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Paper-cut letterforms from Mary Pavlova's experiments with letter shapes
Don't Want to Simplify Anymore
I spent years making things easier to understand. In UX, that meant removing friction, simplifying decisions, and making interfaces almost disappear. Now I’m putting it back. In my art, I... Read more →
What If Your Job Was Never Your Identity
What If Your Job Was Never Your Identity
We often confuse what we do with who we are. As AI changes the way we work, it raises a deeper question: what remains of our identity beyond our job... Read more →
My Quiet Black Zen fox
My Quiet Black Zen fox
How does an artist turn hundreds of experimental letterforms into one finished artwork? This is the story of how a collection of accidental shapes, an imperfect pangram, and a series... Read more →
Identity: Failure of Reading
Identity: Failure of Reading
What happens when we read people the way we read text? Identity: The Failure of Reading is a triptych about identity, perception, and the assumptions we make from fragments. This... Read more →
Mary Pavlova with her original Signatrue stlye abstract text-based artwork
Signatrue stlye
How a scrambled phrase, an empty studio wall, and experiments with calligraphy and architecture led me to a new artistic language. Read more →
Identity: The Failure of Reading. Part III — The Meaning
Identity: The Failure of Reading. Part III — The Meaning
We rarely see people as they are. We construct them from fragments, filling gaps with assumptions and turning details into stories. Identity: The Failure of Reading uses distorted text, reading... Read more →
Identity: The Failure of Reading. Part II — The Making
Identity: The Failure of Reading. Part II — The Making
How do I turn an idea about identity into a visual system? I worked through the sequence, reading directions, colors, materials, and countless revisions, to build Identity: The Failure of... Read more →
Identity: The Failure of Reading. Part I — The Idea
Identity: The Failure of Reading. Part I — The Idea
What happens when a statement about identity becomes difficult to read? That question led me from “Don’t simplify me” to Identity: The Failure of Reading, a triptych about how easily... Read more →
No time for fancy original calligraphy wall art series by Mary Pavlova displayed in a dark interior
No Time for Fancy
The story behind No Time for Fancy, a conceptual calligraphy art series born from spontaneous marks, hidden phrases, and an attempt to turn mental chaos into something curious, playful, and... Read more →