Anastasia Sharpilo, also known as Attaka Maki, is a multidisciplinary artist who has studied at Wellington College of Art and Design and the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland.
Working across painting, sculpture, ceramics, and other mediums, her practice explores faith, longing, and the search for meaning beyond the tangible.
At the heart of her work is an ongoing attempt to capture something essential, something deeply felt yet difficult to articulate, and to create a moment of connection between the artwork and the viewer. Her artistic sensibility is drawn to the spirit of hopecore, where vulnerability and tenderness coexist with hope.
"It is through the cracks left by the pain we experience that light finds its way in."
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