R.Maissy
From Soul to Canvas — Figurative Oil Masterpieces, Limited Prints, and Artist-Led Studio Sessions.
Bio
My journey as an artist is rooted in a deep desire to create spaces of reflection and emotion. I invite viewers to pause, to wonder, and to feel.
Through my paintings, I aim to capture moments that are intimate and deeply personal — glimpses into quiet worlds where figures often turn away or close their eyes, as if caught in a dreamlike reverie.
Working primarily with oil paints and layered textures, I seek to create an atmosphere that feels both familiar and elusive, balancing between the real and the surreal.
The landscapes I paint are not tied to specific locations, but rather to emotions and memories. They are places that might feel known, yet remain just out of reach — mysterious, liminal spaces where time seems suspended.
While my main medium is oil on canvas, I also explore the expressive qualities of charcoal, using it to further delve into themes of presence and absence, memory and imagination.
Ultimately, my work is an invitation: to look closer, to sense what lies beneath the surface, and to experience the unspoken stories hidden within each piece.
Exhibitions
2023
- Artexpo Miami
- Artexpo New York
2022
- Bank Hapoalim
2018
- Matakas mobile exhibition in Novobirsk, St. Petersburg, Odessa, Minsk
2017
- Active Art Amiad Center Jaffa
2016
- Bank Hapoalim, contribution to the fight against AIDS
2015
- Art center NYC, group exhibition October 2015
2010
- On the way to Ithaca" solo exhibition at Efrat Gallery Tel Aviv - December 2010
- Union of plastic artists Yehud-Neva Monoson in Beit Wahl - July 2010
- "Memories" group exhibition Galleria - January 2010
2009
- Gallery until the house - October 2009
2002
- Teaches painting in a private studio until to this day