Maria Hoshovska’s latest collection, Emotional Support, delves into the deeply personal and often invisible conversations we hold within ourselves.
The Secular Angel Each painting in this series pairs a human subject with an angelic presence.
Rather than functioning as a religious motif, this "angel" serves as a physical embodiment of a person's inner world—representing a complex blend of intuition, inner strength, hesitation, and reassurance.
A Multifaceted Companion
This unseen figure personifies the many internal voices we carry.
It is the quiet force that guides us through uncertainty and grounds us in moments of vulnerability, acting in shifting roles:
The Guardian: Offering protection, comfort, and a sense of safety.
The Challenger : Provoking doubt, asking difficult questions, or holding us back.
The Permitter: Granting us the grace or courage to move forward.
Expressing the Invisible Hoshovska renders the dynamic between the human and their inner voice with intentional ambiguity, portraying a relationship that is simultaneously tender, tense, and deeply supportive.
Utilizing her signature fluid and expressive brushwork,
she allows raw emotional states to dissolve into sweeping color and movement—effectively turning intangible thoughts into a visible, dynamic reality.
Ultimately, Emotional Support is a profound reflection on self-reliance, internal conflict, and the fragile yet enduring connection we share with ourselves.
It challenges the viewer to look inward and acknowledge the silent companion that shapes their own resilience, choices, and emotions.
Born in Ukraine on January 7, 1992, Maria Hoshovska is a dedicated painter who has been living and working in Krakow, Poland, since 2018.
A lifelong art enthusiast, she graduated with honors from the University of Lviv, earning a Master's degree specializing in the Restoration of Art Works.
Hoshovska’s aesthetic is a vibrant intersection of classical methodology and contemporary abstraction.
Her creative approach relies on playfulness, spontaneity, and bold color choices, resulting in lively, dynamic canvases.
By utilizing expressive brushwork and layering rich pigments, she breathes a profound sense of history and ethereal grace into her paintings.
A defining characteristic of her work is the deliberate omission of facial features.
Instead, Hoshovska relies heavily on form and body language to convey deep emotion.
By rendering her subjects faceless, she strips away individual identity to highlight the shared, collective nature of the human experience.
This intentional choice creates an open invitation for viewers to project their own feelings and personal narratives onto the canvas, reminding us of the emotional threads that connect us all.
Her academic background heavily influences her subject matter, particularly her fascination with historical sculpture.
Hoshovska notes that her formal education sparked a deep appreciation for stone carvings across various eras.
While she recognizes the unique sculptural footprint of every historical period, it is the art of Antiquity and the Renaissance that most powerfully fuels her modern creative vision.
