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  Benoit David says:

  "C'est sans hésitation que s'accumule la matière entre ses mains habiles et sages - de rien nait l'énergie, assurément, inéluctablement - une énergie qui sans aucun doute révèle la force, le courage et la persévérance de la douce Mary.
  
  De tous les artistes que j'ai rencontrés, Mary est celle qui fut la plus marquante tant par son oeuvre que par sa façon d'être. Un travail aux proportions hors du commun, une personne plus grande que nature."

  16th December, 2009

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  liliywl says:

  "我随意翻看网页
  我随意寻找趣味
  我看到一本书的图片
  它是一本翻开的书页
  有趣的是书页的中央
  被精心设计成垃圾图案
  我想看看 作者是什么样子
  一平方厘米的平面图象里
  玛丽波格丹的笑容慈祥
  哦，是一个贪玩的老太太
  我是这么想来着 并且
  喜欢上她那银白色的头发
  我漫不经心地加了她作好友
  她并无成见地答应了我的申请
  
  一个月 我再来看我的朋友
  一个热闹的艺术品展览出现了
  一个德高望重的玛丽波格丹
  一系列垃圾制成的艺术品
  一种意味深远的艺术语言
  一种邂逅思想的欢欣
  一首颂扬的诗歌"

  9th December, 2008

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  lara_korlara says:

  "Dear Mary, thank you very much for joining my profile to your account. You gave me a chance to find smth interesting and unusual))I adore your creativity and way of thinking. Your works push everyone to look inside of himself or herself. Thx for your open-heartedness for the external world)) Warm regards. Larissa"

  15th July, 2008

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  Conor Ryan says:

  "Mary Bogdan’s incredible work simply makes my orbs spill out of their sockets *plunk* right onto my keyboard. The freedom, the joy, and with amazing skill which Mary realizes, and renders tangible the mana that makes a creation itself art. It’s just tragic that Raoul Housman, Hanah Hoch, Joseph Cornell - among many others – are no longer alive to see the boundaries Mary is breaking through. VIVA MARY BOGDAN!!!"

  23rd January, 2008

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  conejo aureo says:

  "Mary Bodgan is a creator in all 360°"

  15th November, 2007

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  John Mark van Rozendaal says:

  "Only beginning to digest MB's work. Two things engage me immediately. First, in her gleaning process Mary finds perfect responses and placements for those objects and images that move so many of us. A great image or object can DEMAND a response, and those of us who are lesser artists rarely find the satisfying reaction. Mary nails it again and again.
  
  The second thing is the colour. MB's photos are presented with an uncanny sensetivity that allows her to use the most saturated colour without ever being vulgar, the most subtle without being dull."

  18th January, 2007

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  Eric Dupuis says:

  "Mary is many folds, but there are three I want to share:
  
  For many Flickr is a place to post their art, yet little transpire of themselves beyond the display of their skills. We have this great tool where artists can interact in a dynamic fashion with the people viewing their art. Mary does not fear exposing herself, her thoughts, her process, her experience(s) with others. In that way she is a leader, as well as an inspiration.
  
  Then the work: Her art is multifaceted taking me and the other viewers onto contemplative voyages. I say contemplative because most of Mary's production is not for the quick first impression – the layering of symbols and meanings is dense and rich, and appreciating that requires time.
  
  Finally it's the way Mary sees. She has an insightful way of looking at art. She goes right to the heart, to the essence, and leaves enthusiastic, touching and articulated comments.
  
  Mary, you're precious!"

  24th December, 2006

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  peri22b.ipernity.com says:

  "I wish I had three lives, to contain the hours I feel I need, watching this extraordinary beauty of your creations.
  What a gift you are! Thanks for being there..."

  30th September, 2006

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  Charissa May Borroff says:

  "It's a real delight to see Mary's work and thoughts here on flickr and very often leaves me speechless and inspired by the mass of meaning and beauty that she produces. Her comments have been really uplifting in my first year on flickr so It's really nice to see Mary go from strength to strength to strength."

  31st May, 2006

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  judo_dad1953 says:

  "Great work Mary! I always enjoy your Photos!"

  20th May, 2006

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  stOOpidgErL says:

  "Mary Bogdan is a true fine artist! She has the ability to piece things together that result in some of the most extraordinary eye-candy I have seen through my days of examining art.
  
  Her set of mixed-media paintings deserves a good look!
  
  I see Mary Bogdan going all of the way to the top with her art!"

  20th May, 2006

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  ryo tomo says:

  "her work is extraordinary."

  4th March, 2006

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  gudavagling says:

  "Where I come from, they would call Mary a "true artist." She is prolific, playful and deep. Her work is the consequence of a spiritual being having a human experience. She nurtures herself and other artists in a way that angels would be envious of. Mary is one to watch in the coming years, as, in my opinion, art becomes more and more important a factor in world affairs. Thank you Mary, for your kindness, your insight, and your encouragement."

  2nd February, 2006

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  Angela Petsis says:

  "Mary is truly one of the most talented and prolific artists today. We are all very grateful that she is part of the Flickr community, as her artwork is a constant source of inspiration. Reflective, dynamic, moving – these are all words that come to mind when I look at Mary’s work. Thank you so much for sharing your vision of the world with us, because it is an amazing place to visit."

  17th January, 2006

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  art ascii(paul) says:

  "This is quite exciting.
  Mary has just made me a contact.
  All I know is she collects items that have been otherwise discarded and that someone thinks she is a true artist.
  So here's my previsualisation testimonial. I've never done one of these before.
  
  I'm excited about what comes next...
  
  Btw the job market discards 87% of people who have long term mental health diagnoses. But people are not their diagnoses. Let's hope for the day when society accepts that each and every member is on a continuum of mental health and that diversity is the beauty that challenges us to love each and every one. Mary, I'll love your work, and now I'll find out why..........."

  21st December, 2005

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  jGregor says:

  "Mary has one of those artistic eyes that comes by more than innate gift alone, but by experience as well. She’s no amateur. She knows her medium. She uses her gut. She’s developed a process of creation that gets her to a creative place and then lets her explore. She avoids that easy rut we all face as artists, that of reclining on safe familiarity. She dares to play and we can see the profit of it."

  10th November, 2005

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  Uncle Angelo says:

  "If the later half of the Twentieth Century has truly been an exercise in the Art World's own deconstructuralist hindsight, then Mary Bogdan is surely an artist, and excellent representitive of the Twenty-First Century.
  
  Creating her own personal mosaic of life; Mary is an observer, translating a foreign code for all to read. To witness Mary's work is to take a momentary vacation-- a departure from the linear, from what is droll and binary.
  
  Mary Bogdan is portrait of the artist as REconstructionalist. And we are observing the observer."

  1st November, 2005

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  ART NAHPRO says:

  "Mary is a very generous spirit, Her art is thoughtful and comes from the heart and soul too. Rich in cultural and historical resonance. Mary enjoys and respects the giants on whose shoulders we stand but also she adds and teases and builds on what went before..wonderful work. Sorry I have been so tardy with this!"

  29th October, 2005

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  Baywhale says:

  "Mary Bogdan, the Grande Dame of Garbage. She gathers ordinary objects fashioned and discarded by the hand of man and combines them to create wonders. These pieces resonate with abandoned human histories. And each work gives us a glimpse into the mind that brings them all clashing back to life.
  
  When will a savvy documentary maker let her loose in a skip?
  
  (A skip, that's a dumpster for you dudes who can't speak proper English)"

  16th October, 2005

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  harpreet thinking says:

  "Mary IS ONE OF THE RARE CREATIVE LIVING ARTIST ON EARTH !!!
  HEY ...WELCOME TO FLICKR !!! ITS NICE TO SEE U HERE !!!"

  6th October, 2005

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  Sol Lang says:

  "Mary Bogdan. Artist extraordinaire. Her creativity goes beyond the natural. She exemplifies herself in her paintings, prints, assemblages and her full time vocation as graphic designer. Everything she touches turns to art. And it is obvious that there is a love for what she does. No. Not just love. An infatuation. She can only do what she can do. She is the real thing. Mary Bogdan is art."

  31st August, 2005

Name:

Mary Bogdan

Joined:

August 2005

Currently:

montreal, canada

I am:

Female and Taken

Website:

mary bogdan