Between Flesh and Spirit: The inner Dialogue
Noam Kubeisi’s painting practice is rooted in intuition, emotion, and play. She approaches painting as a dynamic process, similar to dance, allowing her to explore identity through observation and presence. Her academic training in drawing and sculpture at the Barcelona Academy of Art gave her strong technical foundations and confidence in working with the figure. Alongside formal education, she learned from various teachers, including Leonid Belaklev, whose focus on the search for light deeply shaped her understanding of what painting can be. The combination of structure and movement allows her to shift between control and release, giving her the freedom to paint in a way that feels both constructed and instinctive.
While painting her own image, Kubeisi consciously lets go of fixed ideas of who she is meant to be. She works from honesty and curiosity rather than ego, allowing the sense of self to soften and expand. Over time, the figure becomes less personal and more collective, reflecting shared human experiences and impulses. In this way, her work speaks not only about herself, but about a common emotional ground.
Her painting process is both physical and emotional, shaped by movement, gesture, and rhythm. Working on a large scale allows her body to be fully involved, keeping her connected to feeling rather than intention. The studio functions as a meditative space, and each work continues until it reaches a sense of truth. Through the body and the gaze, personal emotion opens into something shared, allowing the paintings to resonate beyond individual identity.