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Meredith Marsone

I use this technique as a way of visually communicating the spiritual concept of ‘oneness’, that our bodies are in fact an illusion and we are connected to everything around us.

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About Meredith

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Meredith Marsone is a New Zealand-based artist recognized for her contribution to the international movement of disrupted realism. Working from her purpose-built studio in Blenheim, she creates figurative oil paintings that blend precise realism with expressive, gestural abstraction. Her work has been recognized with numerous honors, including First Prize in the Lysaght Watt Award and multiple finalist selections for the Adam Portrait Award. Marsone’s practice explores the subtle emotional landscapes of the human experience. By uniting her subjects with their surroundings through thick layers of paint, she visually communicates the spiritual concept of oneness. Her paintings invite viewers to find reflections of their own emotions within the hauntingly familiar eyes and hands of her rendered figures.

Visual voice

Marsone employs a technique that merges detailed portraiture with thick, gestural applications of oil paint. Her work focuses on the disrupted realism style, using abstraction to break the edges of the human form and suggest a deep, spiritual connection between the individual and the world.
Disrupted RealismFigurative Oil PaintingGestural AbstractionEmotive PortraitureSpiritual Oneness
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Meredith Marsone — questions answered

What is the 'disrupted realism' style seen in Marsone’s work?

It is an international movement where the artist explores methods of combining traditional realism with abstraction to communicate emotional and spiritual themes.

Where is Meredith Marsone based?

She lives and works in Blenheim, New Zealand, where she paints daily from her purpose-built studio.

What awards has the artist received?

Her accolades include First Prize in the 2015 Lysaght Watt Award, a Merit Award in Painting and Printmaking, and being a three-time finalist for the Adam Portrait Award.

What conceptual themes does her work explore?

Her paintings focus on the subtle emotional qualities of the human experience and the spiritual concept of 'oneness'—the idea that we are connected to everything around us.

What medium and technique does she use?

Marsone works in traditional oils, combining exquisitely rendered figures with gesturally applied thicker layers of paint to create an emotive quality.

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