I`m a Finnish wood artist, currently living and working in Zurich, Switzerland. I`m heavily influenced by the chaotic order and the complexity of Nature which is the inspiration at the core of my work. By interpreting the moods and feelings of nature, my 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 my past as a cabinet maker, my technique starts by carving and scraping onto wooden boards with my 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 my works. The process is followed by painting several layers of earthy color tones using pigments and acrylic paints until a painterly impression is obtained. The organic feeling I am seeking for, is reinforced by a balance between natural spontaneity and carefully defined markings.
I`m 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 my forests and landscapes, I strive to portray a sense of tranquility as well as to emphasize the immense driving power Nature is able to convey! Marika Rosenius
Past Exhibition:
2019
Stockholm September - Bank Art Fair, Singapore June - Plasart, Seoul, South Korea
Zürich November - Auction Art for Children
December - Galerie Kunstzürichsüd, Zürich
Zürich October - Affordable Artfair
September - Bank Art Fair, Singapore
June - Plasart, Seoul, South Korea
March - Harbour Artfair, Hong Kong / www.artslant.com/ew/events/show/484024
February - VanGogh Art Gallery, Madrid
January - Affordable Artfair, Milano
January - Galerie Kunstzürichsüd, Adliswil, 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, Adliswil, 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
