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PAINTINGS
The main subjects happen to be grotesque and transformed
Yael Segev is an expressive artist who is inspired by into undefined objects or forms that whirl about in
Matisse, Apple, Miro, Klee, and Corneille. Her paintings unrealistic space. Mostly the figures and images are
demonstrate an experimental combination of human surrounded by boundaries of dark color or contour lines, a
figures, animals, and objects, all symbols driven from the styling that illuminates the theme of the painting. The
artist’s personal unique imagination. What is immediately decorations sometimes appear as dots, lines, or crossing
striking about her paintings is the multitude of colors, lines, symbolizing energy and movement. The background
which seem to divide the canvas like a jigsaw. It starts out is usually flat and abstract.
as a quest for personal expression, and continues as the
artist takes possession of her own pictorial language. The The craft of making the paintings begins with many
observer will be inclined to focus on the animal or the complex illustrations, which finally are transformed with
human figures, but the objects are not the main issue of acrylic and mixed media. The creative and imaginative
her work. Her works are not based on philosophic or subjects appear to be emphasized by the use of colors,
cultured ideas, and yet, the touch of tint indicates a which become the main feature of her work. Her works are
sensuousness and joyfulness, mischievous rod, naive advanced mainly through basic shiny colors with a
combined with happy humor, and optimism. variegated and fresh look that reflect her dynamic and

BONDING WOMAN, BIRD, SUNSET
ACRYLIC AND MIXED MEDIA CM. 100X100 / IN. 391⁄4X391⁄4, 2004 ACRYLIC AND MIXED MEDIA CM. 100X100 /IN. 391⁄4X391⁄4, 2001

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