Michael Gavrieli presents five encaustic paintings made with beeswax, fire and 24-karat gold, offered together as The 24K Metal of the Kings Collection.
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Painting the Unseen: Kasia Muzyka on Art as Portal, Presence, and Personal Resurrection | Exclusive InterviewArtists and specialists explain the materials and methods behind their work. Interviews and features explore painting, mosaics, mixed media and conservation processes, connecting practical choices with the appearance, structure and meaning of the finished object.
Michael Gavrieli presents five encaustic paintings made with beeswax, fire and 24-karat gold, offered together as The 24K Metal of the Kings Collection.
On a warm July evening, in a quiet stretch of Clinton Street on the Lower East Side, Shwetlana Mehta’s work was presented to a New York audience. It was not marked by noise or spectacle, but rather by silence, shadows, and small details that invited close attention. In “Moving Through Uncertainty,” a group exhibition curated by Luman Jiang at Flowing Space Gallery, Mehta presented six linoleum prints that didn’t attempt to explain the world; they simply sat with its ambiguities. Her contribution stood alongside works by Wujian Wang and Dipa Halder, each artist navigating in their own visual language.
Bruton + Co is proud to present its upcoming exhibition, ZERO and Beyond, at its Mayfair showroom. The exhibition will bring together works by some of the most influential and innovative international artists of the 20th and 21st Centuries, united by their radical exploration of the lightest colour, white, through masterful use of shade, texture, emotion and surface. The show opens on the 9th October 2025 and will be on view until the end of the year.
In Youwei Luo’s world, photographs don’t simply capture moments—they dissolve them, stretch them, and return them as dreamlike echoes of memory and light. His work hovers at the threshold between presence and absence, weaving technology, texture, and poetry into experiences that feel at once intimate and infinite. Each piece resists easy definition, asking us not just to look, but to linger.
For years, Edric Beck has cultivated a practice that defies convention and invites contemplation. He is a sculptor of silence, a craftsman of frequency—a jeweler turned mosaicist whose art is less about ornament and more about offering. His pieces are not produced; they are revealed—slowly, deliberately—through a process as meditative as it is exacting. To encounter Edric’s work is to enter a different rhythm, one where beauty is born of stillness and form arises from deep listening. He is not here to make a statement. He is here to create presence. And in that presence, something profound begins to unfold.
Born into the shadows of political unrest in communist Poland, artist Kasia Muzyka’s earliest years were shaped by silence, resistance, and the emotional hush of survival. Yet from that silence emerged a powerful inner world—one that would later blossom into a deeply intuitive artistic practice. In this intimate interview, Muzyka reflects on her journey from early creative expression to profound inner collapse and, ultimately, to a sacred reawakening through painting. Her work defies categorization, blending mysticism, quantum philosophy, and ancient wisdom into “living transmissions” — pieces that breathe, speak, and transform. As she prepares for her upcoming solo exhibition The Sacred Condition of Being, Muzyka opens a window into the forces that shaped her, the materials that move her, and the mystery she invites us all to feel.
Gold artifacts hold a timeless allure, blending exquisite craftsmanship with deep historical significance. Yet, preserving these treasures is no simple task—delicate gilded layers, centuries-old alloys, and hidden structural weaknesses pose challenges that demand both scientific precision and artistic sensitivity. How do experts restore and protect these fragile masterpieces without compromising their authenticity? Discover the fascinating world of gold conservation, where cutting-edge technology meets ancient artistry to safeguard history’s most dazzling legacies.
Beneath the layers of vibrant paint and gilded halos on historical icons lies a silent tragedy—centuries of overpainting have distorted their authenticity, erasing delicate details and obscuring the original artist’s intent. Often done by untrained hands under the guise of “restoration,” these interventions can do more harm than good, leaving behind a counterfeit version of history. How can we uncover the truth hidden beneath these layers, and what risks are involved in reversing the damage? Explore the delicate balance between preservation and destruction in the art world’s most challenging dilemma.

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