Ballade
Ballade belongs to the Musical Abstraction series. Not every movement needs a destination. Ballade was painted from a quieter place than many of the works in this series. The gestures are still instinctive, the marks still physical, but they no longer push against the canvas. They drift, pause, overlap, and begin again, finding their own rhythm along the way. Its title comes from the musical form known for its lyrical, expressive character. Rather than building toward a climax, the painting unfolds like a melody, inviting the eye to wander freely across the surface. Created with acrylic on canvas using an intuitive, action painting approach, Ballade is a meditation on rhythm, movement, and the beauty of letting things unfold in their own time.
Muriel Elmaleh
Muriel Elmaleh is a contemporary artist whose practice is rooted in expressive abstraction and intuitive, gesture-driven painting. Working with acrylic on canvas, she translates emotion into movement through layered marks, drips, and sweeping gestures, creating compositions driven by rhythm, tension, and physical energy. Beyond abstraction, some of Elmaleh’s figurative works draw from personal memory and her childhood in Ivory Coast, exploring themes of motherhood, resilience, and cultural heritage. Self-taught and instinct-driven, Elmaleh approaches painting as an intuitive and physical act. Her process moves between spontaneity and control, allowing movement to guide the composition.
Muriel Elmaleh is a contemporary artist whose practice is rooted in expressive abstraction and intuitive, gesture-driven painting. Working with acrylic on canvas, she translates emotion into movement through layered marks, drips, and sweeping gestures, creating compositions driven by rhythm, tension, and physical energy. Beyond abstraction, some of Elmaleh’s figurative works draw from personal memory and her childhood in Ivory Coast, exploring themes of motherhood, resilience, and cultural heritage. Self-taught and instinct-driven, Elmaleh approaches painting as an intuitive and physical act. Her process moves between spontaneity and control, allowing movement to guide the composition.
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