Portrait of Emy Rose Oz, French contemporary abstract artist
About the artist

Emy Rose Oz

Emy Rose Oz is a French contemporary abstract artist whose work is held in private collections in Monaco, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Her work explores intuition, memory and emotional transformation through color, gesture and movement. Every artwork is created as a unique, one-of-a-kind original, reflecting her belief that each painting should carry its own singular presence.

  • Born1988
  • StudioLyon, France
  • Collected inMonaco, Japan, UK, USA
The practice

Intuition, sensation, memory

Her practice is rooted in intuitive painting, where movement, sensation and memory guide the composition rather than predefined forms. She approaches painting as a sensory language, translating impressions, inner landscapes and emotional states into color, gesture and layered transparencies.

Working primarily with mixed media, she develops her paintings through spontaneous marks, textures and fluid forms, allowing each piece to evolve organically. Her works are not representations of physical places, but emotional and sensory landscapes: fragments of memory and time translated into color and movement.

Her work explores the dialogue between aesthetic sensitivity and psychological depth, translating invisible experiences such as memory, transformation and silence into color, form and gesture. Her compositions invite the viewer to pause, reflect and connect inwardly.

“Color speaks, line moves, form remembers.”
Emy Rose Oz
Artist statement

In her own words

I'm Emy-Rose, and I'm so happy to invite you into a space where art connects the visible with the invisible, the personal with the universal.

My work begins in moments of shift, when something moves, resurfaces, or quietly reveals itself. It's shaped by memory, change, and that soft pull toward something within: a feeling, a trace, a breath.

One recurring symbol in my work is the sun. It doesn't appear as an image, but as a quiet, steady feeling. Not something external, but a force held within. An inner fire, a soft light that rises from deep inside.

Most of my work lives in that space where feeling meets landscape, where what's inside finds its shape in color and movement.

I believe in the quiet power of feeling. If a painting awakens something in you, a memory, a question, a moment of clarity, then it has done its part. That silent exchange between artwork and viewer is, to me, the true richness of art.

Each piece is a space to feel, not to explain. To let memory surface, and beauty emerge in what has no name. Emotion doesn't need to be explained: color speaks, line moves, form remembers. A single gesture can hold an entire story.

I hope my work stirs something quiet within you: a memory, a feeling, a moment suspended in stillness. May it spark reflection, offer warmth, and leave behind a quiet trace of inspiration.

Thank you for walking this journey with me.

ER. 2020

The path

From many mediums to abstraction

Emy-Rose has cultivated her artistic voice through years of exploration and experimentation with various mediums, including oil, acrylic, watercolor and charcoal, before embracing abstraction as her primary language. Painting has been an essential part of her life since childhood, shaping a practice that balances instinct and reflection, spontaneity and structure.

Influenced by artists such as Helen Frankenthaler and Joan Mitchell, she draws inspiration from the expressive power of color and gesture. Today, she continues to explore the space where emotion, memory and intuition guide the creative process, creating paintings as open spaces for perception, memory and inner travel.

Education
Sociology and psychology, University of London and Université Lumière Lyon II. Self-taught in painting.
Exhibited
Monaco
Press
Featured in The World of Interiors, 2020
Collections
Private collections across Europe, North America and Asia
Influences
Helen Frankenthaler, Joan Mitchell
Mediums
Mixed media on canvas and paper
  • One-of-a-kind originalsCreated in the studio in Lyon, France
  • Signed by the artistDelivered with a certificate of authenticity
  • Secure worldwide shippingPacked in a custom wooden crate
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