Mirela Fioresy

Water and Oil Don't Mix

“Water and Oil Don’t Mix” is both the title and the guiding principle of this series. In creating these artworks, I use the natural resistance between oil and liquid acrylic as a method of discovery. By layering these incompatible materials on the same surface, I observe pigments pushing, repelling, and settling into unexpected organic forms. This encounter becomes both process and metaphor, capturing moments of tension, separation, and uneasy coexistence.


The series reflects my interest in understanding what brings people together and what keeps them apart, and how our environments, beliefs, and emotions shape both personal experience and the collective field we share. These works question where such divisions begin and end, while suggesting a deeper sense of connection beneath the surface. The series also echoes the contrasts and challenges we experience when beings so apparently different in nature must coexist in the same place - whether a city, a country, or a community.


The project was developed during my participation in the GlogauAIR Artists in Residence Online Program (Berlin, Oct–Dec 2025). It was also fully documented, resulting in a series of process videos that add another layer of reflection to the experiment, where time plays a crucial role in organizing and rearranging the initial settings.

[SUB] Ways

[Sub] Ways is a series inspired by the transportation systems of some of the world’s largest metropolises. It uses subway lines as metaphors for thoughts that cannot be controlled. Crowded yet vibrant. Confusing yet rich. Loved yet criticized. A way of life: immersed in a collective unconscious that knows no silence but longs for moments of peace. It explores the struggle to recognize oneself as an individual among millions and to ask: Who am I, really? It’s about the love-hate relationship with the city and the choice to exist within its chaotic rhythm.

Time For Help

“Time for Help” portrays children from orphanages and small villages in Nepal and Vietnam. Portraits of childhoods filled with gaps, playing with colors of, hopefully, a brighter future. Where there is love, there is hope.

Synapses Art Series

A derivative art series born from the original Synapses painting of the Details Series. How does the mind unfold? A kaleidoscope of connections, where thoughts dance between clarity and chaos. The energy of what is seen and unseen serves as a reminder of the richness within our own minds.

Details Art Series

An invitation to look closer. Each glance revealing a new secret, unraveling hidden stories. Drawing us into a rare moment of thoughtful pause.

Raw

Raw is an intuitive series created entirely with oil paint and a palette knife, emphasizing the power of direct expression. Made without sketches or pre-planning, the works capture intense, unfiltered emotions with no labels or predefined meanings. Each piece is a visceral exploration of the emotional landscape, inviting a personal connection through the texture and depth of oil paint—an open journey without boundaries or explanations.

Other Series

Unique artworks that stand outside of my main collections - either one-of-a-kind pieces, works from smaller series, or selections from sold-out collections. Each artwork carries its own story and energy, offering a rare opportunity to collect something truly distinct.