Searching for the extraordinary within the ordinary.
Ilya Magnes works across painting, photography and music, and plays dozens of instruments collected on his travels.
Ilya Magnes
Artist. Photographer. Musician. Storyteller.
Ilya Magnes
Artist. Photographer. Musician. Storyteller.
Ilya Magnes is a multi-disciplinary artist. He works out of curiosity, a connection to people, and a love of places and stories. His paintings, photographs and music carry the same search — finding the extraordinary within the everyday.
He was born in 1965. He grew up between cultures and continents, and his life has always been on the move — between Israel, Denmark, Spain and other places. That journey shaped the way he looks at the world: through people, light, space and time.
He creates, plays, photographs, teaches and hosts. He believes in the power of art and of meeting people to open doors, to connect, and to make meaning — for himself and for others.
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“Finding the extraordinary in the almost ordinary.”
Painting, photography, music
Painting
Portraits, poetic paintings, street scenes and landscapes — from quick intuitive sketches to layered oil compositions.
Fine Art Photography
Street, portraits, nature and architecture — an ongoing observation of light and the rhythm of everyday life.
Music
Live meditation performances, exhibition openings and cultural events, played on dozens of instruments collected worldwide.
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Painting, music and photography are parallel practices: quick, intuitive croquis and more structured compositions; improvisation and live performance; and an ongoing observation of light, architecture and the rhythm of everyday life. These disciplines come together in the spaces he creates.
Commission a work, or visit the studio in Haifa
Commissioned paintings, fine art photography, live performances, and intimate gatherings of music and food at the studio in Haifa.