This vibrant and whimsical artwork features a composition of bold, geometric shapes and bright, contrasting colors. The dominant elements are stylized, cartoon-like fish in shades of orange, yellow, and blue, arranged in a dynamic and playful manner. The overall style is abstract and simplistic, evoking a sense of childlike wonder and imagination. The artist's apparent intention seems to be capturing the joyful and carefree essence of the marine world through a visually striking and imaginative interpretation. ...
Mairikke Dau creates utterly bewitching and disorienting paintings which pull her viewers into a bizarre, dreamlike realm. Scale is thrown out of the window, as outlines of hands tower over animated houses. Snail shells, spirals and moons populate illustrative seas, all brought to life in concrete, bright colors. Emulating the carefree character of doodling, Dau brings to life the sihouettes by painstakingly applying layer after layer of oil paint without rolling out artist tape in order to achieve a crystal sharp effect. The graphic sensibility of these pieces echoes the assured quality of pop art, whilst the bold, effervescent palette is also reminiscent of early Expressionist and Fauvist styles. The dense layering of imagery within each painting is enrapturing, the task at hand is to perhaps find a lineage between all these signifiers, but the overwhelming emotion translated is a sense of pure joy. ...
