Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Marika is a Finnish wood artist, currently living and working in Zurich, Switzerland. She is strongl...
About the artist
Joined In 2012
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About the artist
Joined In 2012
(13 Followers)
Marika is a Finnish wood artist, currently living and working in Zurich, Switzerland. She is strongly influenced by the beauty, the chaotic order and the complexity of Nature which is the inspiration at the core of her work. By interpreting the moods and feelings of nature, her works transforms into botanical illusions which resembles traditional paintings yet on closer inspection the surface is almost three dimensional with a vivid and illusory texture.
Due to her past as a cabinet maker, her technique starts by carving and scraping onto wooden boards with her numerous woodworking tools. Working very intuitively and guided by the grains in the wood, an unpredictable textured base unfolds. The remaining wood splinters still attached to the boards are an essential part in her works. The process is followed by painting several layers of earthy color tones using acrylic paints and pigments until a painterly impression is obtained. The organic feeling she is seeking for, is reinforced by a balance between natural spontaneity and carefully defined markings
Marika is trying to make sense of the current society, where many are disconnected from the importance of nature and prefer to exploit it rather than nurture it. Through her for...
Cabinet maker / Self taught painter
2019
October - Affordable Artfair, Stockholm
September - Fresh Artfair, Ascot
September - Bank Art Fair, Singapore
August - The Doorway Gallery, Dublin
June - Plasart, Seoul, South Korea
May - Affordable Artfair, Hampstead London
March - Harbour Artfair, Hong Kong
February - VanGogh Art Gallery, Madrid
January - Affordable Artfair, Milano
January - Galerie Kunstzürichsüd, Zürich
2018
November - Art House Munich, München
October - Arttalents, Zürich
October - Bukowskis Contemp, Helsinki
September - Art at the Jupiter, London
June - SCOPE Art Basel , Basel
April - Lakeside Gallery, Unterägeri
April - Galerie Kunstzürichsüd, Zürich
March - Altstadthalle, Zug
2017
September - Woodfactory, Zürich
June - The Artbox Project, Basel
March - AWCZ Gallery at the Club, Zürich
2016
November - MAG Swiss, Contemporary Artfair in Montreux
2014
September - Finnart, Winterthur
May - Altstadthalle, Zug
2011
September - Altstadthalle, Zug
2010
May - Haus am See, Unterägeri
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