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My recent work is a social commentary concerning the inhumanity people are willing to inflict upon others. There is a rampant violence and exploitation in our world that infects every culture on earth. Violence seems to be a language everyone speaks and atrocities a thing people are willing to ignore. Researching or being exposed to these acts served as a point of departure for much of my work.

I have always had an intense interest in the connectivity of materials and a natural curiosity of how things fit together. Having a fundamental belief that all things are connected in some way has spurred me to experiment, combining materials to create harmony or discord . Each material has its own unique qualities and its own limitations. Experimenting with these traits often lead to unexpected changes. My tendency is to do something to a work, live with it, sharing it's space while working on something else. I frequently manipulate a piece to a satisfactory end and set it aside for a time when inspiration and the environment surrounding the piece allows me to make changes and improvements. As the piece changes and evolves, so do I.

Michael Massaro