MARIA RUISI - WHEN THE SEA BREATHES

MARIA RUISI — WHEN THE SEA BREATHES — 2024
UNIQUE SCULPTURAL 3D ARTWORK — ACRYLIC, RESIN, SILVER AND ARTISTIC PIGMENTS

Artist: Maria Ruisi
Title: When the Sea Breathes
Year: 2024
Medium: Sculptural 3D acrylic and resin relief, artistic pigments, silver spray and professional protective acrylic medium
Dimensions: 42 × 32 cm
Depth: 3 cm
Presentation: Original minimalist white US box included
Display: Two possible orientations — portrait or landscape
Rarity: Unique original artwork — 1/1
Condition: Excellent
Signature: Hand-signed and fully identified on the reverse
Unique Identifier: AAG-WSB-MR-2024-001
Certificate of Authenticity: Included, issued by Abstract Art Gallery
Guarantee: Lifetime authenticity guarantee provided by Abstract Art Gallery
Location: Riga, Latvia

WHEN THE SEA BECOMES SCULPTURE

When the Sea Breathes is a unique sculptural artwork by Maria Ruisi, founder and artistic director of Abstract Art Gallery in Riga.

Created in 2024, the composition transforms the rhythm of the sea into an intensely tactile surface. Successive formations in turquoise, petrol blue, emerald green and subtle violet rise from the artwork like waves captured at the moment before they break.

Silver accents follow the crests of these sculpted movements, reflecting surrounding light and giving the work a constantly changing presence. Darker recesses create depth, while the glossy resin passages intensify the blues and produce the sensation of water in continuous motion.

The work is not intended to be experienced from one fixed viewpoint. Seen from the front, it appears as a dense marine landscape. Viewed from the side, its pronounced relief becomes fully visible, revealing an almost architectural construction of raised forms, shadows and luminous edges.

TWO ORIENTATIONS — TWO DISTINCT CHARACTERS

The artwork has been conceived to be displayed in two different orientations.

In portrait position, the forms rise vertically and suggest an ascending marine current. The composition feels energetic, powerful and expansive.

In landscape position, the same elements unfold into a broad succession of waves. The rhythm becomes calmer, deeper and more contemplative, evoking an infinite sea observed from above.

Both orientations are visually complete and give the collector the freedom to transform the character of the artwork according to the interior, the light or the desired atmosphere.

MATERIALS AND CREATION

The artwork was entirely created by hand through a demanding process combining sculptural acrylic relief, resin, artistic pigments, silver spray and professional acrylic medium.

Each raised formation was individually shaped to create depth and movement. The resin strengthens the visual intensity of the colours and produces transparent, water-like reflections. Silver details illuminate the relief, while turquoise, emerald, petrol blue and violet pigments create a rich and evolving chromatic field.

A professional protective medium provides enhanced resistance to ultraviolet light and environmental humidity, helping preserve the colours, relief and luminous finish over time.

This is a genuine handmade original. It is not a print, reproduction or edition.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Maria Ruisi, born in 1983, is a contemporary artist, PhD engineer and the founder and artistic director of Abstract Art Gallery in Riga.

Her artistic practice brings together creative intuition, scientific precision and extensive research into materials. She is particularly recognised for sculptural compositions in which acrylic, resin, pigments, texture, relief and reflected light become inseparable.

Rather than treating the surface as a flat image, Ruisi constructs it as a living structure. Light travels across the raised elements, shadows shift throughout the day and the appearance of the artwork evolves according to distance and viewing angle.

Her work explores energy, transformation, natural forces and the invisible movements that connect matter with emotion. Every composition is individually created by hand and possesses its own unreproducible structure.

ORIGINAL PRESENTATION

The artwork is presented in its original minimalist white US box, specially selected to create a clean visual separation between the sculptural composition and the surrounding wall.

Its 3 cm depth reinforces the physical presence of the relief while maintaining an elegant and contemporary appearance. No additional decorative frame is required.

AUTHENTICITY AND PROVENANCE

Provenance: Maria Ruisi’s studio → Abstract Art Gallery, Riga.

The artwork is hand-signed and fully documented on the reverse with its title, artist’s name, year, dimensions and unique identification number.

It is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Abstract Art Gallery and protected by the gallery’s lifetime authenticity guarantee.

SHIPPING AND COLLECTOR SERVICE

The artwork will be carefully protected using professional gallery-grade packaging, reinforced corners and rigid protective materials.

Worldwide delivery is provided by DHL Express with shipment tracking.
Abstract Art Gallery also provides dedicated after-sales assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ensuring professional support before, during and after delivery.

A rare opportunity to acquire a unique sculptural artwork by Maria Ruisi, founder of Abstract Art Gallery, combining marine energy, three-dimensional relief and continuously changing light.