Mary Bero's intimate, decorative fiber works combine embroidery techniques with painting, drawing and sculptural elements to create primitive explosions of vibrant color and emotion. Her chaotic, figurative work, which emerges from fears and dreams, is meant to provoke and intrigue. Because of their intimate scale and frantic patterning, Bero’s mostly figurative works have a way of burrowing themselves into one’s consciousness.
COLLECTIONS
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneaoplis, MN; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI; Madison Art Center, Madison, WI; Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Quad Graphics, Sussex, WI; Amoco; AT&T, New York, NY; Marshall Erdman & Associates, Inc., Madison, WI; Fiberarts, Asheville, NC; Rayovac Corporation, Madison, WI; Piper, Jaffray, and Hapwood, Minneapolis, MN; Continental Illinois Bank and Trust, Chicago, IL; ZSK, Krefeld, Germany; Madeira Threads, United Kingdom; Textilforum, Hannover, Germany
WAIT, WEIGHT, Cotton, Rayon and Silk, 4 x 4 3/4"
MODERN STORIES, Cotton, Acrylic, Thread, 9 x 9 3/4"
LIVING ON THE EDGE 2, Paper, Fabric, Thread, Acrylic, Razors, 9 x 12" - sold
PORTRAIT WITH HURRICANE & PRINCESS, Paper, Fabric, Acrylic, Thread, 6 1/2 x 4 3/4"
FACE MASK 2, Silk Fabric, Silk Thread, 5 x 7"
GIVEN WHAT THE HEART CAN ENDURE, Cotton, Silk Thread, 7 x 6"
William Nichols
