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= Maria Taniguchi = Maria Taniguchi (born in 1981, Dumaguete City, the Philippines) is a multimedia and sculptural artist. Her work frequently focuses upon method and attitude, as well as the physical labour of producing pieces. She has curated ten solo exhibits, as well as having been featured in 49 group shows since 2009. Despite being formally trained in the medium of sculpture, Taniguchi has worked with paint, audio-visual materials, text, printmaking, and photography.

She was educated both in London and the Philippines and holds multiple qualifications.

Education

 * Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture (University of the Philippines) 2007
 * Master of Fine Arts in Art Practice (Goldsmiths University of London) 2007-9
 * LUX Associate Arts Programme (London) 2009-10

Awards

 * Plastique Kinetic Worms (Singapore, 2003)
 * Atteno Arts Award (Manila, 2011 & 2012)
 * ARTSPACE (Auckland, 2012)
 * Khalid Shoman Foundation (Jordan, 2013)
 * HUGO BOSS ASIA ART AWARD (Shanghai, 2015)

'Untitled' brick paintings (2008- present)
Taniguchi began an untitled series of monotone 'brick paintings" in 2008, the production of each lasting from days to months. These labour-intensive pieces begin as simple grids of differing size which are then filled in over time. This creates a delicate brickwork pattern from edge to edge. Each painting serves as "a record of encapsulated time and labour, the document of the process of painting itself and of a kind of performative action in space." This is considered her best known artwork.

Runaways (2017, Taka Ishii Gallery)
Seeking to combine human workers and "Earth" matters, Runaways is a sculpture of five straight rods and two large loops that hang from the ceiling with transparent wire. These Is and Os are floating representations of the numerical binary system pertaining to computing.