ARTIST STATEMENT

With regards to the experience of 'principle", the Tao says:

"its emptiness is it's efficiency, the reason for its persistence is its depth

Suspended, great unfathomable vessel, margins immense interminable, unknown, unnamed."

In the sensation of the vacuum, I can feel infinity's life.

I discover the sign of my identity, the manner of structuring my space.

My own searching nature, in permanent motion, takes me to another reality, discovering in

objects a transparency that brings me closer to the pure consistency of things, thus, a

handcrafted paper, a feather or texture, suggest unveiling their secrets, and I enjoy the challenge

of developing them.... ........................................................................

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Mirta Meltzer discovered her path in life through art at the early age of nine. An

accomplished artist in mixed media, Mirta has exhibited her work for over 26 years in

international group and solo shows. She creates unique canvasses, art boxes, prints,

and specialty papers. Always attracted by unusual boxes, scraps, and objects, she

composes stories that evoke another time. Her art boxes stir memories and feelings and

intermingle the past with the present. Her work is in the collections of The National

Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC, National Engraving Museum of Buenos

Aires, Museum of Modern Art of Mendoza in Argentina, Tama Art University of Tokyo and

Cultural Institute of Puerto Rico, She is represented in many corporate and private

collections including United Airlines in Boston and Washington DC, IMF Washington DC,

Crown Plaza Hotel in Palm Beach Florida and Concordia Hotel in Washington DC, and in

private collections around the world. She studied at the Fine Art School of Buenos Aires

and with private masters. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mirta moved to

Washington, DC, in 1996. She teaches art in the Washington metropolitan area.

 

© 2001 Mirta Meltzer