"Guardians" is the newest cycle by Tamara Mikler, exploring the idea of inner guardians - quiet, symbolic forces that guide, protect and orient us - through powerful animal figures, intuitíve geometric structures and vibrant colours. Each work represents a unique visual entity, a kind of light-being that evokes a sense of stability, clarity and inner strength in the viewer.

n this cycle, animals are not depicted merely as motifs, but as archetypes of protection: the jaguar as the guardian of intuition, the owl of knowledge, the deer of calmness, and the wolf of courage. Precise lines, clean colour fields and symbolic signs create a visual language that connects the figurative and the abstract, the natural and the intuitíve, the persona! and the universal.

The exhibition "Guardians", opening on 5 September 2026 at Gallerie Femme Harmone (Budapest), highlights the relationship between the inner world and external visual expression - inviting the audience to recognize their own guardians, their own strengths and their own quiet guides.

Artist About the Exhibition

This cycle is very persona! to me. lt was created du ring a period when I was searching for my own peace, stability and inner compass. "Guardians" became a way to visually express the idea of inner protection - that feeling that something guides us. protects us and brings us back to ourselves.

Why Animals

Animals in my work are not just motifs, but symbols. Each carries a certain energy: wisdom, strength, intuition, alertness. They act as small guides within the painting, opening a space that feels both real and inner.

Why Ancient Cultures

1 am deeply drawn to ancient symbols, geometry and rhythms -Greek, Egyptian, Mesopotamian. These cultures had a clear logic of signs: everything had meaning. ln my works, these elements appear as traces of roots, connecting contemporary expression with something archetypal that we all intuitively recognize.