Maria Cristina Jadick - Artist Statement
Through my work I feel compelled to build bridges that connect people. My art’s main purpose is to evoke compassion while creating a space for dialogue. The research-based, conceptual art I make integrates combinations of bricolage, photography, video, painting, printmaking, performance, foodstuffs and installation. It reflects an authentic rather than a traditional beauty aesthetic.
My investigations into particular events uncovers commonalities in human experience, that are expressed in thought provoking works ranging from prints or paintings on canvas or paper to room-sized, mixed media tableaux that address issues of global concern; such as, cultural identity, social justice, war, displacement, natural disaster and climate change.
I have exhibited in galleries, alternative spaces, corporations and museums in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the USA. I pursued studies in Art & Social Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University - Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies- Washington, DC, Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA (B.A.) Sam Houston State University, and New York University in Spain at the Prado Museum, Madrid Spain.
My investigations into particular events uncovers commonalities in human experience, that are expressed in thought provoking works ranging from prints or paintings on canvas or paper to room-sized, mixed media tableaux that address issues of global concern; such as, cultural identity, social justice, war, displacement, natural disaster and climate change.
I have exhibited in galleries, alternative spaces, corporations and museums in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the USA. I pursued studies in Art & Social Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University - Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies- Washington, DC, Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA (B.A.) Sam Houston State University, and New York University in Spain at the Prado Museum, Madrid Spain.
CONTACT INFO: email: mcjadick@comcast.net phone#: 713-502-7891