WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA.- CMay Gallery announces Suspended Geometry, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles artist, Moshé Elimelech. On view will be a collection of recent paintings and sculpture that demonstrates Elimelech’s elegant precision with form and color. His arithmetic paintings investigate formal elements with a superb eye for design and an understated sense of play. Elimelech has the ability to transform a rigorous cube into a colorful meditation that undulates with a musical rhythm. Some cubes are flat while others are three-dimensional, yet they all remain consistent with Elimelech’s refined interaction with color. Elimelech extends this interaction with his stripe paintings. In each painting, nine even bars of color subtly gradate into a disarmingly sensual visual experience. The sensuality continues throughout his Freeways acrylics on paper. With fluid line and gesture, each watercolor performs a visual haiku that signifies not one specific freeway overpass but every overpass viewed at sixty-five miles per hour.

Elimelech began his artistic journey in Israel, first at the Avni Art Institute in Israel and completing his studies at The Polytechnic Institute of Design in Tel Aviv. He later worked as an Art Director for the Israeli army publication house, Maarachot, before heading to Paris where he assisted internationally recognized artist Yaakov Agam. In 1984, Elimelech was a contributing artist for the Los Angeles Olympics and is a recipient of the Windsor Newton award by the Watercolor West Society. His work has been featured internationally in galleries and museums.

Moshé Elimelech was exposed to the artistic process by observing his father’s technique as a master craftsman. He began his course of study at the Avni Art Institute in Israel and then went on to study at The Polytechnic Institute of Design in Tel Aviv. After two and a half years in the army working as an Art Director for the Israeli army publication house, Maarachot, Elimelech went on to Paris where he assisted the internationally known artist Yaakov Agam.

Elimelech has dedicated himself to the investigation of formal elements making use of a strong foundation in design. He has explored a variety of mediums including drawing, gouache, oil, and watercolor. Ultimately, he began making a robust statement in acrylic painting, utilizing a sculptural substrata which involves a playful, interactive engagement with his audience.

Elimelech was selected as a contributing artist for the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 and is a recipient of the Windsor Newton award by the Watercolor West Society. In addition to his current studio practice as a fine artist, Elimelech’s design work has been featured internationally, in galleries and museums, such as the Palm Springs Desert Museum; Las Vegas Art Museum; Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery; Korean Cultural Center; Galley 825; Gallery C; and at the MOCA exhibit "Fresh"; as well as in the museum stores of MoMA in New York; MOCA in Los Angeles; and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

He resides with his wife, fashion designer Shelli Segal, and family in Burbank,
California.