About the Artist

... My Journey towards ART...


I was born in Italy in 1966 and grew up in Germany between two cultures, two languages, and two identities. From an early age, I learned how to adapt, how to fit in, and how to make others feel comfortable — yet deep inside, I often felt like I’d truly belonged nowhere.

 

After studying Marketing Communications, I built a successful career in international publishing.

Outwardly, everything seemed right. But beneath the surface, I often felt an emptiness I could no longer ignore — a quiet longing for meaning, authenticity, and a deeper connection to myself.

 

My search led me through many paths until one unexpected moment changed everything: through meditation, I discovered silence for the first time — and within that silence, something awakened.

 

Suddenly, I felt an overwhelming urge to paint.

 

Even though I had never held a paintbrush before, painting felt strangely familiar, as if a hidden part of my soul had been waiting patiently for years to finally be seen.

 

In 1999, I attended my first painting class and from the very first stroke, I knew I had found my true language. Colors became emotions. Layers became memories. Every painting became a journey inward — honest, intuitive and deeply human.

 

For many years, I painted only for myself. Art became my refuge, my healing, and the place where I finally felt rooted within myself. But over time, something remarkable happened: my paintings began to touch other people too.

 

Without words, they spoke directly to the heart.

 

Encouraged by the emotional connection my work created, I began sharing my art publicly and founded my art business in 2018.

Today, I'm so grateful that my paintings are collected internationally and live in homes across Europe, the UK, the USA, Japan, Israel, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

 

My work is best described as Abstract Expressionism, yet for me, art is far more than a style or category. Each painting is an emotional landscape — created intuitively through vibrant colors, rich textures, movement and soul.

 

My greatest wish is not simply to create beautiful art, but to create artworks that make people feel something: joy, comfort, hope, energy, or a quiet sense of connection.

 

Because I believe that true art does more than decorate a room.

It can transform spaces.

It can touch people.

And perhaps even heal a little piece of the soul.

 

 


Maria Bevilacqua-Fischer in her studio
Maria Bevilacqua-Fischer in her studio
abstract art in xxl - black and white
Maria Bevilacqua-Fischer working on a XXL-artwork

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