{"id":358563,"date":"2025-08-20T04:47:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/358563\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T04:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:47:20","slug":"dreamlike-scenes-unfold-in-masha-foyas-ethereal-illustrations-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/358563\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreamlike Scenes Unfold in Masha Foya&#8217;s Ethereal Illustrations \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From glowing portals that open up in swimming pools to an oversized cat sipping from an ornamental fountain, <a href=\"https:\/\/foya.myportfolio.com\/work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Masha Foya<\/a> celebrates wonder and imagination in her dreamy illustrations. Based in Kyiv, the artist has previously collaborated with clients like Adobe, The New York Times, Sierra Club, Scientific American, and more, and her personal work continues to explore gauzy, surreal scenes of reflection and solitude.<\/p>\n<p>See more on Foya\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/foya.myportfolio.com\/work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>, <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<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foya-5.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a figure beneath a willow tree\" class=\"wp-image-460644\"  \/>\u201cNature\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foya-6.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a hand, with a sunset and landscape inside\" class=\"wp-image-460645\"  \/>\u201cNight I\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foya-4.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a figure swimming in a pool and going through an open portal\" class=\"wp-image-460643\"  \/>\u201cFollow the Light\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foya-7.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a woman's face and hands with a blue-and-red gradient\" class=\"wp-image-460646\"  \/>\u201cSelf-Portrait\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foya-1.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of figures diving into a pool against a pink background\" class=\"wp-image-460640\"  \/>\u201cLightness\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foya-9.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a figure amid a blue waterfall\" class=\"wp-image-460648\"  \/>\u201cWaterfall\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foya-8.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a figure sitting on the edge of a swimming pool\" class=\"wp-image-460647\"  \/>\u201cSwimming Pool\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/foya-3.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by Masha Foya of a figure in shimmering water\" class=\"wp-image-460642\"  \/>\u201cFollow the Light II\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Receive members-only newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From glowing portals that open up in swimming pools to an oversized cat sipping from an ornamental 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