Far North

Her paintings allude to the naturally occurring effects of the elements on various surfaces, such as “the distress and discoloration of weatherboards and fence palings, the patina formed.
Marzik captures the understated beauty of such effects by building highly textured surfaces. She does so “through the application of many layers of paint onto the canvas. Between each layer, the paint is scratched, sanded, washed and/or burnished until the desired surface has evolved.”

The dramatic seasonal changes in far north Queensland are what particularly impress and inspire Marzik. By viewing her paintings, one can quickly identify that Marzik has not only a high affinity for these diverse landscapes, but also a deep understanding of them, which she puts down to “prolonged periods of engagement with these areas and sustained observation of the climatic effects.”

However, one can only assume that this “prolonged period of engagement” would not have been enough had she not grown up in such a drastically different environment, for certainly she has a greater appreciation of the far north than many who have lived here their entire lives. Though native to Switzerland, Marzik in Far North captures so much that is innately Australian, and uniquely north Queensland.