Marita Liulia (born 27 October 1957 in Perho, Finland) is a visual artist working primarily in interactive multimedia.

Her production includes multi-platform media artworks, photography, paintings, short films, books and stage performances.

[1] Liulia first became interested in photography, painting, experimental film and cultural history while studying at Savonlinna Upper Secondary School of Art and Music.

In cooperation with lighting and sound designers Ilkka Volanen and Tarja Ervasti she created several installation art pieces (e.g.

Bone and Wing (1985), Zenon (1985), Mummies (1988), Testament (1988)), as well as multidisciplinary artworks in different media formats (e.g. Daimonion (1988), 8 min.

"[4] Liulia about her transition to large multimedia projects: "(In the) late 1980s I started to study postmodern and gender theories with great appetite and ended up combining my old skills to new ideas to new technologies.

I thought the monitor is a small theatre where all magic can happen… I also like to work in a team and I have always been curious about new technologies, especially the possibilities they offer me as an artist.

"[3] Liulia described her art in 2005: "I mainly portray contemporary people from many points of view and use various media platforms to reach different audiences.

"[5] Marita Liulia creates her multimedia art for a specific target audience: "I’m extremely interested in the people who use it.

"[4] In 2001 Marita Liulia returned to the theatre, with the collaborative works Manipulator and Animator, which were both created with musician and composer Kimmo Pohjonen.

Tero Saarinen's interpretation of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring in collaboration with multimedia artist Marita Liulia has been performed 174 times, in 82 cities and 32 countries in Asia, Africa, South and North America as well as in Europe.

These are symbolized by a stream of animated images that the highly creative media artist Marita Liulia generates on the spot and projects on his body.

"[6] Self-portraits 1980-90, from Schjerfbeck to Video Grate, 1990 Religion and Prostitution (paintings), 1990 Jackpot, 1991 An interactive installation piece exploring the world of advertising.

According to Marita Liulia, "Ambitious Bitch is a contemporary Western woman: well-educated, witty, understanding but demanding, fighting against old role models but always ready to laugh – even at herself.

Ambitious Bitch, distinctively combining art, research and technology, is a visual and intellectually playful outlook on Western femininity of our times.

The many faces of femininity (and feminism) are revealed with sharp quotes by contemporary icons ranging from Mae West to Madonna, from Alexandra Kollontai to Vivienne Westwood.

"[8] -> website info Son of a Bitch (SOB), 1999 Liulia's first entirely fictional piece was also published in interactive CD-ROM format.

Marita Liulia about SOB in 1999: "After several years' immersion in women's issues I couldn't help but turn my gaze towards men.

While women were fighting for their rights, exploring new areas and rewriting history into herstory, what was happening to men?” Liulia asks, and continues: “I lovingly named the CD-ROM Son of a Bitch.

The game is played using several ‘tables.’ The simplest of these is based on who you are, and that in turn is based on when you were born.”[10] According to Liulia, Marita Liulia Tarot is a multiplatform concept which consists of 78 original art works, printed cards deck, a book, a website Archived 2009-08-28 at the Wayback Machine and interactive mobile phone versions.

She has frequently performed as a witch during Marita Liulia Tarot shows, for instance at Techfest in 2014, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.

A touring museum exhibition of Choosing My Religion consists of circa 80 photographs, 15 paintings, a holographic projection, media installations, documentaries and books.