Irene Gendelman

Irene Gendelman was born in the region of Crimea in what is now Ukraine. Ever since she was a child, she was inspired by the region's cityscapes and the natural beauty of the nearby Caucasian Mountains and the surrounding Black Sea. Gendelman gained a passion for art when very young, which fueled her desire to develop her skills throughout school and later in university. She then travelled to numerous cities in Europe and the Middle East, letting her artistic style evolve. She eventually settled down in Israel, where she has remained to this day. After moving to Israel, Gendelman was inspired by the spirituality found within Jerusalem's streets, walls, and gates. As a result, she puts her heart and soul into all of her paintings and can see the very essence of what makes a city unique and capture it on a canvas. In her cityscapes, Gendelman uses the shadows and skylines and the movement and texture of the paint to create paintings full of passion and life. Opting for subdued colours and fine lines, the surface in her paintings can add to the artwork to create works of art that seem solid yet light, creating an atmosphere of ethereal realism.