Amanda Marie About the Artist: Amanda Marie | American - 1981 An American painter and Stencilist, Amanda Marie has been living and painting in Colorado since 2001. She attended the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (RMCAD) and has exhibited extensively in the US and Europe. She creates small works on paper and larger works on canvas for indoor exhibition. She also paints large scale murals in out- door and urban and garden settings. Her use of nostalgic storybook like imagery is an invitation for viewing allegorical and highly painterly compositions . Signa- ture in her very graphic work is the use of children and young adults as imagery tools to deliver clever often subtle messages that can straddle a line between comforting and spooky. Oth- er signature and recognizable traits in her work are the com- mon use of ‘twin imagery’ and the consistent use of vintage sewing patterns as backgrounds to inform the compositions of her paintings. The work has a very wide appeal. Her respect from the Street Art world, and her appeal to a fine Art crowd is a rare combina- tion. Along with Swoon and AIKO, Amanda Marie is among the very best women working in the important genre of Stencilism, and her visual language is as rich and graphically powerful as any of her peers. With Amanda, it is refreshing to see graphic stencils (cutout devices to reproduce and apply graphic imagery or text) which are not the overtly violent or super sexual images that might have originally at- tracted audiences to the genre. As stencil painting matures Amanda Marie’s work is keeping pace with an evolving and discerning eye. Thematically, a regular comparison from the fine art world is Henry Darger, but Amanda Marie is also heavily influenced by classic ‘golden book’ era illustrators like Eloise Wilken, Tibor Gergely and Leonard Weisgard. Amanda’s paintings use a combination of mediums and techniques In most works, some elements are screen printed, some are wheat pasted, and some elements are drawn out and then made into hand cut stencils and spray painted. There is also acrylic paint applied by brush and splatter techniques, and of course the trademark use of vintage sewing patterns is present in most of her paintings. The complex use of multiple techniques in each piece lends to the depth and subtlety of her work. Inquiries: Project or Purchase to: Hyland Mather [email protected] +31(0)62-915-1752 (917) 267-8542 www.andenken.com Gallery Work Amanda Marie ‘Gravity Boy (The Gravity Dance)’ 40cm x 50cm Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2011 Amanda Marie ‘Bull Girl’ 40cm x 50cm Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2011 Amanda Marie Installation view at Moniker Fair London 2011 from the Juxtapoz website Various Titles each 40cm x 50cm Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2010 - 2011 Amanda Marie ‘Busy Telling Each Other What To Do’ 40cm x 50cm Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2011 Amanda Marie ‘A Terribly Dangerous Game For Caged Birds’ 18” x 24” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2008 Amanda Marie Detail From ‘Get Me Away Safe’ 68” x 56” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2010 Amanda Marie ‘Join In The Fun’ 40cm x 30cm Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘Face To Face With Your True Nature’ 94cm x 96.5cm | 37 inch x 38 inch Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘Baby Wants To Fly High’ 94cm x 96.5cm | 37 inch x 38 inch Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘I Can’t Get Attached Ok’ 183cm x 183cm | 72 inch x 72 inch Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘We Always Want To Think About Him’ 94cm x 96.5cm | 37 inch x 38 inch Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘Sleeping Bear (Brown Blue Black)’ 72” x 72” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘It Is A Brand New World Out Here’ 170.2 cm x 167 cm | 67 in x 65.7 in Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘Bird Riders’ installation view Boulder Museum Of Contemporary Art 72 inch x 96 inch Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘Bird Riders’ print from Jealous Editions, London 108 cm x 80 cm , Edition of 45 with 5 AP’s Signed and Numbered by Amanda Marie, Jealous Print blind stamp. Amanda Marie ‘Jiminy Quit It’ 18” x 24” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2007 Amanda Marie ‘I Will Always Love You’ 16” x 20” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Paper Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2007 Amanda Marie ‘Dress For Bliss’ 18” x 24” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2007 Amanda Marie ‘Tell Me A Secret, I’ll Tell You The Truth’ 18” x 24” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2007 Amanda Marie ‘Easy Breezy Like The Motion Of The Ocean’ 40 cm x 30 cm Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2011 Amanda Marie ‘I Am A Big Pig Farmer. Me Too’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2009 Amanda Marie ‘Asking For Trouble’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2007 Amanda Marie ‘Is This Something We Can Share’ 40cm x 50cm Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘My Best Friend, Is Your Best Friend’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Paper Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2013 Amanda Marie ‘Torch The Borders’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Paper Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2013 Amanda Marie ‘The Ghost of Some Far Out Shit’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2009 Amanda Marie ‘Don’t Worry I’m Right Ahead Of You’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2009 Amanda Marie ‘We Like To Stay Busy’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2009 Amanda Marie ‘Calling The Game’ Detail 40cm x 50cm Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2013 Amanda Marie ‘You Have To Tell Us You Are Sorry’ 40cm x 30cm Acrylic, Spray paint, Screen print on Panel Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2009 Amanda Marie ‘Faster Dreamer’ 40cm x 30cm Acrylic, Spray paint, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘Child Of Time Space and Nature.’ 183cm x 183cm | 72 in x 72 in Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2013 Amanda Marie ‘Products are Adorable’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2009 Amanda Marie ‘Penelope Rides Slow’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2009 Amanda Marie ‘Between Thought And Expression’ 16” x 20” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Paper Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2013 Amanda Marie ‘Brush With Fate’ 16” x 20” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Paper Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2013 Amanda Marie ‘Can We Please Have That?’ 16” x 20” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Paper Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘Don’t Boss Me Around’ 33” x 26” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2009 Amanda Marie ‘The Scenery, The Scenery’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2009 Amanda Marie ‘I’m A Bird, I Live In A Bird House’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Canvas Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2009 Amanda Marie ‘He Cannot Believe His Eyes’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘Your Soul Is So Important’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Paper Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2013 Amanda Marie ‘Give It Up’ 24” x 18” Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Paper Pencil signed and dated on reverse, 2013 Amanda Marie ‘She Love To Eat’ 40 cm x 30 cm - (15.75 x 11.8 inches) Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘Young Jacob Tells Them A Story’ 40 cm x 30 cm - (15.75 x 11.8 inches) Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘Something Between Us’ 40 cm x 30 cm - (15.75 x 11.8 inches) Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘Don’t Listen To Bad Advice’ 40 cm x 30 cm - (15.75 x 11.8 inches) Acrylic, Spray paint, Sewing Pattern, Screen print on Panel Pen signed and dated on reverse, 2012 Amanda Marie ‘The End...True, True’ 40cm x 30cm | 15.75 in.