A series of artworks that celebrate the architectural history of Manhattan. As a life-long New Yorker, Marilyn Henrion's vision has always been deeply rooted in the urban geometry of her surroundings, from the earlier geometric abstractions to the more recent mixed media works. She is particularly interested in the co-existence of past and present, especially in architecture and other man-made structures. Built during different periods in the history of Manhattan, we can delight in seeing them simultaneously, often side by side Both above and below ground, these rich visual treats abound as she makes her way through her neighborhood streets of Soho, lower Manhattan and beyond. Throughout the ages, the presence of the human hand upon the landscape has always expressed our eternal yearning for immortality, evidence that says “I was once here”. Much as Edward Hopper did in the 20th century, Henrion synthesizes and transforms the “facts” of the material world to reflect her experience of a particular place. Whether focusing on historic landmarks with new eyes, or construction sites that testify to the vibrant ever-evolving cityscape, her objective is to illuminate beauty in unexpected places…a subway entrance, a doorway, a fire escape, a rooftop. Mannahatta was the original native American name for the island of Manhattan. The images are derived from architectural structures built during different periods in the history of the island and which can all be seen simultaneously in the co-existence of past and present. The quilting design of overlapping concentric circles is symbolic of the ephemeral nature of our existence on this landscape….we are here for a while and then gone, while the structures remain. Mixed media hand-quilted works on cotton. Video of collection on Youtube at https://youtu.be/vIr_yGCt0mE?si=fN6gAB0ynJjqmq2v and https://youtu.be/UOc4XA_iZjw?si=0fCdMWf5G1vsJCj4 

This series features a series of mixed media artworks based on the architecture and color of New Orleans neighborhoods. In 2017, I was in New Orleans in conjunction with an exhibition of my work at the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery. Fifty years after my last visit in the 1960’s. I found a vibrant city that had survived the harshest devastation of nature in the form of hurricane Katrina in 2010…..not only survived, but audaciously so, with all the color and sassiness imaginable. With the most generous Southern hospitality of my host, Bea Fitzpatrick, a New Orleans native to whom I am most grateful, I had the opportunity not only to become reacquainted with the streets of the Garden District and the French Quarter which had lingered in my memory, but to become introduced to hitherto unexplored neighborhoods such as Marigny and Bywater. My camera recorded the images which were later digitally manipulated in my computer and printed onto fabric. The resulting series includes linen collages as well as hand-quilted works. The concentric circles of the hand-quilting patterns echo the ripples of water that are left in memory only. The quotations that are interspersed with the images reflect the impact that this city has had on artists for generations and no doubt will have for generations to come. The series focuses on the vibrant colors of several neighborhoods in New Orleans seven years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Mixed media on cotton, and linen, hand quilted, and collage works on stretched canvas. Video of collection on Youtube: https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=masrilyn+henrion+new+orleans+revisited&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:8a75e6cd,vid:0foSevmlA5c,st:0

This series focuses on the metaphorical implications of the window which, from Renaissance painting to cinema and cyberspace, has always been perceived as a mediator between spaces. "Windows" is the visual bridge between inside and out. Though transparent, the window may serve as the barrier or the link between the inside viewer and the world outside. The works are composed of digitally manipulated images that are printed on silk or cotton, hand-quilted, and gallery-wrapped on stretched canvas.

Images that haunt the memory long after the photo was taken. Subjects range from the mundane to the mysterious….Inspired by singular moments  in life’s  timeline, all have the power to evoke the emotions that accompanied the original experience.