Guy Snir
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Born in 1991, Guy Snir lives and works as a painter in Israel. Since early childhood, Guy grew up surrounded by the old masters’ paintings and Western pottery gathered through the years by his mother. Even though he had a strong fascination with the visual arts, he spent much of his early career in the diamond industry. Following his childhood dream, Guy decided at the age of 27 to abandon the advertising industry and devote his entire life to becoming a professional artist and mastering oil paintings.
Technique
From an early stage in his art career, Guy studied the painting techniques of many of the old masters. His unique personal style and contemporary finish evolved as he modified and reinterpreted them over time. Guy explores the subjects in each portrait with such intensity that each portrait reveals a profile of growing intimacy. Through his works, Guy challenges the audience to take a closer look, understand human nature and question our emotional perception. Nevertheless, there is something else that plays an essential role in the creation of each one of his paintings. The most accurate technique using oil paint gives, as in photography, a snapshot of the moment. In his paintings Guy is not limited to certain types. He paints young and old, beautiful and dark people, fragile and strong. They get lost in their thoughts, discover an internal conflict or transmit a unique or even sacred calm.
Philosophy
Guy is especially interested in the body and personality changes of individuals. Thus, he often portrays people during a time of metamorphosis. Body parts are used as allegories, symbolising a variety of concepts and, above all, the fragile relationship between humans and nature. During his research, he has been most interested in transfigurations, the transformation of human figures into inanimate matter, contamination of the natural world, and human resilience. Guy's paintings break away from the conventional definition of hyperrealism. They go beyond the idea of simply reproducing photography and make it into a limitless artistic expression while maintaining the highest quality of depicted images. Guy believes there is a thin line that separates realism from surrealism.
