{"id":1883752,"date":"2026-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1883752"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T21:00:00","slug":"masha-foyas-airy-illustrations-embrace-the-universality-of-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1883752","title":{"rendered":"Masha Foya\u2019s Airy Illustrations Embrace the Universality of Emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a tree canopy with an opening of blue sky in the shape of a bird, with an airplane flying overhead\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDreaming in Blue and Green Colors (Part 2).\u201d All images \u00a9 Masha Foya, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Masha Foya\u2019s Airy Illustrations Embrace the Universality of Emotions<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T09:01:09-05:00\">April 15, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-illustration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/illustration\/\" rel=\"tag\">Illustration<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Fmasha-foya-digital-illustrations%2F&amp;title=Masha%20Foya%27s%20Airy%20Illustrations%20Embrace%20the%20Universality%20of%20Emotions\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#4c733f392e26292f3871012d3f242d697e7c0a23352d697e7b3f697e7c0d253e35697e7c052020393f383e2d382523223f697e7c09212e3e2d2f29697e7c382429697e7c1922253a293e3f2d20253835697e7c232a697e7c092123382523223f6a2d213c772e23283571012d3f242d697e7c0a23352d697e7b3f697e7c0d253e35697e7c052020393f383e2d382523223f697e7c09212e3e2d2f29697e7c382429697e7c1922253a293e3f2d20253835697e7c232a697e7c092123382523223f697e7c69097e69747c697578697e7c2438383c3f697f0d697e0a697e0a3b3b3b623824253f253f2f2320233f3f2d20622f2321697e0a7e7c7e7a697e0a7c78697e0a212d3f242d612a23352d6128252b25382d2061252020393f383e2d382523223f697e0a\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"472834\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Where the blue sky breaks through the tree canopy or light reflects onto the surface of a pond, illustrator <a href=\"https:\/\/foya.myportfolio.com\/work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Masha Foya<\/a> summons moments of joy and surprise. The Kyiv-based artist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/masha-foya\">dreamlike illustrations<\/a> often portray spaces and individuals in emotional or experiential states, as if the entire environment morphs into a single living being. Hands clasp over the arc of a foliage tunnel, for example, and a plane sails through an aperture shaped like a bird in flight. Seemingly enclosed spaces often converge with the sky or the cosmos, alluding to the boundlessness of imagination and feeling.<\/p>\n<p>The work shown here comprises both personal and commissioned projects. Foya is currently working on developing a number of book covers for Ukrainian publishing houses, and she is also collaborating with <em>Scientific American <\/em>and the German newspaper <em>DIE ZEIT<\/em>. Her work is also included in two exhibitions, <em>Illustroteka<\/em> and <em>Everything Is Translation<\/em>, organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/pictoric.com.ua\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pictoric<\/a>. See more on Foya\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/Foyart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Behance<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/foya_illustrations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472834\" title=\"\u201cOne Summer Morning\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cOne Summer Morning\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cOne Summer Morning\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-6.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a woman looking up at a dreamlike interior scene that is also full of birds and planets\" class=\"wp-image-472840\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cOne Summer Morning\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472834\" title=\"\u201cTunnel of Love\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cTunnel of Love\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cTunnel of Love\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-9.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a green tunnel of foliage with the outlines of hands intertwining\" class=\"wp-image-472843\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cTunnel of Love\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-10-960x480.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472834\" title=\"An illustration for \u2018Business Insider\u2019\" data-rl_title=\"An illustration for \u2018Business Insider\u2019\" data-rl_caption=\"An illustration for \u2018Business Insider\u2019\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-10-960x480.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a house set amid some trees under a blue sky, which glows red and a large hand reaches out as if going after the house's inhabitants\" class=\"wp-image-472871\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An illustration for \u2018Business Insider\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472834\" title=\"Postcard design for Global Wind Day\" data-rl_title=\"Postcard design for Global Wind Day\" data-rl_caption=\"Postcard design for Global Wind Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-3.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of wind turbines in a field with a woman in the foreground chasing after her hat that's blowing in the wind\" class=\"wp-image-472837\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postcard design for Global Wind Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472834\" title=\"A piece representing the letter \u201cX\u201d for \u2018Illustroteka\u2019\" data-rl_title=\"A piece representing the letter \u201cX\u201d for \u2018Illustroteka\u2019\" data-rl_caption=\"A piece representing the letter \u201cX\u201d for \u2018Illustroteka\u2019\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-7.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of an ocean scene with the ghostly overlay of a woman's head, wearing a scarf over her hair\" class=\"wp-image-472841\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A piece representing the letter \u201cX\u201d for \u2018Illustroteka\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472834\" title=\"\u201cWhispering of the Ionian Sea\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cWhispering of the Ionian Sea\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cWhispering of the Ionian Sea\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-4.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of two people swimming in a clear turquoise sea near some cliffs\" class=\"wp-image-472838\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cWhispering of the Ionian Sea\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472834\" title=\"\u201cReflection\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cReflection\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cReflection\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-5.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a watery surface with a reflection in the shape of a woman running\" class=\"wp-image-472839\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cReflection\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472834\" title=\"\u201cDreaming in Blue and Green Colors\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDreaming in Blue and Green Colors\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDreaming in Blue and Green Colors\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-1.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a row of trees over a narrow lane, with a slice of blue sky and a cloud above in the shape of an ice cream cone\" class=\"wp-image-472835\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDreaming in Blue and Green Colors\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/foya-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472834\" title=\"\u201cThe Stork\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cThe Stork\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cThe Stork\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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