Words like symbolic, describe the art work of Mariela Moode. The Symbols in her Art provides a fascinating exploration into the meanings of symbols and keys for unlocking their real messages.

When more than one symbol appears in symbolic art, the sum of the symbols become greater than its parts. Beyond each of the symbols lies a hidden story, and beyond the entire image lies a hidden message. The message of overcoming and renewal, in the entelechy’s paintings are also a message of hope for a society in transition. This is the magic of the unseen in Symbolism.

Mariela was born in 1986  in Salcedo, Dominican Republic. The first step into  her creative life was developed at a very early age when Mariela would creatively draw in her school notebook. At the age of 17 she moved to Santo Domingo to attend business school.  Thereafter, while attending  the National School of Bellas Artes (ENBA), she dedicated much of her time exploring other forms of art such as life drawing, piano and theatre.  Mariela left the Dominican Republic when she was 20 to live and study in the United States. Mariela currently lives in Ohio and is married to Richard, an  entrepreneur business man. She has and is currently participating in different  national and international exhibitions.

Mariela’s style is unique. Her style is not to categorize her work, which she feels limits the artist as well as the work. She prefers to paint with oil, but this does not prevent her from exploring other  mediums.  Her life works are a continuing change through a process of evolution and self-discovery.

I find my inspiration  in beauty, truth, sorrow, anxiety, the concept of forever,  death, politics and god. My paintings are a visual journey through time and my search to find true meaning in life.
The paintings evolve symbolically from chaos to order. At times this is a graceful process, as if my subconscious manifests tself through the  forms. Other times it is a pain staking process. Time is infinite and all of eternity exists within each moment; this body of work represents my struggle to comprehend the journey of true life.

I see my work and working process as a reflection of an entelechy, something that can both be the source of exhilaration as well as frustration.
For example, the trajectory imposed by biological limitations, our mortality, norms and expectations of family, society, and the individual’s ego-ideal can be seen as entelechies.  These life works are continuing to change through the process of evolution and self-discovery.

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