Artist Authority Record

• Preferred Name: Puteri Marini
• Dates: 1957-2016
• Nationality: Malaysian
• Primary Media: Painting, drawing, mixed media
• Active Period: 2010-2016
• Signature: Often signed "Puteri Marini" and the Arabic phrase الله أعلم (God knows best)

Biographical Note

Puteri Marini (1957-2016) was a Malaysian self-taught painter whose artistic practice emerged later in life. She began expressing her inner emotional and spiritual life through pencil sketching around 2010, gradually developing a distinctive visual language that merged expressive abstraction with symbolic imagery and Arabic calligraphy. Her works frequently explore themes of impermanence, devotion, surrender, and inner transformation.

Working independently and without formal academic training, Marini relied on intuition and personal reflection rather than established art conventions. Her paintings often feature recurring motifs such as flame-like forms, budding flowers, and layered calligraphic text, creating compositions that move between the figurative and the abstract. The integration of text within the painted surface functions not as decoration but as a contemplative element, reinforcing the works’ meditative and spiritual character.

Between 2010 and 2016, Puteri Marini produced a substantial body of work. While her paintings were not widely exhibited during her lifetime, they form a coherent and deeply personal archive that reflects a sustained engagement with faith, emotion, and inner experience. Her works remain primarily in private custody.

Artistic Characteristics

• Expressive abstraction with symbolic and occasional figurative elements
• Recurrent motifs including flames, floral buds, and organic forms
• Integration of Arabic calligraphy as visual and contemplative structure
• Emphasis on inner states, impermanence, and spiritual reflection

Name Authority Statement

Puteri Marini (1957-2016) is the sole known artist associated with this name. There are no known alternative spellings, pseudonyms, or other artists operating under the same name in regional or international art records. References to “Puteri Marini” in an artistic context should be understood to refer exclusively to this artist.

Cataloguing & Citation Guidance

For libraries, museums, galleries, and scholarly references, works by this artist should be catalogued under:

Marini, Puteri, 1957-2016

Suggested citation format:

Puteri Marini (1957-2016), Malaysian self-taught painter.