Artists
Irena Oyffe – the exhibition in Miami
1. “Flying Above.”, h.75 x w.60. Oil on canvas
This work was born under the influence of the tragedy of October 7. The central idea – the elevation of the soul above the horrors of this world.
Above the ruins of Kibbutz Be’eri appearing below, hovers a figure full of hope, flying toward something better, toward future that is more optimistic.
2. “On the Edge.”, h.50 x w.70. Mixed media.
The theme of the painting – children continue their lives… but their future is shrouded in mist, unclear and threatened from all directions – the house is submerged in water; the forest is burning and threatening, a blazing fire from every side, rockets crashing in the city. A burning unrest, both outside and deep inside…
About me
Art (painting) has always been an important part of my life. All my life I have absorbed the values of art from the great painters whose works are displayed in the numerous art museums and exhibitions that I have visited in Israel and around the world. I was thrilled and influenced by European modernism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries – impressionists, post-impressionists and expressionists.
I started to study painting when I was in high school. Since then I have painted from time to time in watercolors.
By the year 2022, I turned to figurative oil paintings.
I studied drawing and painting in oil colors at the Avni Institute with the painter Hila Nevo, and at Minshar College of Art in Tel Aviv. At the same time, I have studied art history at Tel Aviv University, avant-garde art and contemporary art among other courses.
In my works I focus on two subjects – portraits and landscapes. I use a pictorial language that is between surrealism and realism, trying to evoke emotion and thought in the viewer.
“The judicial reform” crisis and the division within the nation, the tragedy of October 7th, and the war in Israel led me to create the series of paintings “Life as It Is” which depicts feelings of sadness, uncertainty, and empathy with all the affected families.
I am inspired by the painters such as Camille Pissarro, Paul Cézanne, Oscar Kokoschka, Maurice de Vlaminck, Rene Magritte, Gerhard Richter and Michael Borremans.