Michael Mararian possesses a poetic propensity for taking traditionally cheerful images and concepts and turning them into frightening, yet humorous, tableaus. Focusing on children as the last bastion of innocence, Mararian draws on a diverse range of influences to deliver the peculiar ink work he aptly calls, M. Mararian's Inky Dreadfuls.
Raised as an only child in Massachusetts, Mararian delves into his fantasy of being a child among many. Primarily a self-taught artist and children's theater playwright, he is a graduate of the Art and Theater program at the University of Bridgeport as well having studied briefly at the Art Students League in New York City. Michael currently resides and practices his art in Buffalo, New York, with his wife Elizabeth and their three cats, 99, Mavis and Charlotte
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Superlative work! I am reminded of a poem my mother used to recite to me when I was a small child:
Little Willie, with a thirst for gore,
Nailed his sister to the door.
Willie's mother, with humor quaint,
said, "Willie dear, don't spoil the paint."
Thanks for having the courage to be a bit odd. Those of us who are similarly inclined appreciate it.
I love that, thank you....
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