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LISSA MELARTIST, GALLERIST, ENTREPRENEUR, AND FASHION DESIGNERLissa Mel is an Israeli artist, gallerist, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. Her art has been featured at Miami%u2019s prestigious Art Basel and will be showcased at New York%u2019s Artexpo April 4-7. It is also represented at her own Santa Monica-based gallery, The Messengers Art Gallery.Born in Uzbekistan and raised in Israel, Mel spent most of her life in Tel Aviv where her mother encouraged her artistic talents from a young age. In high school, her love for science led her to study physics, chemistry, and biology. But it was her passion for the arts that eventually took center stage and prompted a focus on painting, sculpture, and cinema.Mel%u2019s art explores matter at a molecular level using abstract depictions to capture performance while mirroring the vibrational waves of matter. Her view on the human body is that of a vessel performing the dance of the natural realm and depicting the interaction between the feminine and masculine energies.Lissa Mel @lissamel_artistPhotographer: Reinhardt Kenneth @reinhardtkennethStylist: Michelle Wu @michellewustyleHair/mu: Carisa Arellano @carisadoesitallLighting Director: Hugo Arvizu @arvizu_artsPublicist: Rick Krusky, MWPR Inc @rickkrusky @mwprinc LISSA MEL42 MOST MAGAZINE - ISSUE 38