"Light Forever"
The painting series was created during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a period of forced isolation and restricted movement. In response to the closure of external space, painting became a means of internal escape. The central motif is the sky — a boundless space opposed to the enclosed world of everyday life. Through it emerges an experience of freedom that is not physical, but visual and internal.
Marta Sheynis
I was born in the Soviet Union into a multi-generational family of artists, absorbing the foundations of classical art from an early age. I earned my second Master's degree (MFA) in Painting and Theater from the Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts. Today, I live and work in northern Israel, in the city of Nahariya, where I teach art, stage directing and painting. My work is rooted in a deep classical tradition, which I reinterpret through a personal and contemporary lens. In my paintings, I devote significant time to the process, carefully exploring every detail, and combining traditional classical techniques with modern materials—striving to create works of depth, sensitivity, and timeless quality.
I was born in the Soviet Union into a multi-generational family of artists, absorbing the foundations of classical art from an early age. I earned my second Master's degree (MFA) in Painting and Theater from the Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts. Today, I live and work in northern Israel, in the city of Nahariya, where I teach art, stage directing and painting. My work is rooted in a deep classical tradition, which I reinterpret through a personal and contemporary lens. In my paintings, I devote significant time to the process, carefully exploring every detail, and combining traditional classical techniques with modern materials—striving to create works of depth, sensitivity, and timeless quality.
