Maya Malioutina

Respire II, Abstract Painting

2021

Artist Comments
Artist Maya Malioutina paints an abstract expression of recovering hope, courage, and strength after a time of difficulty. She layers silver in different saturations for a textured background and adds gold leaf to represent light. Maya adds hints of green to depict natural oxidation and healing. The piece connotes a message of moving forward and remembering to breathe.

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, gold, gold leaf, light, mixed media, collage, vertical, metallic, abstract, mixed media artwork, grey

Respire II
Maya Malioutina
Acrylic paint, gold leaf, and mica on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2021
40 in. h x 16 in. w x 1.5 in. d
3 lbs. 0 oz.