The Artist Mary Mazziotti - Laughter in the Face of Death
Mary Mazziotti. A Day in the Life of Mrs Death , 1 in a series of 12, embroidered panel The artist Mary Mazziotti produces a range of witty memento mori in a variety of guises, from embroidered textiles to full-sized billboards. Her work centres around the intention of producing work that will encourage the observer of her work to understand the fleeting ephemeral aspect that is the life that we live. Mary Mazziotti. Shopping for Groceries, A Day in the Life of Mrs Death , 5 in a series of 12, embroidered panel Death, the end of our brief lives, is a subject that none of us can ever be immune to, it doesn't matter how much money you have, how much you think your status on the planet gives you more than others, we all end up at the same place. How we approach the subject of the demise of each and every one of us, is a matter that has been treated in an endless array of social niceties across the many generations that our species has walked the planet. We have embraced, grudgingly a...