Maya Malioutina

Arrangement in Silver and Gray, Abstract Painting

2018

Artist Comments
Rectangular blocks in neutral shades form a grid pattern, with pops of beige adding warmth to the dominating cool tones. Each bar differs from another, yet they...

Artist Comments
Maya Malioutina's ongoing series "Lighter" is inspired by Rumi's quote: "The wound is where the light enters you." Maya explains, "Not just our wounds, all our cracks and scratches - the sum of our life experiences, are what makes each one of us unique, whole and beautiful and serve, simultaneously, as an entrance through which the light enters us and exits - through which we are able to shine the light that we carry inside us outward."

About the Artist
Maya’s abstract mixed-media artworks are inspired by urban imperfections–cracks in sidewalks, peeling paint, rusted metal. Influenced by the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, Maya embraces the aesthetic flaws of city life, translating daily discoveries into heavily layered and textured paintings. “Some works have close to fifty layers,” she mentions. “I like to layer paint and media slowly, a little at a time.” Maya employs a neutral palette and generous applications of metallic leaf to create meditative yet sumptuous artworks, quietly enticing the viewer.

Words that describe this painting: abstract, modern, gold leaf, metallic, abstract, non-representational, mixed media artwork, grey

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Artist Comments
This body of work, "The Light Within," is inspired by Leonard Cohen's ;Anthem; - ;Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering. There is a...

Artist Comments
"This painting is about embracing the imperfect, impermanent and incomplete," says Maya. A wall with peeling paint, rusted undertones, a rough texture, forgot...