Born 1965 in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France, Marie lives again in Saint-Laurent-du-Var and works in her atelier in Vallauris, France.<\/p>\n
After years in a profession alien to art, and three years living in London, she finally followed her vocation to be an artist.<\/p>\n
From 2006 to 2007 she frequented the Ecole des Beaux-arts<\/a><\/span> (School of Fine Arts) of Vallauris \u2013 Golfe-Juan and got the diploma \u201cArts du Feu\u201d (arts of fire). Subsequently she was selected for the one year specialised class \u201cJeune Createur\u201d (Young Creator) also in Vallauris. In 2009, Marie was chosen for the international contest for porcelain creation of Limoges, France (Concours international de cr\u00e9ation en porcelaine<\/a><\/span>) to realise her submitted project in a residency in this traditional porcelain town. The resulting artwork was \u201cZeste de mer\u201d, which was 2010 first presented in the \u201cGalerie des Hospices<\/a><\/span>\u201d in Limoges. Another residency in H\u00f3dmez\u0151v\u00e1s\u00e1rhely, Hungary followed 2012.<\/p>\n In 2013, Marie was selected for the exhibitions \u201cJeune Plasticiens\u201d (Young sculptors) in Saint Rapha\u00ebl and the \u201cSmall Art Object\u201d at A.I.R. Vallauris<\/a><\/span>, where she was one of ten Select Award winners. For her participation at the \u201cTerra Rossa<\/a><\/span>\u201d, Maison de la C\u00e9ramique (House of Ceramics) in Salernes, France, the jury acknowledged her work in the section \u201cAvant-garde\/technicit\u00e9\u201d (Avant-garde\/technicality). Also in 2013, she had her first solo exhibition in the \u201cGalerie Bleue\u201d, Vence. Furthermore, she participated in many group exhibitions at the C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur, but as well in Paris and Budapest (Hungary). Her next contributions to group shows will be on view in May 2018 in Th\u00e9oule-sur-Mer (L\u2019Est\u00e9rel inspire les artistes) and in June at the Picasso OFF in Vallauris.<\/p>\n Marie\u2019s first great subject are the natural landscapes. Here she transforms her impressions of nature \u2013 often seen from a bird\u2019s eye view \u2013 into ceramics. Since 2011, her researches and concerns guided her to the inner landscapes. The starting point is the brain. For her, it is a mysterious and fascinating organ, which governs all human beings. Therefore, it is responsible for our behaviours and our relations. Including brains in her artworks, she reflects about the complexity of our existence. Often it is a questioning about internal feelings and the role of the individual in society.<\/p>\n In ceramics, black and white is dominant in Marie\u2019s work, for example in the natural landscapes. Nevertheless, for her creations of inner landscapes she regularly introduces other materials, like the barbed wire and the tree trunk in \u201cQuestion of Freedom\u201d, our artwork of the month \/ May 2018. Due to that, other colours are entering in the oeuvres, although her favourite ceramic shades are still present.<\/p>\n https:\/\/mariecagnasso.wixsite.com\/artiste<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Artwork of the month \/ November 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n