| Born in Buenos Aires and educated under
the norm of respect for work and traditional values, in the life of
María Faraone, painting was an ineludible mandate.
Although she never set foot in a Fine Arts Academy, the need for
an expression on canvas is manifested in each path she takes. Even
during her childhood she admired the portraits done by her father,
who was her only guide and implacable critic.
At a later stage, her studies of Anthropology and Philosophy and
the investigation of different ethnic groups made her want to paint
characters that tell about their own universes through their gaze.
During her thirty-year trajectory, she chose to prioritize her
family project -her husband and three sons- without participating
in competitions. She sheltered herself in constant work, in a search
for self-improvement through each of her creations.
She has only done one exhibition thanks to the encouragement of
Gallery owner Manuel Zamora.
With great surprise she learned that her works have generated the
interest of collectors in Brazil, the United States and Colombia.
Portraiture is a discipline that she dominates with solvency: characters
such as Eva Perón (for the Eva Perón museum) and San
José María Escrivá de Balaguer (currently in
an oratory), as well as other portraits, are part of her work.
Owner of a strong personality, she does not abide by any mandate;
she paints with absolute freedom, and is faithful to herself. In
her works there is something naïve and avant-garde, which in
Squirru´s words, “brings her near the Italian trans-vanguard:”
Interested in social welfare, she is part of the Directive Committee
of the Association for the Fight against Blood Diseases in Children
of the Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez Children’s Hospital (A.L.C.E.S.I,
in Spanish). She finds in her painting a way of supporting this
institution, carrying out an exhibition inspired in a Venetian Carnival.
It is important to point out that the exhibition “Venetian
Carnival” was created by the artist to benefit A.L.C.E.S.I.
and as homage to the Italian community in Argentina, to which her
ancestors belonged. |