THE ENERGY OF LIGHT · 2026
The Path
Christine Matthäi
Acrylic, Gold Leaf, Molding Paste, Pebble Stones and Sand
MEDIUM
48 in. x 60 in.
SIZE
PRICE
$15,000
2026
YEAR
The Path reflects the human journey toward an unseen destiny. A passage emerges through a rugged, shifting landscape similar of walking the sandy path towards the sea, drawing the eye toward a distant horizon.
The way forward is neither straight nor certain. It must be discovered—through obstacles, choices, and moments of darkness and illumination. The distant glow becomes a quiet guide, suggesting that even when our destination remains beyond our sight, something within us continues to lead us forward.
The painting becomes a metaphor for life itself: we find the path by walking it, moving toward the horizon of our becoming.
About the Work
Christine Matthäi is a contemporary artist residing in East Hampton, NY. Her work explores the interconnectedness of nature, matter and consciousness through a distinctive language of abstraction, symbolism, and material experimentation. She uses sand, pigments, gold leaf, and organic elements and transforms them into contemplative works of art. Drawing inspiration from ancient wisdom, philosophy, and her natural environment, Matthäi investigates the relationship between the visible and the unseen, the transient and the eternal. Matthäi’s artwork has been shown at Nassau County Museum of Art, Jamestown Newport Art Center, Southampton Arts Center, Hamptons galleries, Dubai, Italy, Germany, Bahamas and is collected Internationally.