Shiomi Haziza

By the time Shlomi Haziza was fifteen years old, he was already an established artist. While other children were skipping sea stones, he was painting them, a hobby which launched his first venture, Rock Art. It wasn't long before his whimsically painted Rocks were attracting international attention.

While still in his teens, Haziza became known for his work in a variety of mediums. His collages, made from Levi jeans, became popular fixtures in clubs, restaurants and galleries.

Traveling internationally since he was young, Haziza has been exposed to much of the world's great architecture, museums, and music, all of which have informed his work. He draws upon his own heritage, but cites life, travel and the infinite beauty of the world's cultures as the basis for his inspiration. Barely in his twenties, he was granted permanent U.S. residency on the basis of exhibiting "extraordinary ability."

Acrylic is the most sophisticated material Haziza has mastered to date. It is an unforgiving, but naturally exciting and expressive medium, with light-refracting properties that give it a unique dynamic. Haziza has spent years finding new ways to use color, metal powders and sculpting techniques to bring out the inner fire of acrylic and breathe life and emotion into every piece he makes.

Submitted by Zenith Gallery