Marissa Apstein / Delicates

Marissa Apstein / DelicatesMarissa Apstein is a contemporary artist based in New York City. She holds a BA in Studio Art from the University of Richmond and has exhibited work in both New York and Grenoble, France. Marissa works primarily with oil paints and draws inspiration from the subtle intricacies of daily life and how those moments ground and shape our memories. Through her use of color and distorted perspective, she crafts narratives that play between the worlds of real

by the interior lives we carry within us

The oyster — a favourite food to many

Sara discovered her passion for painting

the contrasting colours

it was something that she thought of more for her eyes only

she aims to capture the lived experiences of herself and those around her

the beautiful thing about art is that it operates like a mood ring — it transforms according to its surroundings

yet with a touch of edge

or hanging all six in two rows of three

shapes and different materials under the aesthetic influences of everyday life

Allison grew up in Toronto

It takes on different meanings and highlights different elements depending on how its respective space brings it to life