Rather than presenting highly detailed or photorealistic scenes, Charuvi uses loose brushwork and softened edges to create an atmosphere of ambiguity. Forms dissolve slightly into one another, allowing the viewer to experience the painting not only as a depiction of space but also as a sensory impression.

The eighteen paintings from 2009 to 2023 by Israeli-born New York-based painter Noa Charuvi at York College Fine Arts Gallery in Queens draw on this biblical concept of ‘Gal’ed.’ 

Construction sites and piles of rubble are reimagined as places of beauty in the striking oil paintings by Israeli artist Noa Charuvi. “I am interested in places of transformation, whether they are deconstructed or constructed, and the forceful human intervention in the space.”

 A short video of Noa's studio. Shot and edited by Poull Brien of Bigeye Studios for Galerie Magazine, 2019.