October is only a few days old, the days are clearly shorter than they were a month ago, we’ve pulled out our jumpers and jackets, but for many, summer remains a permanent fixture. Between those who continue to post holiday photos on Instagram and those who are already planning next year’s holidays, the nostalgia for the heat and the sea is a disease that many people share. This is probably why discovering Thani Mara‘s work was so surprising. 

Thani Mara is a young artist born in Tenerife and the fact that she has lived for many years on an island surrounded by the sea has certainly had an impact on her artistic production. Her favourite subjects are beaches crowded with people, people in swimming costumes ready to dive into the white foam of the waves, multicoloured umbrellas planted in the sand. 

The construction of the images makes Thani Mara’s paintings a kind of pattern, summer landscapes stretching to infinity, stretching as far as the eye can see. In addition to looking at these works while it is raining outside, a style reminiscent of the 1970s makes the end result even more nostalgic. Paying close attention to the details, in fact, we can see the classic one-piece swimming costumes of those years, no one holding a phone, just a healthy desire to relax. 

We have selected just a few of Thani Mara’s works, but to find out more follow her on Instagram.