Bracha Guy, Amanda, Signed Oil on Paper

A 18x21 in. signed oil on paper by one of Israel's most popular contemporary artists. Circa 1990. Unframed. Domestic shipping and packing $50. International depends upon location. Bracha Guy is an artist whose creative impulse is rarely at rest. She is continually seeking new means of expression and unusual contextual combinations and forms. Throughout her work, certain characteristics and motifs recur: a rich palette, ornamentation with a pronounced Eastern nuance, and the figure of a woman. That woman embodies beauty, happiness, sensuality, fertility as well as confidence, calm and control. With strong hues of red, green, turquoise and gold combining ancient and modern cultures, Bracha Guy creates a festive atmosphere, reflecting her optimism about life. The ornateness of her paintings, with their abundant convolutions, generate a warm atmosphere of cushioning and flattering charm and reflect her admiration of the work of Henri Matisse.