Mary Gonzalez is a very talented and promising emerging artist from
Guadalajara, Mexico. She is quickly establishing herself as a major talent
in the world of graphic and web design, and she has also recently garnered
significant critical acclaim for her very personal, provocative and
expressive photography.
Growing up with the rich cultural and artistic traditions of Guadalajara,
Gonzalez has always felt art to be her greatest passion and purpose in her
life. Her earliest art works were simple yet stunning pieces of vector art
and digital paintings, while her more recent digital works are said to
possess an abstract nature with a decidedly dark and grungy, post-modern
flair. Gonzalez began taking photographs at age 18, and quickly proved to be
a natural. Her wide-ranging photographic work ranges from stark
self-portraits and candid shots of local underground musicians and nocturnal
scenesters to landscapes and natural subjects as well as more abstract and
experimental works.
With the help of the web, the design and photography works of Gonzalez have
begun to be recognized and lauded worldwide. Within the rapidly-growing
online art communities, her artworks are now amongst the most popular on the
web, and her popularity is quickly increasing.
To view some representative design and photography works of Mary Gonzalez,
please visit the following websites:
Flickr photo account
Shadowness page
Myspace profile
DeviantArt Gallery
Awards and Critical Recognition
Web Design:
Shadowness.com
(December 20, 2006 ) Named “Elite Artist”
(October 10, 2006) 1st Place Summer Webpage Contest
(February 02, 2006) 1st Place Winter Webpage Contest
(January 01, 2006) 1st Place for Page Design Contest
(December 12, 2005) Best Pages 2005 Award
Photography:
Recognized in many blogs and websites for her photograph “Far away”
Digital Art:
Recognized in many blogs and websites for her digital artwork “Armonia”
