Archive III (2019) Painting by Tara Shakti

Tara Shakti was born and raised in Madagascar among family artists. She started painting at age of 7 under her brother's instructions. 

 She studied at the Drouot Formation in Paris, receiving the "Consultant spécialiste du marché de l'art" diploma in 2018, and the Accademia d'arte di Firenze diploma in 2017.  Shakti currently resides and works in France. 

Shakti is known for her works that deal with the struggle of empowerment and identity of women in patriarchal societies and the inner struggles of women through the centuries portrayed in transformative series "Au-delà de l'apparence" and "Divine Comédie".

 Recently, Shakti focused on the enslavement of women through seen and unseen chains and exertion of the self in the face of human bondage portrayed in her série "Archives" work (2019-2020).  This period of her work provokes thought on how women of all ages, nationalities and faiths have been forced into submissive, subservient and even subhuman roles in society to satisfy the cravings of a domineering male society. There were generations of women who sat in silence and endured these atrocities.

• Nationality: MADAGASCAR
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Malagasy Artists