‘Vital Queendom’ is a new mural collaboration between female artists Katira and Lucy Lucy located at Box Hill Central. The artwork stands for respect celebrating both social equality and symbiosis with Nature. The two depicted women are crafting life together in a magical instant of empowerment as they are embracing their diverse heritages. ? .
‘After such an intense start of the year- with bushfires, a global virus and black lives matter movement we felt that painting such mural was vital for us. If we were exposed to more positive and caring messages like this over the thousand ads, brands and stressful news we are exposed to everyday, maybe things would be different. Painting this mural for us is like painting a seed in people’s minds who walk by the artwork everyday.’ – Artists.
Originally from Colombia and currently working in Australia, Gailer draws on her diverse background to combine elements of sacred geometry, mythology, animals, and the spiritual realm, and pave the way for the development of a new archetypal imagery, steeped in primal feelings and strongly rooted in cultural and spiritual identity. Elements of balance and tension are often juxtaposed throughout her work, underscoring the main theme that looks at the complex relationship between fragility and strength, vulnerability and empowerment– elements which in essence come to define female experience.
Moreover the representation of the female subject is one of her core inspirations: the investigation of the female body as a symbol of sexuality, motherhood, beauty and ambiguity. Her work incorporates painting, drawing, and illustration.
