Yoel Benharrouche

Ballade pour la joie de vivre

Yoel Benharrouche’s vibrant palette and mystical contemplations explore both the spiritual and the man-made world. His lyrical style and dreamlike subject matter work in tandem to establish a sincere connection with his audience. Trained and educated as an artist in the south of France, Benharrouche went on to become a distinguished professor of drawing and painting at Nice’s Academie Paganini. His influences include masters such as Chagall, Picasso and Miro. However, Benharrouche’s personal abstract style comes through in each of his compositions, balancing strength and ethereal elegance. Through paintings and sculpture, Yoel Benharrouche celebrates the history of mankind. His aesthetic originates from spiritual inspirations, as well as his lifelong study of religious texts. His work seeks to encompass the diversity of life and imagination and establish a bond between heaven and earth. Yoel Benharrouche’s diverse collections include acrylic on canvas, lacquer on metal, mixed media on paper, sculpture, and acrylic on wood (including hand painted musical instruments). His ever-involving body of work consistently evokes a passion for color, life, and the spiritual nature of existence. EXHIBITIONS : 2007 Amstel veen, Museum of art, Amsterdam 2007 Galerie de Kei, Nuene (Holland) 2007 Eden Gallery, Jerusalem 2007 SOFA, Chicago 2007 Galerie Nuances et Lumiere, Lyon 2006 Eden Gallery, New York 2006 SOFA, Chicago 2006 Newbury, Boston 2006 Eden Gallery, Tel Aviv 2005 Galerie Raugraff, Nancy 2005 Art Expo, New York 2005 Eden Gallery, New York 2005 One Man Show November, Newbury Fine Arts, Boston 2004 Galerie Liane et Danny Taran, Montreal 2004 Art Expo, New York 2004 Art Symbol Gallery, Paris 2004 Eden Gallery, Jerusalem 2003 Eden Gallery, Tel Aviv 2003 Galerie Chabanian, Zurich 2003 Galerie de Kei, Nuene (Holland) 2003 Galerie Nuances et Lumiere, Lyon 2002 Art Seiller Galerie, Saint-Paul de Vence 2002 Art Symbol Gallery, Paris