Vika Matison is a Latvian painter working primarily in oil, blending a classical art education with intuitive, contemporary expression. Her work spans lyrical abstraction, emotionally charged still lifes, and portraits, drawing inspiration from nature, light, and historical art to explore the tension between form and atmosphere. Her paintings delve into the essence of memory and emotion through spectral oils, often enriched with gold and silver paint, creating a dynamic interplay that shifts with perspective. Inspired by the residual traces of landscapes—reed thickets swayed by wind and streams, a shadowless spring day in Kurzeme, and the nocturnal glow of city lights—she distills these impressions into flowing compositions, free of detail, where the brushstroke itself becomes a reality, and she, as an artist, co-creates nature.

Though meticulously crafted, she preserves an impression of spontaneity, as if the works emerge organically. The absence of gravity in her paintings defies conventional structure, inviting viewers into a weightless realm of color and light. This deliberate randomness, combined with the liveliness of metallic accents, adds new dimensions, encouraging contemplation of human resilience, the interplay of light and darkness, and the fluid boundaries of the natural world.