WORDS DESY NURHAYATI PHOTOS COURTESY OF METIS BALI

For the third time, MÉTIS Gallery & Boutiques hosted a live painting performance last Thursday.

In collaboration with Milk the Goat, this time MÉTIS chose young artist Ksenia Senko to exhibit her talents in front of some 100 attendees '€” a crowd of art collectors, gallery owners, media and expatriates who are regular guests of MÉTIS.

As Senko was finishing her half-done painting, attendees enjoyed the fun yet relaxing ambience of MÉTIS Lounge, which is situated directly behind the restaurant, overlooking the beautifully lit garden.

Working mostly with oil-based paints, Senko showed an abstract mix of reality and fiction using either extremely bright colors or very soft pastel tones.

The Bali-based artist, who is originally from Saint Petersburg, is inspired by nature, people and unique moments, as clearly seen in some of her paintings, like Dog and Cactus, Insects and Leopard, Mermaids in the Bath and The Universe.

'€œAs much as I like swimming in the ocean and feeling the power of the waves, I enjoy myself with a palette in hand. Mix colors, swim between them and when you catch the wave of the perfect mix, let it go on canvas,'€ Senko stated.

Following this event, MÉTIS is displaying some of Senko'€™s selected artwork in the lounge until the second week of February.

Paying special attention to the arts, MÉTIS holds painting exhibitions and live painting performances in its lounge once every two months, accommodating not only well-known artists but also beginners and younger painters.