PRINTS - BOWL
THE BOWL HAS BEEN A PREVALENT SYMBOL IN MARIKA’S WORK FOR MANY YEARS. IN THIS SERIES OF PRINTS MARIKA LOSES ALL OTHER EMBELLISHMENTS AND PRESENTS THE BOWL AS AN AUTONOMOUS AND COHERENT WORK OF ART. HISTORICALLY, THE FORM OF THE BOWL HAS BEEN A SYMBOL OF UNITY, WHOLENESS AND INFINITY.
ALL WORKS PRINTED BY THE ARTIST USING ACID FREE VELVET FINE ART PAPER AND ARCHIVAL INKS. EACH PRINT IS A LIMITED EDITION OF 80.
PAINTINGS
THIS BODY OF WORK IS INSPIRED BY A TRIP TO INDIA AND THE STREET ART MARIKA FOUND THERE CALL KOLAMS. KOLAMS ARE A TRANSIENT ART, MILLIONS OF WOMEN IN INDIA DRAW BY HAND THESE BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES EVERY MORNING USING RICE FLOUR. IT IS DONE IN A SPIRIT OF PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING FOR THE WELFARE OF THE FAMILY. IT CAN BE CONSIDERED AS A WELCOME MAT FOR HUMANS AS WELL AS HEAVENLY VISITORS.
ALL PAINTINGS ARE 760X760 MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS.
