Paintings by Ori Gerstel
	Biography Over the last two decades I've worked on various research and development projects in the area of optical networking - see my linkedin profile for more details. While I enjoy my high-tech career, my real passion is painting. I’ve painted for most of my life in various venues under the instruction of many good teachers, amongst which several renowed Israeli artistc such as Dan Livni, Yaakov Mishori, and Francine Lasri. Exhibitions 1995: Group exhibition – Ein Hod 2000: Group exhibition – Sunnyvale, California 2001: Individual exhibition – Sunnyvale, California 2005: Individual exhibition – Ein Hod 2006: Group exhibition – Yavne Community Center, Saratoga, California 2006: Dual-artist exhibition – Silicon Valley Open Studio, Los Altos, California 2006: Dual-artist exhibition – Bank Leumi North California Anniversary, Palo Alto, California 2007: Group exhibition – Artsfest - Spectra Ball, San Francisco, California Artist Statement I am most interested in creating paintings with a rough, industrial, somewhat unpolished feel. To this end, I am using thick brushes and Acrylic, typically with little or no water and, often times I leave parts of the canvas uncovered by paint. I also use corrugated brown cardboard to achieve this feel. At the same time, I’m interested in adhering to certain aesthetic values in my work, and keep them somewhat figurative. I mostly use photographs for my inspiration and spend much of my painting-time selecting the photograph with the right composition. As a result, many of the paintings depict moments frozen in time. I am interested in constantly experimenting with different approaches rather than adhering to a fixed style. At the same time, I’m not interested in varying my techniques and materials, as my main challenge is in composition and other fundamental pictorial values.
				Paintings from 2007
				Paintings from 2006
				Exhibition at Ein Hod, Israel
				Paintings from 2005
				Paintings from 2004
				Paintings from 2003
				Contact: limorigerstel@gmail.com