A Pulse Beneath the Ice, Circa 2025

Maria Ruisi  

A vivid pink current emerges through a landscape of turquoise folds. In A Pulse Beneath the Ice, Maria Ruisi creates a sculptural abstraction whose energy unfolds through colour, physical depth and changing light.

Overlapping forms sweep diagonally across the surface. Some open into broad, softly curved passages; others narrow into sharply defined ridges. Their irregular contours preserve the individuality of the artist’s gestures and give the composition an organic rhythm.

Turquoise establishes the dominant atmosphere. Pale highlights brighten the raised edges, while green shadows gather in the recesses. Pink runs between these cooler passages, tracing their boundaries and appearing through larger openings. Its intensity gives the relief a sense of warmth beneath the surface.

A SURFACE REVEALED BY LIGHT

The work’s three-dimensional structure invites a changing experience. Side lighting brings the ridges into stronger relief; softer illumination reveals the continuity of the turquoise field. Viewed from different positions, the balance between pink, shadow and highlighted texture shifts.

This responsiveness gives the artwork a presence that extends beyond a single photographic view. Its broad movement can be appreciated from a distance, while close observation reveals smaller transitions in texture and colour.

THE QUIET ENERGY OF THE TITLE

A Pulse Beneath the Ice suggests life persisting within stillness. The cool sculptural forms and warmer underlying passages give this idea a visual expression, while leaving room for the viewer’s own associations.

The reverse bears a handwritten verse that accompanies the work:

“Beneath the ice,
where time stands still,
A hidden heartbeat
sends its thrill.”

Together, title, material and message establish an intimate connection between the visible surface and the energy it appears to conceal.

ARTWORK INFORMATION
Technique: Sculptural mixed media with acrylic paint
Originality: Unique original artwork, 1/1
Signature: Initialled on the front and signed on the reverse
Reverse inscriptions: Poetic message, title, year, dimensions and artwork identification
Artwork reference: AAG-MR-APBTI-2025-001
Complimentary black floating frame (American box frame), included with the artwork. Ready to hang.
Gallery: Abstract Art Gallery, Riga

AUTHENTICITY AND PROTECTION

The artwork is accompanied by one Certificate of Authenticity issued by Abstract Art Gallery.

Prepared for flat shipment with reinforced XPS protection. Tracked and insured during transit.

Includes the gallery’s lifetime authenticity guarantee and complimentary lifetime collector support.