The Art of Marco Riha

Originally from Austria, I started my long creative journey in Sri Lanka in the early nineties. As a self-taught artist I kept on painting and travelling for some years until I found in Mexico my inspiring home. 

The visual arts fascinate me, like the possibility of screaming without making a sound, the possibility of liberation and the realization of being on an artistic quest of sorts. 

During my symbolic period, I painted with water colors and crayons on paper, followed by a long fascination with oils on canvas. A lot of my personal soul searching themes, dream-like realities and travel impressions were worked through in this period. 

The colorDrops series mark the beginning of my abstract works mixing oils, acrylics & tints. This period also includes some socio-political pieces about liberty, multiculturalism and ecocide. Shifting my focus from personal to collective themes opened up questions about the artists role as a moral compass.  

The quote “be as little in the way as possible” describes my process in general.

2011: Galerie am Schillerplatz "wanderjahre" Vienna,  AT

2013: Hotel Asiana "behind the surface" Dubai, UAE

2015: Las Galerias "exposición de arte" Puerto Morelos, MX 

2017: ArtBox.Project Basel, CH

2018: Olympus Tours, "alas"  Cancun, MX

2018: La Verdad Noticias, MX, Issue 01  

2019: Jardin Botanico, "artistas por la paz" Puerto Morelos, MX 

2019: ArtBox Project Miami, US

2019: WOTISART? Art Magazine, London, UK Issue 12

2020: AlTiba9, Contemporary Art, Algier, DZ Issue 04 

2020: Art Habens Contemporary Art Review, London, UK Issue 09 

2021: Arte Visual Mexico, MX, Issue 01

2021: Winner of the Special Prize, Mellow Art Award, Japan 

2021: Virtual Lockdown-Exhibition by Fitzrovia Circle, London, UK

2021: Arte Visual Mexico, MX, Issue 04