Urban Rhythm
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Artwork# 10002
About the Artist
Name: Maria Jannace
School: Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts
Program: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) - Visual Arts
Bio: Maria Jannace is a Grade 12 artist whose layered paint, collage, and found materials explore memory and place. Drawing on Toronto’s street art and her Italian heritage, she weaves bold colors with delicate patterns in intimate compositions. Her series “Urban Echoes” won the Emerging Artist Award at the North York Youth Arts Festival. As co‑leader of the Art Mentorship Club, she guides younger students in collaborative murals. After graduation, Maria plans to pursue a BFA and create public installations that spark dialogue about belonging and memory.
About the Artwork
Medium: Painting on Canvas
Size: 36"W x 24"H x 3"D
Artistic Statement: "Urban Rhythm" captures the frenetic pace of a busy downtown street in Toronto, where people, traffic, and towering buildings create a constant, unbroken flow of energy. Through vibrant colours and dynamic brushstrokes, I seek to convey the movement and noise of the city, juxtaposing moments of stillness with the chaotic rush of everyday life.
The composition is intentionally fragmented, with areas of sharp contrast and blurred edges, reflecting the ever‑changing, fleeting nature of urban existence. In this piece, I aim to explore how, despite the rush and noise, there are moments of connection and calm that emerge amidst the chaos, offering a deeper understanding of the urban landscape’s complexity.
