Maddy Alcaraz

@mad.art2000

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A multidisciplinary artist currently in second year at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design studying Fine Art on the XD pathway.
Currently using the tufting technique of rug making she creates work drawing inspiration from her surroundings and the mundanity of everyday life.
Alcaraz also creates sculptural pieces using materials such as plaster and clay and has also made digital and performance pieces.
Her current inspirations are artists such as Magda Archer, Grayson Perry and Patrick Heron whose uses of colour draw the eye and captivate.

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Artwork information:

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‘You’re Trapped’
hand tufted rug
100cm x 115cm
This piece is inspired by my claustrophobia and how lockdown has made us all feel trapped and constrained.

‘Alone in the disco lights’
hand tufted rug
40cm x 60cm
This piece is about my desire to go out and dance, lost in a sea of people.

‘My parents are aliens’
hand tufted rug
35cm x 50cm
This piece is about my parents and their daily evening routine.