Nissan Engel
1931-2016
Nissan Engel was a poet among painters. His colours are synonymous with poetry and music, endowed with visual power to move our emotions. His creative urge was elemental. He was a man possessed when a new work was coming together. He was able to visualise poetry and lyricism to such perfection in colour and form.
Nissan Engel was born in 1931 in Haifa, in what is now Israel. After a long stay in New York, he lived and worked in Paris. The artist passed away on 5 November 2016.
The diversity of cultures and experiences from more than 40 years of artistic creation distinguished him as one of the most important international artists. His exhibitions all over the world made him famous and popular.
With his great colour symphonies, he set another milestone on his way to the very top. "Beethoven's symphonies inspired me to create new large-scale compositions that translate the lyrical character of the music into colour and signs. I wanted to paint music. I wanted to create paintings in which the elements develop their own rhythm, form their own flowing harmony."
"Nissan Engel's paintings are more than just visual interpretations of music. They are the results of a study that is as intelligent as it is sensitive." (Daniel Barenboim).
