Filipa Matos

The Weight of Silence

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She Bright

Quiet Flame

Solyra

Solvara

She Rises is a visceral, vibrant celebration of feminine power in all its complexity—soft, loud, wounded, rising. Through bold brushstrokes, luminous textures, and elemental forms, this series of paintings explores womanhood not as a fixed identity, but as a force: shapeshifting, grounded, unapologetic.

From abstract soundwaves of love and heartbreak to radiant silhouettes crowned in textured gold, each piece speaks to a different facet of feminine strength—ancestral memory, embodied resilience, sensuality, silence, rupture, and rebirth. These works invite viewers into a dialogue beyond words: a space where power is not just seen but felt.

The use of texture, repetition, and rhythm becomes language—one that honors not only the beauty of women, but their fury, softness, sovereignty, and survival. This is not about perfection. This is about presence. It is about women who take up space with their stories, their voices, their becoming.

She does not ask permission.
She rises.

She rises

Filipa Matos

collection: Fine Art

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The Weight of Silence