“My shore”

The artist creates paintings on sacred and philosophical themes, which are common for people all over the world: nowadays the idea of one’s spirituality and fidelity to the “shores of their fatherland” is very close to Ukrainian audience.

“My shore” is the artist’s individual perspective on life and a testimony of lasting connection to her native land, Belarus. Larysa Skoryk, Professor of the National Academy of Visual Art and Architecture, is certain that Marina’s brilliance reflects her status as a true master. “I am fascinated by the philosophical worldview of the artist, the high register of her drawing and the morality of her artwork – the qualities regrettably missing in many young artists of today.”

Marina Moroz creates her exquisitely elegant pieces employing various graphic techniques, namely lithography, etching, and sanguine. According to the artist herself, the majority of her work is composed of landscapes, still lifes, portraits, as well as meditations, which are metaphorically reflected in her abstract interpretations. The attention is particularly attracted by “Historical mysteries” – a series of lithographs – and by sacral compositions, such as Lightning of Illumination, The Cover of Love, and Earthly Crucifixion. In full agreement with her name (Marina – ‘of the sea’) she enthusiastically pursues marine themes in her artwork. On display there are, for instance, a lithograph My Sea Life, fantasy landscape Marine Still Life, and a contrast black-and-white Rendezvous. Poetic serenity emanates from her landscapes, such as Evening Sadness, Memory of a Bridge, Shore. Her large-scale lithographs and even some tiny ex libris present a unique visual and philosophical arrangement of life’s melodies and Marina’s impressions on nature, people, and events.

Few people know of Marina Moroz today. But she deserves the attention indeed. Only the past year marked her appearance on several exhibitions: “International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2014 ROC” hosted by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts; the 15th International Biennale of Small Graphic Forms and Ex Libris in Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland; and the Republican Youth Exhibit in the Minsk Palace of Art.