Beit Chagall:
Daniel Barba / Point of Return

Curator of Vitalina Cerebellum
Opening: Saturday, March 30 at 11 p.m.
Lock: 20.4.19

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On the second floor of the Chagall House will be the exhibition of Daniel Barba's paintings - 'Point of Return,' curated by Vitalina Mukhin. About 25 works, in combined techniques: coal, acrylic and oil on canvas.

Daniel, who was accepted this year as a member of the Haifa and Northern Branch of the Painters and Sculptors Association, was born in Chile in 1966 to a mother of Jewish philosophy and his late father, who was a famous sculptor. Daniel worked with you for several years, in the hours after school. His two brothers are not engaged in art. One is a psychologist, and the other is a computer engineer, he is divorced with two children, his daughter Valentina is 24, and his son Shai is 14. Both are artists and focus on music.

He says: "I started painting when I was a little kid. I drew from a very early age. My family noticed two likes of art and began to support me. They clearly saw that I had a character that suited art."

From 1984, he worked in his homeland as a backdrop in theater, film and various events, as part of art and design studies. In the years 86-92 he studied at the University of Chile and focused mainly on painting, alongside plastic arts, painting, photography, sculpture and casting on aluminum, as well as general anatomy at the faculty.

Due to the fact that he was born in Chile and he speaks Spanish, a deep friendship was formed between him and the esteemed international artist Gershon Knispel, who lived in Haifa. The two found a political, philosophical and sentimental language. Daniel served as his assistant and admired the treasure and great artist who passed away months ago. Knispel, for his part, appreciated Daniel's work and his serious attitude and views on art in general.

Barba: "The current exhibition is basically the essence of my art in recent years. I went a long way before I came to it. It's actually a retrospective of my art. Almost all my paintings have an expressionist character. I'm looking for the connection betw