maya Guidi’s sculptures are made of papier
mâché - very lightweight - and ceramics. I was awestruck by her breath-taking
sculptures and paintings. I was so fond of her work that I wanted to share some
photographs with you.
Her
bio: Maya Guidi is a Swiss-German graphic
designer, very much "old school", working without technology. As
graphics started to evolve with the advent of computers, she turned her back on
it and decided to explore her creativity by working with her hands. That
started 30 years ago.
She moved into a studio in the Paquis area
of Geneva, where she began to create decorative objects in different materials:
papier mâché, wire, wood, porcelain and metal. Over time, she started to create
larger, more colourful objects, whose main materials are papier mâché and
ceramics, which she colours with acrylic paint.
Her colourful works and her naive style
are tremendously pleasing ... Maya said that, over recent years, people have
turned to "colourful and cheerful objects". This suits her just fine
because this is her style, which she terms "naive illustration". She feels glad to beautify their
lives/homes through her sculptures and paintings.
Maya has exhibited in several galleries in
Switzerland and at the United Nations. I loved her discreet, sensitive, humble
and generous personality...it mirrors her creations
I thank
you, Maya, for letting me steal some of your valuable time...
MAYA
GUIDI Galerie & Atelier. Located in the heart of Vieux Carouge, her gallery
was created in 1998. It also hosts various artists, mainly dedicated to
contemporary figurative art. Attentive to young artists, she does not hesitate
to exhibit, promote and enhance their work.
December
timetable
Wednesday to Friday: 14:00 - 18:00
Saturday 10:00 - 13:00
Sunday 11:00 - 17:00
Maya
Guidi Galerie & Atelier
Rue Saint-Joseph 40
1227 Carouge , Genève
Tram 12, 13,18 - Place du Marché stop
Gorgeous and artistic, and I absolutely love the colours and details!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it gorgeous? All those colourful objects?! I'm glad you liked to see some of her works! ;-))
ReplyDeleteColour is certainly the watchword here!
ReplyDeleteIndeed...We are so spoiled with all these colours!!!
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