Used to own a couple but sold them all as I do not spend enough time 'dolling' them up as many collectors do. Never really a girly-girl but deep down I do appreciate looking at them, holding them and after that, I have no idea what to do with them lol.
Marie Larkin's work has that same sweet, quirky element, with a delicious dark side and more; putting the subjects in make-believe fantasy world which I enjoy looking over and over again.
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| When a child loves |
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| Ahoy Ahoy |
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| Butterfly Wishes |
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| Later Jack |
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| Mis-Muffet |
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| Never lend a pony |
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| waiting for the North Wind |
Inspired by fairytales and nursery rhymes Australian artist, Marie Larkin creates dainty feminine art with a dark humorous twist. Richly colored and detailed like a lavish couture embroidery Marie’s oil and acrylic paintings weave quirky little narratives. Fragile, dollish heroines with fascinating eyes subtly wink at us as they get their sweet revenge.
The Rhyme and Reason series of drawings, paintings and sculpted art dolls play with familiar children stories, surprising the viewer with a different interpretation, in a black humor note.
Nobody can describe her beautiful work better than the artist herself.
"The girls have an otherworldly whimsy about them that takes a little away from their sugary cuteness." Their appearance evolved from sad and introspective to a more forceful mood: “cheeky, vengeful, downright cruel or somewhat trippy”.
Marie Larkin is a visual artist and art teacher since 1980. She achieved national recognition and success in the 1990s as an embroiderer winning important awards, grants and media coverage. Nowadays she works in a loft studio near Tamworth, NSW, creating beautiful paintings, drawings, sculptures and mixed-media art pieces.
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