Alice Garik

visual artist

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      • The Power of Her GazeA woman's tattoo seems to gaze at a praying mantis for her empowerment. Female praying mantis are dominant in their species.
      • Our BodiesWork made as an offering to all women who will suffer as a result of the Dobbs Decision that affects women's rights.
      • Snake-CircleA hand and snake are forming a circle symbolizing an uroboros which is used to image wholeness and infinity. The hand seems to be grasping toward this wholeness.
      • Can We Breathe?Palladium print of abstract photographic collage of a woman's legs supporting a newborn baby surrounded by blossoming oak leaves in palladium painted with red and green pearlescent watercolor is about our interdependence with trees. We breathe oxygen which trees release during photosynthesis and release carbon dioxide which the trees take in for their own nourishment.
      • InstallationInstallation of framed works surround the work titled "Can We Breathe"
      • Serpents and RainIn many cultures, snakes are associated with regeneration, fertility, and needed rain, particularly in dry regions of the globe.
      • Dragonfly-Touchabstract photographic artwork in palladium - installation of Dragonfly wings with the fingers of a woman's hand.
      • Fire and BirdsThe photograph of a man's back tattooed with a bird is collaged with a skelton image of a bird's wing and the blackened images of burnt leaves. This symbolizes our connection to forest fires and their destruction of trees and killing of wildlife.
      • Dragonfly Wing InstallationAn installation of dragonfly wing palladium prints: from micro to macro, our world can expand.
      • Hand EmbraceA double exposed print of a large hand embracing a woman with her arms crossed. The idea is that we must learn to embrace ourselves, especially in times of trouble.
      • Butterfly DiptychDiptych with eyes within a butterfly wing searching for connections to butterflies across time, memory and the present.
      • Kneel for Butterflies and FlowersEco-feminist collage of a woman kneeling within the embrace of butterfly wings and floral designs
      • Mantis Phoenix Risingpalladium print - abstract image of a tattooed woman's body with preying mantis by Alice Garik
      • Holding Her NestA woman's hands intermix with a bird's nest, which she appears to hold next to her heart.
      • Spider Emerges
      • Bird and SnakeA shed snake skin divides this tattoed man's back. His back has a bird and snake.
    • Flora
      • Go No FurtherGo No Further is implied by the barbed wire tattoos on her wrists. I added rose petals with thorns piercing to add to this mesage.
      • Give Me HoneyHer hand extends to receive. Gold flowing from and surrounding the Iris flower is a declaration of the beauty in nature that can be around us.
      • Daphne's FlightA tattoo on a woman's arm evokes Daphne's metamorphosis into a laurel tree. The tattoo is based on Bernini's sculpture of Apollo grabbing Daphne in the Greek myth.
      • Woman.Life.FreedomThis work with her hand intertwined with a snake skin collaged with a red painted Iris is an offering for the women of Iran who are in revolt for their human rights.
      • Flower PlayFlowers are always transforming-from bud to full flowering-to decay. The flow of the paint speaks to this natural phenomenon.
      • Iris TriptychBroken, tenderly touching Iris flowers like grief-stricken animals.
      • SharingTriptych of two Iris with leaves offering their beauty.
      • TremblingThis Iris reflects beauty, growth, movement and transformation.
      • Blossoming OakOak trees blossom in the Spring.
      • Among the PeoniesAbstract diptych of a woman among peony flowers with the second palladium print of an abstract peony.
      • Lichen Diptych
      • Iris SparksAn Iris. The beauty, fragility and vigor.
      • Into the EarthA man has his hand in moss in this graphically black and white print.
      • Iris with Bird Snakepalladium print - abstract image of a bird tattoo with a snake and iris flower by Alice Garik
    • Sea
      • Enter the OceanHolding a volute shell, she places it into the ocean.
      • Beneath the SeaOur connections to the ocean are vital. The ocean is the source of life on Earth.
      • Cosmic LightsIn this quartet, light sparkles on the ocean. Wave currents can be seen in each of the four palladium prints.
      • Ocean CrossingCamera-less articulation of seaweed mimics the textures of the ocean.
      • Coral DisappearsWith warming oceans, coral reefs are suffering bleaching.
      • Sea CrevicesCamera-less articulation of seaweed mimics the textures of the ocean.
      • Blown to the SeaAn installation series depicting wind and the ocean through tattoos and seaweed.
      • Flowering SeasCamera-less articulation of seaweed mimics the textures of the ocean.
      • Palladium Print Ancient OceanThe wave washing back on itself reveals the ancient Horseshoe crab.
      • His Boat on Crashing WaveA diptych of a man's torso in the shape of a boat rides a crashing wave. After Hokusai, The Great Wave.
      • AphroditeScallops can have as many as 400 eyes circling around their shells. This is a palladium print of a camera-free capture of these eyes.
      • WavesPalladium print formed by the brushstrokes in a wave pattern and printed using negatives of seaweed.
      • Turbulent Waters
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  • WORK
    • Fauna
      • The Power of Her GazeA woman's tattoo seems to gaze at a praying mantis for her empowerment. Female praying mantis are dominant in their species.
      • Our BodiesWork made as an offering to all women who will suffer as a result of the Dobbs Decision that affects women's rights.
      • Snake-CircleA hand and snake are forming a circle symbolizing an uroboros which is used to image wholeness and infinity. The hand seems to be grasping toward this wholeness.
      • Can We Breathe?Palladium print of abstract photographic collage of a woman's legs supporting a newborn baby surrounded by blossoming oak leaves in palladium painted with red and green pearlescent watercolor is about our interdependence with trees. We breathe oxygen which trees release during photosynthesis and release carbon dioxide which the trees take in for their own nourishment.
      • InstallationInstallation of framed works surround the work titled "Can We Breathe"
      • Serpents and RainIn many cultures, snakes are associated with regeneration, fertility, and needed rain, particularly in dry regions of the globe.
      • Dragonfly-Touchabstract photographic artwork in palladium - installation of Dragonfly wings with the fingers of a woman's hand.
      • Fire and BirdsThe photograph of a man's back tattooed with a bird is collaged with a skelton image of a bird's wing and the blackened images of burnt leaves. This symbolizes our connection to forest fires and their destruction of trees and killing of wildlife.
      • Dragonfly Wing InstallationAn installation of dragonfly wing palladium prints: from micro to macro, our world can expand.
      • Hand EmbraceA double exposed print of a large hand embracing a woman with her arms crossed. The idea is that we must learn to embrace ourselves, especially in times of trouble.
      • Butterfly DiptychDiptych with eyes within a butterfly wing searching for connections to butterflies across time, memory and the present.
      • Kneel for Butterflies and FlowersEco-feminist collage of a woman kneeling within the embrace of butterfly wings and floral designs
      • Mantis Phoenix Risingpalladium print - abstract image of a tattooed woman's body with preying mantis by Alice Garik
      • Holding Her NestA woman's hands intermix with a bird's nest, which she appears to hold next to her heart.
      • Spider Emerges
      • Bird and SnakeA shed snake skin divides this tattoed man's back. His back has a bird and snake.
    • Flora
      • Go No FurtherGo No Further is implied by the barbed wire tattoos on her wrists. I added rose petals with thorns piercing to add to this mesage.
      • Give Me HoneyHer hand extends to receive. Gold flowing from and surrounding the Iris flower is a declaration of the beauty in nature that can be around us.
      • Daphne's FlightA tattoo on a woman's arm evokes Daphne's metamorphosis into a laurel tree. The tattoo is based on Bernini's sculpture of Apollo grabbing Daphne in the Greek myth.
      • Woman.Life.FreedomThis work with her hand intertwined with a snake skin collaged with a red painted Iris is an offering for the women of Iran who are in revolt for their human rights.
      • Flower PlayFlowers are always transforming-from bud to full flowering-to decay. The flow of the paint speaks to this natural phenomenon.
      • Iris TriptychBroken, tenderly touching Iris flowers like grief-stricken animals.
      • SharingTriptych of two Iris with leaves offering their beauty.
      • TremblingThis Iris reflects beauty, growth, movement and transformation.
      • Blossoming OakOak trees blossom in the Spring.
      • Among the PeoniesAbstract diptych of a woman among peony flowers with the second palladium print of an abstract peony.
      • Lichen Diptych
      • Iris SparksAn Iris. The beauty, fragility and vigor.
      • Into the EarthA man has his hand in moss in this graphically black and white print.
      • Iris with Bird Snakepalladium print - abstract image of a bird tattoo with a snake and iris flower by Alice Garik
    • Sea
      • Enter the OceanHolding a volute shell, she places it into the ocean.
      • Beneath the SeaOur connections to the ocean are vital. The ocean is the source of life on Earth.
      • Cosmic LightsIn this quartet, light sparkles on the ocean. Wave currents can be seen in each of the four palladium prints.
      • Ocean CrossingCamera-less articulation of seaweed mimics the textures of the ocean.
      • Coral DisappearsWith warming oceans, coral reefs are suffering bleaching.
      • Sea CrevicesCamera-less articulation of seaweed mimics the textures of the ocean.
      • Blown to the SeaAn installation series depicting wind and the ocean through tattoos and seaweed.
      • Flowering SeasCamera-less articulation of seaweed mimics the textures of the ocean.
      • Palladium Print Ancient OceanThe wave washing back on itself reveals the ancient Horseshoe crab.
      • His Boat on Crashing WaveA diptych of a man's torso in the shape of a boat rides a crashing wave. After Hokusai, The Great Wave.
      • AphroditeScallops can have as many as 400 eyes circling around their shells. This is a palladium print of a camera-free capture of these eyes.
      • WavesPalladium print formed by the brushstrokes in a wave pattern and printed using negatives of seaweed.
      • Turbulent Waters
  • About The Work: Poetic Visual Stories
  • Bio
  • News
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Act Natural

This is the announcement featuring a palladium print of an Iris is one of the works in the exhibition called Act Natural. exhibition Act Natural.

Act Natural is an online Berlin Collectiv group exhibition, May 20 through June 18, 2022 featuring art work related to the natural world.

“The secret of the human condition is that there is no equilibrium between humans and the surrounding forces of nature, which infinitely exceed us when we remain in inaction; there is only equilibrium in action by which humans recreate our own life through work.”

-Simone Weil, “Gravity and Grace”

Act Natural explores the themes of perception, connection and acceptance of the natural world in which we inherently exist and act upon. Many artists in this exhibition find grace through their work in what is traditionally perceived as a conflict between humans and nature. Philosopher Alan Watts clarifies our position: “You didn’t come in this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean.”

The artists in this fine art exhibition are Nicole Cohen, Martha Colburn, Valerie Fuchs, Alice Garik, Gwen Kerber, Paul Paiement and Stephen Wozniak. Stephen Wozniak curated the exhibition.

While the work of participating artists in “Act Natural” may appear different upon cursory glance, there are numerous formal overlaps that indicate each artist’s desire to create deliberate, necessary and ostensibly rich aesthetic elements that point to the poetry of their preferred themes: visual perception, subjective experience, human creativity, and nature at large.

In 2022, now in the throes of political unrest, loss of life, systemic discrimination, a worldwide pandemic, economic upheaval, and eroding self worth, it is imperative to provide new work that helps fine art audiences to connect with the natural world, reset their lives, redefine their value, resolve our nominal differences and reclaim the place we call home on earth.

I believe that this online exhibition will help by presenting the works of “Act Natural” to a diverse audience that seeks personal healing, a reconnection to the natural world, community unification and movement forward.

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Works Now Part of White Columns Curated Artist Registry
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Oak trees blossom in the Spring.
My Work on Artfare
Chimera is from the Greek myths. Usually a woman who is half human and half other creature. My Chimera sprouts Oak blossoms to speak of our interdependence on trees for oxygen.
Three Works in Curated Exhibit in GOS 2021
The energy and dynamism of Iris flowers
Iris Series for GOS 2021
Still life of part of an Horseshoe Crab with seaweed. Horseshoe crabs are integral to medical science and also a threatened species.
(Nature In) Lockdown Exhibition: Ocean Totems
Palladium print of abstract photographic collage of a woman's legs supporting a newborn baby surrounded by blossoming oak leaves in palladium painted with red and green pearlescent watercolor is about our interdependence with trees. We breathe oxygen which trees release during photosynthesis and release carbon dioxide which the trees take in for their own nourishment.
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One of my works framed and ready to be mounted on a wall.
Selling My Work
200-400 eyes of the sea scallop.
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An Iris. The beauty, fragility and vigor.
Naturartis
A man has his hand in moss in this graphically black and white print.
Gowanus Open Studios 2019
Smoke and a gold haze surround this woman's tattoo of a Phoenix. Dragonflies and a bird escape the fire.
Pray for Amazonia
A man who has tattoos derived from Durer's woodcuts of the Apocalypse. His arm is reflected below interrupted by shapes that symbolize the Covid-19 virus that was pandemic worldwide.
Surrealism = Meaning
A fox is next to a man with a tree tattooed on his torso.
Wily as a Fox

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