Mari Jae Artist

Two abstract, cartoonish characters with exaggerated features, sitting on pink chairs with red cushions, on opposite sides of a small round table. The character on the left is green with a layered hat, and the one on the right is blue with spiky hair, both with big eyes and expressive faces, set against a background divided into lime green and black.

Dinner (Party)

Oil Paint on Canvas

12 x 16

Profound, but not confusing; invoking emotion but not underestimating the Viewer’s intelligence; exploring all possibilities but never straying too far from certainty (or creating new certainties). Using perceived frivolity to make us think about society, politics, relationships and life is my primary focus. I work with wax strings. I use them to create colorful, whimsical people and then they become the subjects of my paintings. The figures have a lot of dimension and really pop off of the canvas. They are fanciful on one hand and cutting on the other.  They are smile invoking and thought provoking.  They are gibberish and sharply communicative. I happened upon wax strings while playing with my children. They were playing and deeply engaged with making and stacking shapes all the while completely uninterested in what I was doing. So, I experimented. Then I painted. My goal with these is to delight and confuse and to make people stop and consider human expression in a new way!

-Mari Jae

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Abstract painting with a green building, orange, yellow, and blue backgrounds, and colorful squiggly lines resembling yarn or string, with pink, red, and purple accents, along with flowers at the bottom.

(Doing) Damage

Artistic painting of two abstract, spiral-shaped figures with expressive faces, sitting on pink chairs, with a black table between them, set against a lime green background.

Dinner (Party)

A colorful abstract painting featuring a brown house with a multicolored window, a shadow cast on a gray surface, and a humanoid figure composed of twisted dark lines wearing glasses, with a blue scarf and green shoes, against an orange and yellow background.
Artworks
Artworks

Look (Out)

Fly artist print on museum quality paper

Artist Prints

Colorful wire figure resembling a person with glasses and a pink hat, with the word "TADA" spelled out at the bottom.
Vomit Artist Print
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Merch

White mug with a blue handle and interior, placed on a wooden surface, featuring a colorful abstract art design with the words "Do" and "No" and small illustrations of a butterfly and a honey bee.
Colorful sneakers with abstract mural design, black laces, and white interior lining.
Pair of sneakers with a white, black, orange, and multicolored geometric pattern, black soles, black laces, and orange accents on the tongue and near the ankle
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Logo for Art Oasis with stylized text and geometric shapes, the word 'Art' with an 'A' in black and white, 'Oasis' with colorful geometric letters, and smaller text 'NATICK' in black and yellow and orange

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An art studio with sketches on the walls, a woman seated on a platform, and another woman painting on an easel. The room has hardwood floors, rugs, and various chairs and tables.
Close-up image of a person's face with curly hair and glasses, showing the upper part of the head and forehead.
Colorful lollipop art resembling a cartoon character with black hair, yellow and green eyes, red smile, and green leaves at the bottom.
Three people, a woman and two children, are jumping on a wooden deck outdoors near a lake, surrounded by trees, during daytime. The woman is in the center with curly hair, wearing a white outfit, with her arms raised above her head.