Rasha Amin - Melusina II

Artist: Rasha Amin (Nationality: Egyptian, Italian, b. [1981]
Title: Melusina II
Year: 2022
Medium: Mixed media ( Acrylic, Gold leaf) on canvas,
Dimensions:
Image size: 62x100 cm
Signature: Signed upper left in paint
Provenance: Artist’s studio, Rome
Documentation: Certificate of Authenticity included / Invoice available
Condition: Fair condition; minor surface irregularities consistent with the artist’s technique
Shipping: Shipped rolled in a protective tube.
Description:
In fairy tales, some can shift from human form into beings of imagination.
This is not a step backward into myth, but a new stage of evolution—
not a new race to be feared, but an awakening of what already lies within us all.
This series of mixed-media paintings draws inspiration from the enchantment of fairy tales, dreams, magic, and myth—woven together with the present moment.
It reflects on the interplay between desire, need, and fear—the driving forces that push humanity to change, transform, and evolve from within.
At its heart, the work contemplates the boundaries between body and soul.
In the modern world, every person navigates invisible borders that mold behavior and limit freedom, often breeding a sense of separation.
Yet the human spirit resists confinement—breaking through these edges to discover new modes of being, where difference becomes possibility, not division.