When Stars Lose Memory, Circa 2025
Painting : acrylic, canvas, Pigments · 50 x 50 x 2 cm 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch · Ready to hang
$553
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About the artwork
Type
Painting : Unique artwork
Condition
Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed, ready to hang
with stretcher frame
Authenticity
Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery
Invoice from the gallery
Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
50 x 50 x 2 cm 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Credentials
Vetted seller since 2026
Description
In "When Stars Lose Memory", Maria Ruisi creates an atmospheric abstract composition in mineral green, turquoise, misty grey, charcoal and pale luminous tones.
The canvas is structured around a central vertical passage that appears to divide two interconnected environments. On the left, fluid forms, scattered marks and layered particles create a dense, almost geological field. On the right, darker angular formations rise through translucent green and grey passages, suggesting fragments of architecture, distant constellations or matter suspended in space.
Fine pale lines travel across the surface like trajectories, fractures or celestial connections. Drops and irregular accumulations introduce rhythm and physical depth, while softened areas of colour create the impression of light passing through fog.
The composition constantly shifts between the microscopic and the cosmic. Certain details resemble mineral deposits, living cells or traces left by water; others evoke an imagined night sky in which stars and memories slowly dissolve into light.
Ruisi balances darker structures with luminous green-white passages. This contrast creates a sensation of emergence, as though fragments lost within shadow were gradually returning to visibility.
The artist’s handwritten text on the reverse extends the meaning of the painting:
“When stars forget their names,
Their secrets turn to light.
The universe remembers
What vanished into night.”
The title and accompanying poem explore memory as a form of transformation. What disappears is not entirely lost: it changes state, becoming light, matter, energy or a trace preserved within the universe.
Created entirely by hand in 2025, is a unique and unreproducible original artwork.
The work combines acrylic sculptural relief, artistic pigments and layered applications on canvas.
Maria Ruisi alternates translucent colour passages with denser material areas, splashes, fine linear gestures and tactile accumulations. The resulting surface subtly changes according to the surrounding light and viewing angle.
The visible irregularities, reliefs, particles and variations are intentional characteristics of the artist’s technique and form an essential part of the artwork.
Medium: Acrylic sculptural relief and artistic pigments on canvas
Orientation: Square
Rarity: Unique original artwork — 1/1
Condition: Excellent studio condition, never restored
Signature: Hand-signed by the artist on the front and reverse
Reference: AAG-MR-WSLM-2025-001
Frame: No decorative frame included
The reverse contains the artist’s handwritten title, technique, year, dimensions, artwork reference, signature and original poetic message.
These handwritten elements form part of the artwork’s documentation and establish its identity and provenance.
The canvas is professionally mounted and stretched on a solid hardwood stretcher measuring 2 cm deep.
The artwork is delivered mounted, without a decorative frame and ready to hang. Its contemporary presentation allows the painted surface and subtle reliefs to remain fully visible.
The artwork is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Abstract Art Gallery.
Abstract Art Gallery records its provenance and provides a lifetime authenticity and provenance guarantee.
Provenance: Directly from the artist through Abstract Art Gallery, Riga, Latvia.
Presentation
Maria Ruisi is a contemporary artist whose work explores balance, light, and depth through abstraction and wall sculpture. Her pieces reside at the boundary between painting and sculpture, where matter comes alive to dialogue with architectural space.
Trained in arts and design in Latvia, Maria Ruisi develops a rigorous practice informed by her background in engineering and visual perception research. This dual approach provides her work with a powerful contemporary presence and profound aesthetic coherence. Each creation is a unique, hand-crafted piece, where sculpted reliefs and pigments interact with light to reveal subtle variations throughout the day. Designed as silent presences, her works enhance prestigious environments, ranging from private collections to interior design and luxury hospitality projects.
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