About Maggie Ayres

There comes a moment in your life when you realise everything you've done has been shaped by the boxes your parents, teachers, peers, cultural and social pressures have squeezed you into. At that point you can make yourself as comfortable as possible, or you can try and tear free.

Over the years I have become aware of how these constraints have contorted my emotional responses, not only to the world around but also to my own inner voice. Deepest thoughts and memories have become obscured and skewed by the expectations and desires of outside influences. This realisation has awakened an energy in me to explore these emotions. Layer upon layer of experiences are there to be discovered and revealed.

In my artwork I create numerous layers of colour, texture, light and contrast using a mix of media. I am fascinated by the notion of hidden worlds and the points of tension where we can glimpse them momentarily: revelations of truths obscured by convention; the point when a flower unfurls to expose a world of seeds and possibilities within; glancing through a window to reveal another's reality.

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