Crescendos is inspiring young artist Marika Biro’s first exhibition. Arts writer Peter Coombes reports.
Marika's parents, both originally from Hungary, moved to Australia (separately) during the war and met here in Australia.
“I haven’t really embraced my ethnicity until recently. I think there are a lot of very artistic and successful people who come from Hungary. I’ve been quite transient in the past 10 or so years and it hasn’t been until recently, since being with my partner, I’ve been able to settle into a groove of painting consistently. I put it down to being happy with who I am and where I am in life,” said Marika.
Other than school, Marika hasn’t had any formal training with her art. It’s all been very much self taught. Her ability to put it down to the way that she sees things in combination has taken a lot of practice. Her love of colours and the way they blend together has always had a fascination for her.
Flowers are something that Marika loves painting. She loves beautiful things and doesn’t think there is anything more beautiful than the simplicity of the flower. Flowers also convey so much more emotionally.
“When you give a bunch of flowers to someone, there is always a reason, good, bad or for some underlying reason. Each flower also has a meaning. Pink orchids for instance mean pure affection. The only problem with flowers though is, like every living thing, they die. Therefore, to give someone a painting of pink orchids could mean undying pure affection. To capture flowers in a painting is making beauty live forever and I love the idea of making beauty live on, especially when there is so much of a focus on negativity in our world.”
Inspiration includes Edgar Gambin, whose tones, colours and paintings inspire a love of the natural world.
Marika’s flowers are just the start of her development into a world of surrealism. “I want to develop my inner thoughts and ideas through surrealism by incorporating nature (flora and fauna) and trying to capture what we need to preserve, whilst keeping true to my favoured medium.”
“I would also like to venture into other styles. In the past I have experimented with landscapes and portraiture, but mainly for friends and family.
Marika is one of those special people whose talent at keeping beauty alive on her canvasses, is showcased in her first exhibition. Remember her name.
“Crescendos” is at Fintegrity Gallery, 16 Stirling Street, Thebarton as part of the SALA Festival, August 1-17.
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