Yossi Blum

Yossi Blum was born in Tel Aviv in 1964, a city that has shaped both his artistic vision and creative rhythm from the very beginning. After completing his design studies in 1989, he continued to live and work in Tel Aviv, drawing constant inspiration from the city’s energy, contradictions, and intensity. His paintings emerge from an ongoing journey of observation and introspection, seeking meaning within the complexities of the human experience.
Painting has accompanied him far longer — a lifelong haven, a place to escape the routines of daily life and explore deeper emotional and psychological landscapes.
In the early 1990s, Yossi encountered a book on the painter Francis Bacon, a moment that profoundly influenced his artistic direction. Bacon’s raw, visceral approach awakened in him a drive to investigate the human body and the complexities of the human condition. Since then, Yossi work has focused on themes of desire, struggle, vulnerability, and the intricate relationships between individuals and their surroundings.
The human figure stands at the center of his practice. Through expressive color, dynamic movement, and emotional tension, Yossi aims to reveal the unseen forces that shape our inner worlds. His recent series, inspir...

2013
Portraits.
Yossi Blum, Tsuki Garbian, Raoul Middleman, Roni Taharlev
Rothschild Art Gallery

2015
Yossi Blum PROSSESSIVE FORMS
Feb 12th - March 7th 2015
HHatahana Gallery