BIO
Zohar is Canadian at heart, Brazilian by birth, and Kabbalistic in philosophy.
She studied painting, theatre, classical piano and ballet.
After completing her Chemical Engineering degree in Brazil, she apprenticed under Masters of visual art from a range of academic, classical and impressionist artists.
Most recently, contemporary and mixed media artists are her favourite source of inspiration.
Breaking from the social conventions of her history, she traveled the world to pursue different cultures and remote lands.
Her diverse eclectic interests range from astronomy to antique Tibetan Thangkas, which she worked restoring them in Paris.
Living in Vancouver, she studied at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design and is a passionate art instructor.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My paintings are fluid, transforming back and forth between the abstract and figurative.
Employing a plethora of materials, including salvaged and reclaimed materials, I am drawn to subject matter which allows my exploration of drama, beauty, mystery and sensuality.
Often my paintings are highly worked and textural, intentionally appearing weathered and aged, like some forgotten fresco. Sometimes my works are more about suggestive expressions, using deliberate brush strokes to evoke emotions, while applying modern colours and pigments with an academic approach.
As a mixed media artist I am compelled to create with rescued and unique materials to be transformed into an art form. My assemblage paintings evoke both a futurist chronicle log and historical archaeological testimony.
Employing a range of materials and painting techniques, I build my compositions seeking to work history into the layers.
Drawing from my life history, I project my passions for Tibetan art, Mysticism, the Kabbalah and Astronomy into my paintings.
I am driven by a hunger to constantly learn, in a quest to master the art of invention.
“The realm of the artist is the frontier between the tangible world and the intangible one.”Frederico Fellini
Zohar's Art.