Maud Bryt

Featured Artist, Issue 5

Born in New York City in 1965, Maud Bryt grew up in New York and New Mexico. She received a BA from Harvard University and MFA from New York Studio School. She has exhibited paintings and sculpture in the USA, UK, and France. Her new work in sculpture and paint is based on her perception and memory of her daily life and travels. She lives and works in New York with frequent trips to family in New Mexico.

"Watercolors for me are a meditation which involves intense looking and feeling. I use watercolors in a non-traditional way, sometimes thick, oftentimes wiping out and blotting. I let the water pool, I let the drying show. I use paper towels, I use my fingers. I use very few colors, mixing my own greens, grays, and earth tones. What matters is the leap to really look, to be open, to see and to feel, and to allow that to come through in the paint, water, and paper." --Maud Bryt