Orange Field

Below is the artist statement of our artist Patricia Abramovich from Israel.

"Art for me is the freedom to create with no boundaries, to express the diversity of color from which the human soul is composed.

Spreading color across a canvas is a means of meditation; I connect with my inner self. My hands just move with rhythm using the painter knife to mix the colors directly on the blank canvas. I choose the colors and let my soul conduct me, handling the knife as a brush.

The colors merge on the canvas on their own. I then use a spatula to paint over them in oil. When working in water color "aquarelle", I allow the colors to merge with the water in whatever direction they choose.

I feel when the artwork is ready and reaching a balance between the colors. I usually have no preconceived idea and am always curious to see the final results of my painting.

My major influences are Monet and Cézanne but I also appreciate the works of Van Gogh, Sissley, Renoir and Michelangelo. I am also fascinated with Japanese art and calligraphy and one day would love to exhibit in Tokyo."

Patricia Abramovich was born in Algiers and grew up in Paris, where her early fascination with drawing and color began. She moved to Israel in 1972 and later developed her artistic practice through private studies in watercolor, acrylics, sculpture, and eventually oil painting. In 2007 she discovered her passion for working with palette knives, a turning point that led to the richly textured abstract style she is known for today.

Her oil paintings are characterized by vibrant color fields, layered surfaces, and rhythmic, mosaic-like compositions created through spontaneous knife movements. Abramovich’s visual language evolved through years of dedicated studio work, transforming her intuitive relationship with color into a distinctive artistic signature.

Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Zurich, Miami, Lisbon, and Rome. Notable solo exhibitions include Metamorphosis (2024, ABStudio Gallery, Israel) and No Brush (2014, Ein Hod Gallery). She has also participated in major fairs such as Clio Art Fair (NY), Art Fair Tokyo, KIAF Seoul, and the Contemporary Art Show in Hong Kong with Galerie Bruno Massa.

Abramovich has been featured in several art publications and interviews, including Aesthetica Magazine, ArticulAction, Art of England Magazine, and Everything Is Art. Beyond painting, she has also created fashion designs for institutions in New York, Tel Aviv, and London. She is a member of the Professional Visual Artists Organization in Tel Aviv.

Patricia continues to live and work in Netanya, Israel, developing new bodies of work that deepen her exploration of texture, color, and emotional abstraction.