VISIONS 2016 Print

Monica Maja Richardson is a London-based Italian artist whose work emerges from intuition, emotion, and the quiet dialogue between colour and feeling. A self-taught abstract painter, Monica explores the space where spontaneity meets reflection — translating fragments of memory, mood, and movement into layers of vibrant expression. Rooted in her Italian heritage yet shaped by the energy of London, her art is a visual language of freedom and sensitivity. Each canvas becomes a meditation on presence — a moment suspended between chaos and calm, light and shadow, depth and release. Deeply inspired by the expressive power of artists such as Jackson Pollock, Gerhard Richter, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler, Monica draws from their fearless experimentation and emotional intensity. Like her influences, she approaches abstraction as both gesture and feeling — a way of seeing beyond form into the essence of experience. Without the boundaries of formal training, Monica allows instinct to guide her hand. Her creative process is both an exploration and a surrender, inviting viewers to look beyond the surface and feel the emotional resonance that lies beneath. Through abstraction, Monica seeks connection — a shared space where imagination and emotion intertwine, revealing the beauty of the undefined.