Artist Exhibit at Carco Theatre - Bezalel Levy

Shortly after meeting over 20 years ago, the Bezalel-Levy collaboration began.  In order to collaborate, one must be suited to it, because it is a dance in which, in their case, each partner leads at different times. In a staged process, they work with themes, subjects, compositions, colors and techniques, with one handing over to the other.

Painting is always a relationship, between the painter and the subject and the materials. The Bezalel-Levy technique also includes the relationship between two artists. The photographer submits to having his composition painted over, sometimes obscured, and the painter is content to paint her partner’s image, although she gets to select which she wants to paint.  In many of the paintings the underlying photograph shows through in some areas, or the frame of the photograph is maintained. When they  began, Chaim Bezalel and Yonnah Ben Levy  put aside all of their individual artistic pursuits in order to create this collaboration, and now they are secure enough to work both individually and together.

In the past several years Bezalel-Levy, as they jointly sign, have had their work selected for a dozen health care facilities including several in Washington State, New York City, Denver, and Houston. They work out of their studio, Stanwood House (www.stanwoodhouse.com)