Concept Statement

Victoria Matison’s recent body of work, created during winter nature studies in 2025, represents a deeply personal exploration of the visual world, undertaken as a training ground for both eye and spirit. These oil paintings—spanning abstract geometric arrangements like “Winter Contemplation,” vibrant floral still lifes like “Blossoming Silence,” and earlier abstractions such as “Three Stages of Life,” “Shadowless Spring Day,” and “Nature of the Light”—are rooted in the residual traces of observed landscapes and moments. Using spectral oils, often enhanced with gold and silver paint, she distills these impressions into flowing, weightless compositions that defy gravity and conventional structure.

Her approach is guided by love rather than judgment, eschewing social polemics or conflict to focus on the undiscovered beauty within nature and light. The brushstroke becomes a reality, co-creating nature in a deliberate yet seemingly spontaneous manner, where the absence of detail invites viewers into a meditative realm. Inspired by reed thickets, shadowless spring days in Kurzeme, nocturnal city glow, and the resilience of Ukraine, her work reflects themes of human endurance, renewal, and the interplay of light and darkness. This collection celebrates the infinite possibilities of the visual world, encouraging contemplation of its fluid boundaries and hidden harmonies.