Maya Malioutina

Within the Karman Line: Edge of Becoming, Abstract Painting

2025

Artist Comments
Soft grays, wisps of blue, and glimmers of gold leaf suggest a dreamlike threshold between earth and sky. To create this piece, artist Maya Malioutina drew inspiration from the Kármán Line, the boundary where our atmosphere meets space. This abstract painting evokes a sense of transition, where the physical and the intangible seem to merge.

About the Artist
Artist Maya Malioutina creates mixed-media abstract art inspired by urban imperfections—cracks in sidewalks, peeling paint, rusted metal. "Their imperfections hold a special significance, enhanced by the passage of time," says Maya. Influenced by the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, she embraces the beauty of flawed surfaces, translating her close-up discoveries into heavily layered, textured paintings that feel both meditative and sumptuous. Her works often require ten to forty layers of materials such as metals in acrylic solution, oxidizing agents, plaster, wax, and acrylics, with light seeming to emerge from within. Maya never expected to become an artist—she once studied medicine—but a transformative experience shifted her path and clarified her calling to create. Today, her studio is a chaotic yet organized space filled with music, photographs, and found objects that spark inspiration. When she’s not at work in the studio, she enjoys the company of her five pets, who provide warmth and companionship alongside her creative practice.

Words that describe this painting: horizon, sky, gold leaf, silver leaf, cosmic, spiritual, neutral, metallic, atmospheric, abstract, landscape, acrylic painting, grey

Within the Kármán Line: Edge of Becoming
Maya Malioutina
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2025
30 in. h x 48 in. w x 1.5 in. d
10 lbs. 1 oz.