Richmond, VA
About Mary Garriques:
Mary Garriques is a self-taught abstract photographer and Richmond, Virginia native whose work transforms the everyday urban landscape into bold, vibrant compositions. Drawn to the unnoticed details of the street, they zoom in on fragments of the city, like cracks in pavement, painted lines, and reflective surfaces, revealing a world of shape and color often overlooked. Their photography strips context away from the familiar, allowing textures and hues to take center stage in images that feel more like paintings than documentary shots. Mary Garriques finds beauty in the accidental arrangements of the built environment, with a focus on how color and form interact in public space. Their work is influenced by the spontaneity of street art and the precision of modernist abstraction, continually exploring the visual language of the city. Through their lens, Richmond's streets become an ever-changing canvas, inviting viewers to see their surroundings in a new and unexpected way.
