Jacques Sterenberg

Jacques Sterenberg lives and works in Israel. Born in Lima, Peru, he moved to Chile with his family at an early age, where he grew up and studied Art.
His academic training at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Chile was involved in the Chilean Artistic Movement from the 80s; Sterenberg exhibited at Art Galleries, Urban Art Spaces. His work started to receive recognition. His Painting receives several International Art Awards.
In the 90s, he obtained a Scholarship for Artists of Excellence in Israel. Upon his arrival, he began to exhibit in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and became involved in the Israeli Art scene.
Sterenberg obtained several Awards and scholarships from the Jerusalem Post Fund and The America – Israel League.
His work expresses the feelings and impressions of the locations he has lived and visited in a very colorful and powerful way.
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All artworks come with a certification of authenticity and are being shipped to the collectors directly from the artist’s studio.
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“Painting is part of my life’s journey in each and every moment that goes by. As far as I can remember, Art has always been present in my life. I develop my paintings in series, which enables me to research and go deeper into the color, the composition, and the psychological nature of the human figures and the landscapes. The color is based on almost anti-natural, intense colors: colder blues and greens, warmer reds, and yellows. In this way, I create strong and powerful chromatic juxtapositions in balanced harmonies.
The facial features and expressions are insinuated, which allows me to delve into my models’ psychology. They are characters whose look is observing and who establish an intense contact with the viewer.
For me, the beginning of the painting process is like a sunrise: layers of juxtaposed colors, one over the other on the canvas; like the sun, rising towards noon, shaping the lines and colors of our environment and defining them in each layer until reaching the sublime moment of decision that the Painting has been completed.”