Consistent throughout in form and content, each artwork in Alquilar’s oeuvre is part of a whole: an American woman’s book of illuminated fables for the turn of the millennium and the beginning of our global era. ~Elaine O’Brien Ph.D.
Surreal Visions
This series of mixed media paintings emerged during a very difficult time in Maria’s life. Elements from extraordinary visions merge with myths and legends, mysticism, religion and history.
Decadence: Resident Evil
This series, completed near the end of the artist’s life, depicts the corruption of civilization. Scenes from history comingle with images from the present and challenge the viewer to connect the dots.
Surreal Visions
This series of mixed media paintings emerged during a very difficult time in Maria’s life. Elements from extraordinary visions merge with myths and legends, mysticism, religion and history.
Decadence: Resident Evil
This series, completed near the end of the artist’s life, depicts the corruption of civilization. Scenes from history comingle with images from the present and challenge the viewer to connect the dots.
Zuni Mysticism
The Zuni believe that the kachinas, or spirit beings, live in the Lake of the Dead, a mythical place which can be reached through Listening Spring Lake (a real place located at the junction of the Zuni River and the Little Colorado River). Kachinas hold the wisdom of the ancestors and have power to bring rain, make crops bountiful and to cure illnesses.
Haitian Mystique
Maria was drawn to the color and depth of Haitian culture in Miami. This series features a triptych depicting the voudou ceremony for becoming a High Priestess, whose responsibilities include preserving rituals and maintaining the relationship between the spirits and the community.
Story Portraits & Celebrations
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The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri’s epic poem describing his travels through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven serves as an allegory representing the journey of the soul toward God. Maria’s illustrations for this triptych of original lithographs uses her own cast of characters. Following Dante’s lead, many of these people made the cut by either intriguing or pissing her off or they were notorious in politics or the community.
Ceramics & Metal
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