• Dive into the heart of creation with Maria Kreyn’s latest Storm series, where the bounds of time and space fold...

    Dive into the heart of creation with Maria Kreyn’s latest Storm series, where the bounds of time and space fold into luminous vortexes of color and form. Kreyn masterfully intersects flat planes of prismatic geometry with painterly, atmospheric spaces, inviting viewers into a world where the mythological and the elemental intertwine. 

     

    CHRONOS beckons you into a realm where time's essence, weather's whims, and our bond with nature are deeply interrogated. This exhibition, curated through Maria Kreyn’s lens, challenges the viewer to confront creation, destruction, and rebirth, reflecting on our complex ties to Earth.

  • Through Kreyn's captivating landscapes, we traverse Orphic myths and the cycles of nature, witnessing the dance of chaos and order,...
    Maria Kreyn
    The Altarpiece, 2024
    Oil on canvas
    106 x 82 Inches
    268 x 207 cm
    Through Kreyn's captivating landscapes, we traverse Orphic myths and the cycles of nature, witnessing the dance of chaos and order, creation and decay. Her works—gateways to dreamscapes where the sublime meets the turbulent—invite us into a meditation on nature’s power and our collective anxieties in the face of climate change.
  • CHRONOS is an enigmatic journey, a dialogue with time and nature, urging a reconnection with the atmospheric tapestry that cradles...
    Maria Kreyn
    Egg, Fire, Crown, 2024
    Oil on canvas
    80 x 60 Inches
    203 x 152 cm
    CHRONOS is an enigmatic journey, a dialogue with time and nature, urging a reconnection with the atmospheric tapestry that cradles life. Step into this mysterious voyage, and emerge transformed, with a renewed sense of wonder and responsibility towards the world we inhabit. Welcome to CHRONOS, where the mysteries of existence and the narratives of the planet unfold.
  • A Lilac Storm Walks on Water, 2024 (left) / Egg, Fire, Crown, 2024 (right)
  • Maria Kreyn's storm paintings showcase her unique ability to blend abstract expressions, drawing upon her background in mathematics, philosophy, neuroscience,...
    Maria Kreyn
    The Birth of Lightning, 2024
    Oil on canvas
    80 x 60 Inches
    203 x 152 cm
    Maria Kreyn's storm paintings showcase her unique ability to blend abstract expressions, drawing upon her background in mathematics, philosophy, neuroscience, and mythology. This interdisciplinary approach allows Kreyn to craft landscapes that are both deeply atmospheric and geometrically intricate.
  • Kreyn's work transcends traditional landscape painting to explore the apocalyptic sublime, where nature's overwhelming beauty and power spiral into chaos....
    Maria Kreyn
    A Lilac Storm Walks on Water, 2024
    Oil on canvas
    80 x 60 Inches
    203 x 152 cm
    Kreyn's work transcends traditional landscape painting to explore the apocalyptic sublime, where nature's overwhelming beauty and power spiral into chaos. Through her art, she navigates the delicate balance between the wild and the ethereal, the energetic and the delicate, offering a meditation on the natural world, our place within it, and the impact of the Anthropocene.
  • The Birth of Lightning, 2024 (left), The Clearing, 2024 (center), Folding Time I, 2024 (right)
  • At the core of Kreyn's work is the cosmic egg of Orphic mythology, a symbol of the endless cycle of creation, dissolution, and regeneration. Her canvases are not just paintings; they are portals to the inception of the universe, where CHRONOS, the unaging personification of Time, brings forth Aether, Chaos, and the primordial Egg from which life itself springs.
    • Maria Kreyn Sea Flare, 2024 Oil on canvas 80 x 50 Inches 203 x 127 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      Sea Flare, 2024
      Oil on canvas
      80 x 50 Inches
      203 x 127 cm
    • Maria Kreyn Sea and Mirror, 2024 Oil on canvas 80 x 50 Inches 203 x 127 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      Sea and Mirror, 2024
      Oil on canvas
      80 x 50 Inches
      203 x 127 cm
    • Maria Kreyn Past is Prologue , 2024 Oil on canvas 80 x 50 Inches 203 x 127 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      Past is Prologue , 2024
      Oil on canvas
      80 x 50 Inches
      203 x 127 cm
  • Kreyn's storm paintings are a vivid reprise of the Romantic tradition’s celebration of nature’s sublime power. Serving as philosophic dreamscapes,...
    Maria Kreyn
    The Clearing, 2024
    Oil on canvas
    90 x 70 Inches
    229 x 178 cm
    Kreyn's storm paintings are a vivid reprise of the Romantic tradition’s celebration of nature’s sublime power. Serving as philosophic dreamscapes, these works stand at the intersection of playfulness and foreboding, capturing our collective anxiety in the face of climate change and extreme weather. They are not just landscapes; they are a dazzling commentary on the threats that loom over our natural world.
  • Maria Kreyn
    Diptych II, 2022
    Oil on canvas
    79 x 65 Inches (Each Panel)
    200 x 165 cm (Each Panel)
  • Maria Kreyn | Chronos

    Interview with Alexander Cohane April 16, 2024
    Maria Kreyn interview with Alexander Cohane for her Venice show, Chronos.
  • All Artworks

    • Maria Kreyn The Altarpiece, 2024 Oil on canvas 106 x 82 Inches 268 x 207 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      The Altarpiece, 2024
      Oil on canvas
      106 x 82 Inches
      268 x 207 cm
    • Maria Kreyn The Clearing, 2024 Oil on canvas 90 x 70 Inches 229 x 178 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      The Clearing, 2024
      Oil on canvas
      90 x 70 Inches
      229 x 178 cm
    • Maria Kreyn A Lilac Storm Walks on Water, 2024 Oil on canvas 80 x 60 Inches 203 x 152 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      A Lilac Storm Walks on Water, 2024
      Oil on canvas
      80 x 60 Inches
      203 x 152 cm
    • Maria Kreyn Egg, Fire, Crown, 2024 Oil on canvas 80 x 60 Inches 203 x 152 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      Egg, Fire, Crown, 2024
      Oil on canvas
      80 x 60 Inches
      203 x 152 cm
    • Maria Kreyn Folding Time I, 2024 Oil on canvas 80 x 60 Inches 203 x 152 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      Folding Time I, 2024
      Oil on canvas
      80 x 60 Inches
      203 x 152 cm
    • Maria Kreyn The Birth of Lightning, 2024 Oil on canvas 80 x 60 Inches 203 x 152 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      The Birth of Lightning, 2024
      Oil on canvas
      80 x 60 Inches
      203 x 152 cm
    • Maria Kreyn Diptych II, 2022 Oil on canvas 79 x 65 Inches (Each Panel) 200 x 165 cm (Each Panel)
      Maria Kreyn
      Diptych II, 2022
      Oil on canvas
      79 x 65 Inches (Each Panel)
      200 x 165 cm (Each Panel)
    • Maria Kreyn Past is Prologue , 2024 Oil on canvas 80 x 50 Inches 203 x 127 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      Past is Prologue , 2024
      Oil on canvas
      80 x 50 Inches
      203 x 127 cm
    • Maria Kreyn Sea and Mirror, 2024 Oil on canvas 80 x 50 Inches 203 x 127 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      Sea and Mirror, 2024
      Oil on canvas
      80 x 50 Inches
      203 x 127 cm
    • Maria Kreyn Sea Flare, 2024 Oil on canvas 80 x 50 Inches 203 x 127 cm
      Maria Kreyn
      Sea Flare, 2024
      Oil on canvas
      80 x 50 Inches
      203 x 127 cm