Nogah Engler was born in Israel in 1970 and currently lives and works in London. Known for her haunting landscapes, Engler’s work treads the delicate line between idyllic beauty and its dissolution. Her landscapes are both pastoral and fragmented, combining classical beauty with its negation. Engler uses minute details, contrasting them with bold swaths of unyielding color, creating a striking paradox in her art. The juxtaposition of geometric shapes and organic forms, as well as fine and crude industrial oil paints, further enhances the tension in her work.
Artistic Approach:
- Focus on landscapes that reflect the tension between beauty and decay and merges classical beauty with the fragmentation and destruction of the natural world.
- Draws inspiration from the pastoral landscape tradition in northern European art, especially works by Renaissance masters like Jan Brueghel and Lucas Cranach.
- Influenced by German Romantic literature, painting, and the austerity of functional architecture.
- Explores themes of life, decay, and the fragility of existence, with a subtle yet constant reference to the presence of humanity and its impact on nature.
Exhibitions and Recognition:
- Solo exhibition at Ritter/Zamet Gallery, London.
- Enchanted Forest at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- The Colour of Water at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- Wondrous Worlds at the Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- Haifa Museum of Art
Education:
- MA in Fine Art from Chelsea School of Art (2004).