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Leila Massanet-Varasteh
Moment of loneliness

2026

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About the Item

Leila Massenet is a French-born, New York–based artist whose work is driven by emotion, intuition, and lived experience. Entirely self-taught, she has been painting since childhood, shaped by a deeply creative upbringing within a family of artists. Her practice is rooted in a profound sensitivity to life—drawing inspiration from personal experience, beauty, and the energy of the world around her. For Massenet, painting is an essential and therapeutic act. Her work serves as a conduit through which she processes and releases deeply felt emotions, translating intensity into a raw yet controlled visual language. Each canvas becomes a space where vulnerability and strength coexist, reflecting both the weight and vitality of her inner world. In her recent The Night series, Massenet works in oil on canvas, building compositions through layered, crisscrossing brushstrokes that create a palpable sense of movement and tension. The works are defined by a restrained, often monochromatic palette, where light emerges from darkness in rhythmic, almost sculptural forms. The present work exemplifies this approach: a fragmented, almost dissolving figure emerges from a dense black ground, its form constructed through expressive, intersecting strokes. The surface is alive with energy—each mark both deliberate and instinctive—creating a sense of vibration across the canvas. The figure feels at once present and elusive, as if caught between appearance and disappearance. This interplay of light and shadow, solidity and fragmentation, reflects the emotional undercurrent of the work—an exploration of inner states that are powerful, complex, and constantly in motion.
  • Creator:
    Leila Massanet-Varasteh (French)
  • Creation Year:
    2026
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 50 in (127 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1566218065602

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