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About Hildy Maze

Hildy Maze is an American artist with Turkish. Russian, and Austrian heritage. Born in Brooklyn, NY she received a BFA from Pratt Institute. Her work is influenced by her 25-year study and practice of Tibetan Buddhist meditation. She is best known for her abstract contemplative oil on paper drawing, painting collages. For years, Hildy lived and worked in her loft in Tribeca, NYC before moving to East Hampton, NY where she currently works and lives.

In her studio, Hildy explores mind and identity. Though her process of collage she intimately describes how our active mind creates collages of thoughts, as in a dream. If we examine our thoughts, we can see they are fragmented pieces, empty of solidity. You can view her work at HildyMaze.com and on Instagram and on Twitter @HildyMaze.

No Inherent Existence: mixed-media pieces by Hildy Maze

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Hildy Maze (detail)

None of us can escape the habit of projecting thoughts and concepts onto reality itself— what Buddhists would call “pure perception”. But if we can access awareness of our inner, deeply ingrained … [Read more...]

Thirteen mixed-media artworks by Hildy Maze

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Visible Thoughts, Mistaken Appearances (detail) - Hildy Maze

Artist's statement: My work is driven by a curiosity into the investigation of mind thru art. None of us can avoid thoughts, but through awareness of our pitfalls, beauty, strengths and weaknesses we … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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