LOT 151
| Technique | Oil on canvas mounted on board |
| Size | 35.5 x 30.5 cm |
| Availability | Available |
| Donation | 100% |
The atelier occupies a unique place in Ofer Lellouche’s work, functioning not merely as a physical studio but as a space of memory, creation, and reflection. Beginning in the early 1990s with the series Atelier César, inspired by a visit to the abandoned studio of his mentor César Baldaccini in Paris, Lellouche transformed the atelier into a symbolic landscape inhabited by figures, sculptures, and traces of artistic presence. In the works created around 2010, the studio becomes a theatrical setting where paintings, sculptures, and memories converge, exploring the relationship between the artist, the artwork, and the passage of time.
About Ofer Lellouche
Ofer Lellouche (b. 1947, Tunis) is an Israeli painter, sculptor, etcher, and video artist who lives and works between Tel Aviv and Paris.
After studying mathematics and physics in Paris, he moved to Israel and later trained at the Avni Institute of Art and Design under Yehezkiel Streichman. He continued his studies in Paris with renowned sculptor César Baldaccini and completed a master's degree in literature. Beginning his career in video art and self-portraiture, Lellouche developed a distinctive visual language that bridges representation and abstraction. His work has been exhibited internationally at leading institutions, including the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Israel Museum Jerusalem, the Gulbenkian Museum of Modern Art Lisbon, the CAFA Museum Beijing, and the Albertina Museum Vienna.
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