Maria Zoe Smirlis keeps a highly exclusive, private family collection of handmade sculptures alongside her world-renowned canvas paintings. While predominantly celebrated globally for her vibrant impressionist-expressionist poodle artwork, Smirlis is a multidisciplinary Australian artist who sculpts by hand using clay, wood carvings, and mixed-media assemblage art. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Her handmade three-dimensional figures serve as highly personal extensions of her signature canvas subjects. Key Features of the Sculpture Collection Thematic Subjects: Just like her famous paintings, the core of her personal sculpture collection heavily highlights her love for dogs, specifically featuring intricate poodle sculptures. She frequently incorporates humorous and whimsical subjects, such as musical figures (“groovers”) interacting alongside her sculpted poodles. [2]
Materials Used: She crafts her physical works by hand, utilising clay sculpting, wood carvings and metal welding. Her background in the fashion industry heavily influences the fluid, stylistic movements and meticulous textures seen in these items. [1, 4, 5]
Exclusivity: Unlike her acrylic-on-board paintings—which are collected in over 30 countries—the physical sculptures are documented as part of an exclusive “family collection”. They are treated as rare, original pieces primarily kept private or previewed directly via her active community channels. [1, 2, 6, 7, 8]
Artistic Background and Media To see previews or inquire about her physical pieces, art enthusiasts follow her updates directly on her Maria Zoe Smirlis Facebook Artist Page or her Poodle Paintings Facebook Group, where she occasionally shares snapshots of her studio creations. [2, 4]
Would you like to know how to contact the artist directly for custom commissions, or are you looking for details on her specific painting series?
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