Maria Laureno
All You Can Eat
On the surface, "All You Can Eat" celebrates a classic picnic scene, a collective experience shared by all.
While it depicts the end of a meal, with food fragments and wine residue, it invites the viewer to imagine the memories created during this meal. The food that brought them together is fleeting but the memories will last. When the viewer takes an even closer look, a secondary narrative is introduced. Laureno plays with concept that energy can be neither created nor destroyed but only transferred from one form to another. As one meal comes to an end, another begins.
Materials & Digital Tools: Watercolor, Micron Pen
About the illustrator
Maria Laureno is an Illustrator and Graphic Designer full time. Her love for watercolor started at an early age and evolved when she got her BFA from Ringling College of Art and Design. She now shows her work in Chicago galleries. Her body of work celebrates everyday moments and objects through an elevated perspective. She uses watercolor in a nontraditional sense with vibrant deep colors and delicate details to achieve her signature style. Each stroke, each color blend, tells a story of its own, bearing the unique imprint of human imperfection in an era of digital perfection. Objects come alive, popping from the page with an irresistible allure, inviting viewers to see their own experiences through the eye of Laureno’s.
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