An artistic journey

Who we are and what we do

Mystica comprises Tovi and Maiyan, a husband and wife team of conceptual artists.

We have been creating together for 15 years and our works are spanned across three countries, Israel, South Africa and Mauritius.

We are always looking for new challenges and exciting places to work.

We focus on quality, originality, depth, aesthetics and try to give meaning to each piece within its own context of cultural influences and expressions.

“Alive” is a mosaic panel that was created for a synagogue in Cape Town, South Africa.

Each piece within the mosaic is individually crafted from the basic clay form. Tovi built a unique wood-fire kiln from local materials in Africa and mixed glazes from raw materials. This special kiln was designed using a fusion of ancient knowledge and hidden power forms.

“Aleph within Aleph” was presented to the Gitlan Jewish Museum and Library in Cape Town, South Africa.

This is a large mosaic wall panel of kabbalistic nature.This work is also made from individually hand crafted pieces fired in the wood-fire kiln.

There are many hidden meanings and attention to detail. Hand made beads are incorporated with touches of gold lustre, strung on delicate silver wire.

Work in progress…

“Entrance to Art Gallery”

This collage shows a large mosaic work which measures 27 square meters.

In the majestic, historical town of Swellendam, we built four mosaic water features to enhance a commercial building of stone and glass.

The owner of this building won first prize for architecture after the mosaic art design was installed which also raised its monetary value substantially.

“Magen David” is a large mosaic wall panel created

for the “Amical Centre and Synagogue” – Friends of Israel – in Mauritius.

Created for the Chairman of the Jewish Community in Mauritius.

“Giant Tortoise” created for the Natural History Museum on the Indian Ocean Island of Rodrigues.

A large mosaic panel of ceramics and glass, each piece hand cut and shaped.

“The Saint Aubin Memorial” was commissioned by the Minister of Environment of Mauritius.

A gift from the people in honor of the Prime Minster’s late mother – Sushil Ramgoolam who is known to islanders as “the Mother of the Nation”.

The memorial stands in St Aubin, South Mauritius in the village where she was born.

“Life” - A large mosaic panel with a Magen David mirror in the centre. Whoever looks into the MagenDavid, sees himself in the reflection.

The “Art of dreaming” was a collaborative art project with the Mauritian dance company – Omada.

Mystica created the object art piece and supplied the sound – “Island DroundSound” one of Mystica’s inn0vations.

Conceptual photography

Sitting with the G-ds

Wisdom and Grace

Innocence

Building reflection in Port Louis, Mauritius

Adoration

Ancient future

Florentine, Tel Aviv

Conceptual design and presentation

Ceramic design and mosaic art

Decorative art

Public art and installations

Ideas, development and composition

Music and sound design

Color therapy and color consultancy

Project initiation and implementation

Skills training and teaching

Maiyan and Tovi

Mobile – 054 5242971

E-mail – maiyan7@gmail.com

(music by Mystica)