NaBi is a visual artist whose oil paintings dive deep into the unspoken poetry of decay, trauma, and transformation. Her work is rooted in the idea that darkness is not something to fear, but a space where truth is unearthed, and where beauty often hides in its rawest form. Drawing inspiration from the themes of rot, abandonment, and emotional erosion, NaBi’s canvases are haunting yet tender, explorations of what it means to fall apart and still seek the light.
With years of experience studying classical oil techniques and blending them with her own experimental approach, NaBi creates textures that feel almost alive cracked, bleeding, blooming. Each piece is layered with emotion, often beginning with chaos and slowly emerging into something unexpectedly whole. She often speaks of painting as a ritual: one that allows her to confront the uncomfortable, and through that confrontation, to heal.
Her work has been featured in both underground and independent exhibitions, where it’s known to provoke introspection and visceral emotional responses. Viewers are often drawn to the duality in her art the coexistence of rot and rebirth, of wounds and wonder. For NaBi, the canvas is a place where brokenness isn’t hidden, but honored, and where even in the darkest imagery, hope is a quiet but persistent presence.
Her pieces & the Story Behind Them
Among the Dust
This piece evokes the tradition of vanitas paintings. The flower, once full of color and vitality, now droops under the weight of time, inviting reflection on impermanence and aging.
It also represents sorrow, loss, or emotional exhaustion. The flower’s downward posture and fading colors feel almost human, as if echoing a state of emotional burnout, grief, or quiet resignation.
Despite the darkness, there’s still a glowing ember of life in the petals. That subtle light could symbolize resilience, even in decline, there’s a quiet dignity, a reminder that beauty can exist in fragility.
Oil in Canvas
2024
12 x 16″
ReBorn
Where her first piece of the collection symbolized fading and fragility, this one aims to capture growth, awakening, or spiritual illumination. The way it reaches into the light evokes hope, self-discovery, or a quiet triumph, it’s a metaphor for emerging from darkness with grace.
Even though the background is moody and obscure, the flower remains vibrant and centered, suggesting the endurance of beauty in uncertain or chaotic surroundings.
The soft textures and harmonious colors also reflect calm, introspection, and peace. It feels like a still moment , a breath held between darkness and light.
Oil in Canvas
2024
12 x 16″
Reach No Longer
The spiraling, reaching form evokes an organism seeking light, direction, or meaning but finding none. It’s a raw representation of the process of becoming, where beauty hasn’t yet bloomed, or perhaps never will.
Unlike the previous paintings, this one doesn’t offer a visual reward like color or full bloom. It dwells in a moment before something happens, or after something ended. It symbolizes resilience in its purest form: surviving without flourishing.
The stark contrast between the curling form and the surrounding void suggests solitude or emotional bareness. It’s a painting that whispers of inner turmoil, quiet resistance, and the longing to rise.
Oil in Canvas
2024
12 x 16″
NaBi does not only brings real feelings and seeks to put the most human emotion onto a canvas: trying, failing, then trying again.
This collection symbolizes for artists more than words can say. This ongoing collection is available for purchase, all together or as separate pieces.