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CHAIM ISRAELI

Lives and works in Tel-Aviv, Israel

SEARCH THE ARTIST ONLINE www.israelic.com

while most Modern artists try to be unique, Chaim Israeli sticks to simplicity
and that is his uniqueness. with a confident hand and attention to details,
Israeli reveals to us his life’s landscapes. Simple scenes of today’s urban
life such as his, “Mika with Rollerblade” and “Agate on a Sofa”, take on
different meanings when Israeli puts paint on the canvas with his
meticulous Semi Realistic style. Israeli’s interpretations have both a
realistic and an ethereal quality, where fantasy is often indistinguishable
from reality and magical elements are reflected in true life images. Israeli
claimed he never really left the Abstract concept. “I will never leave an
area on the canvas which is not good enough to be an abstract fragment.”
and he adds, “while painting, I often turn the canvas upside down and
sideways in order to disconnect from the subject. This way I can make my
brushes run abstract and free, as it should be.”
Chaim Israeli attended the famed Avni Institute of Art in Tel Aviv. He was a
student of Israel’s most appreciated Abstract painters of that time,
including Shtreichman, kahana, and Stimatzky. Israeli left Abstract few
years after finishing school. Israeli moved into his own unique style of Semi
Realism, a style that he believes can bring him closer to his artistic truth. In
a conversation about his work Israeli said: “I paint what impresses me
most in my day to day life. while painting I am listening to my stomach
trying to ignore any sophisticated ideas.”
Thus, his works reach out from the canvas into the viewer’s heart in the
same manner. In this sense, Israeli’s art is both contemporary and
transcendent of any time or culture.
 OFIr, 2006 ACRYLIC ON CANvAS 17x21 IN. / 45x55 CM.
 OLD OLIVe tree, 2006 ACRYLIC ON CANvAS 23x31 IN. / 60x80 CM.  mIKa WItH rOLLerBLaDe, 2007 ACRYLIC ON CANvAS 23x31 IN. / 60x80 CM.

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