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YAEL SEGEV

Lives and works in Hod-Hasharon, Israel
yaelsegev @ hotmail.com

Yael’s basic approach to sculpture is cubist, but the shapes and lines Yael is an expressive artist who is inspired by Matisse, Apple, Miro, Klee and
embodied in the sculpture become soft and gentle, completing the geometric Corneille. Her paintings demonstrate an experimental combination of human
construction and granting it human dimension (“Thinker”, “Triangle head”). figures, animals and objects, all symbols driven from the artist’s personal
Her style incorporates elements, both realistic and abstract, which reflect unique imagination. What is immediately striking about her paintings is the
the intimate relationship between the artist and her subjects: Soft, rounded, multitude of colors, which seem to divide the canvas like a jigsaw. It starts out
naked woman (“Odalisque”, “Sunflower Lady”). Her portrayals are diverse as a quest for personal expression, and continues as the artist takes possession
interpretation: alongside sculpture of clean simplicity are works of intense of her own pictorial language. The one who observes her works will be inclined
complexity. Yael’s works in various materials. She holds a unique view of the to focus on the animal or the human figures, but the objects are not the main
human body: the body and the soul are entwined. The body is medium through issue of her work. Her works are not based on philosophic or cultured ideas,
which the intricacies of the soul are revealed. and yet, the touch of tint indicates of sensuous of joyfulness, mischievous rod,
naive combined with happy humor, and optimism.

 DIAGONAL FIGURES, 2001 ACRYLIC /MIXED MEDIA 40X40 CM. /12X12 IN.
FAMILY, 2004 ACRYLIC /MIXED MEDIA 100X100 CM. /40X40 IN. 

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