the ominous sadness Print

Simon Levin is a contemporary Israeli composer, poet, digital artist. His paintings started with the basics of photography and he continued to explore new techniques throughout his career. He draws inspiration from nature in all its manifestations. These sources of inspiration are used to create interesting and sometimes abstract works that come to life on the monitor. Simon Levin's paintings are the result of a carefully planned development. The colors, styles and shapes that he uses in a certain harmony with various techniques are at the heart of his work. Simon Levin was born on April 7, 1948 in the city of Starye Dorogi, Minsk region, BSSR in a simple working family. Since childhood, he was fond of music, literature, painting. In the seventies, he took drawing lessons from Nikolai Zhukov, laureate of the USSR State Prize, People's Artist of the USSR, corresponding member of the Academy of Arts. Simon is a participant of the Chelsea International Fine Arts Competition — Chelsea, Manhattan, New York. Laureate of the International Competition of the International Academy for the Development of Literature and Art, MARLI, "Amber Nugget" in the nomination "Turquoise Nugget", photography and in the nomination "Malachite Nugget", poetry. Awarded with the L. N. Tolstoy medal "For Upbringing, Enlightenment And Mentoring" by the International academy of russian literature, Moscow, 2023. Over the years, exhibitions have been held at MOCA, the Museum of Computer Art, dedicated to the works of outstanding digital artists — NY, USA. Publications in "Artmajeur Magazine", France. Individual paintings were purchased by private collectors Italy, France, USA, Germany, Israel.