Yossi Bitton About the Artist artist Yossi Bitton was born in Tzfat – Israel’s epicentre for artistic and spiritual culture. Surrounded by creativity as a child, Yossi was influenced by many of the great artists living in what is known as the “Artistic Colony” where he learned unique techniques which later in life allowed him to encompass a wide range of styles. Yossi’s paintings explore the landscapes of Jerusalem, biblical events, and Jewish symbols as a mystical experience, as an emotion that many of us share. His paintings hover between figuration and abstraction, conveying a sense of place that can only exist on the periphery of dreams. The viewer is taken on a journey through the metaphysical, the sanctified, and the historical within Jewish life – stepping back and forth between the timelessness of the mystical and the relentless cycle of change in the physical. In Yossi’s art, colours and techniques act as a source that enables him to unveil and touch the soul of creation.