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Maria Wæhrens’ artistic impulse stems from those layers of consciousness that elude language and are difficult to grasp through the means of figurative art. She draws from sources that go beyond what is intellectually comprehensible – the body, emotions, and the subconscious – and transfers them into permanent physical manifestations.
Line and brushstroke are of central importance to Wæhrens’ artistic work. They indicate movement and direction, and form the basis of complex, dynamic pictorial spaces which are characterized by the interplay of spontaneous mark-making and carefully considered compositions.

Monotypes are unique prints created from a featureless plate. Instead of leaving permanent marks on a copper plate by means of brush and acid or etching needle, Maria Wæhrens painted directly on an even, featureless plate before running plate and paper through the printing press. The possibility of spontaneous mark-making with brush and colour suited her painterly approach and allowed her to explore further possibilities of the medium beyond the serial aspect of printmaking.