Mara Barl
Mara Barl is an American digital artist, illustrator, and writer associated with the Remilia Collective and the New Net Art scene.
Overview
Mara Barl is an American digital artist, illustrator, and writer associated with the Remilia Collective and the New Net Art movement. She is known for mixed-media and MS Paint-style works that blend personal visionary experiences, faith-based themes, and avant-anime/neochibi aesthetics. Her contributions include participation in the collective's debut exhibition I Long For Network Spirituality and features in Remilia Quarterly.[1]
Background
Mara Barl is based in Leesburg, Florida. She began creating art in 2019 initially to document experiences of self-harm, with her practice shifting in tone following psychotic episodes starting in December 2019. Her work often incorporates personal visionary and religious elements, including concepts of chirality (distinct left-handed and right-handed souls), Qlifot/Sefirot-inspired cosmology, and themes of insects, arachnids, and the Garden of Eden as an ongoing metaphysical framework. She maintains an active presence on X under @marlbaraLTD (with an associated account @nabarlsbl) and publishes personal writing, including "Orsday Programming", blogs and fiction on her Substack birthday timeline. Her literary works include short stories Gracecon & Hospital Cold, the ongoing serial Cinnamon Psychic (described as a Leesburg isekai) and others.
Remilia Involvement
Mara Barl's first formal association with Remilia Corporation came through the 2021 exhibition I Long For Network Spirituality, where she contributed mixed-media and video works alongside other collective artists.[2] Her piece killer7 (2021) is frequently cited as an example of the exhibition's visual language. She has continued involvement through contributions to Remilia Quarterly and participation in later events such as Remilia-Con 2023 in Tokyo.[3] Her style is characterized by raw, personal digital illustration often executed in MS Paint, exploring themes of mental health, spirituality, trauma, and network participation.
See also
References
- ↑ "Remilia Quarterly, Vol. 1 (SS24)". Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ "I Long for Network Spirituality". Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ "Remilia-Con 2023". Retrieved 2026-06-25.