" The words are transformed into color "
The experienced and renowned journalist Esther Chen Barzilay - Nahariya , decided to quit her post in the press and TV after 35 years to spend more time on activity she always desired to do but the career request no allowed . Esther is a painter, writer and poet, plays the guitar, excelled in Latin dance and flamenco. "Esther was widowed at 38 years and found herself alone with two young children. Six years later came a second tragedy: her only son Dudi Barzilay is killed during military maneuvers in the Golan, it was 19. Six years after this knockdown blow, the cancer attacks Esther. She fights the disease, continue to work and overcome. After each disaster that falls on her family, Esther finds the strength to grow even more." statement of the weekly Yedioth Atzafon of Yediot Aharonot. " Esther Chen-Barzilay is a perfectionist artist. She uses only oil colors on canvas. She excels in all styles. Her particular talent is to find unusual communion between strong and pure colors in compositions and fantastic ideas to express deepest feelings and energy that burns in her. Esther creates original paintings relating to the tragic situations of her privacy, but also full of love for life and joy. The result is a work of powerful and unique presence. The light in her paintings seems to spring from the depths of the picture for near or far. Visitors who have seen her expositions and the many works in the Internet sites cannot remain indifferent. The art critics do not spare their compliments. Esther has received universal appreciation of his talents. Behind each picture there is a story or poem . Esther as a writer has managed to pass by words to the reader the messages she wanted to express , so she done with colors sets of experiments in an astonishing way, overcomes the observer, fascinated him. You will not see such paintings anywhere . Words become colors. "writes Uzi Ouziel , painting and artistic criticism from the book of records Guinness . Esther is a member of the Israel Association of Painters and Sculptors and his work are exhibited extensively throughout the country. A major solo exhibition was held two months in Nahariya Municipal Theatre with the participation of her daughter Michal in memory of her son and brother Dudi . Esther Chen -Barzilay is included in " The Book of Israelis Artists " appeared for the 60 years of the state of Israel in publishing "La Gazette des Arts " . On the occasion of the book's release in France, a limited exposure to participating artists took place in PARIS , Esther of course was there. " Most of my works are born in a tempest of feelings. Despite all the tragedies that hitting me, you see in my work a naturally joy to live. When I paint I feel dance and music flows in my veins "attests Esther .
