Bidspirit auction | Gala Gilan

Gala Gilan - ''Claudia'' 2016. Charcoal and white chalk on framed paper 60/48 cm (Frame 70/60 cm) Signed Gala Gilan (1986). Paints figurative realism in the tradition of the Italian masters. During her studies in Italy, she specialized in chiaroscuro (a term that developed in the Renaissance and means a focus on the contrast between light and shadow), and in her contemporary works she combines more modern color harmonies. From a young age she was drawn to the classical traditions of painting. Even as a young girl she had a clear knowledge who was destined to be an artist and she fought for it. As a result, she left high school and started Her artistic training when she was only 17 years old, at the College of Visual Arts in the Negev. There she studied for For two years, she specialized in drawing and painting under the painter Avinoam Kosovsky and graduated with honors. After graduation, she studied for a period at the Station High School under David Nipo. Out of passion and a desire to deepen her studies of classic realistic painting, she decided to move to Italy. She lived in Italy for four years during which she studied at the Accademia di Belli Arti, after which she was accepted into the painting study program of the elite institution Florence Academy of Art, where she studied for three years, received many scholarships and won the ”Best Cast Painting” award. She was also a finalist in the competition of the prestigious Art Renewal Center. Upon her return to Israel, she was represented for five years by Basel Gallery, and exhibited works in exhibitions in Italy and the USA. Her works are displayed in private collections around the world. ”I travel around the world and all my eyes see are things I want to paint. There is a lot of magic in the way light rests on different objects, in color compositions that seem to organize themselves, in the subtle expressions of people when they are not aware that they are being watched. I will never run out of ideas for painting - I find beauty in everything I look at.''