The Dead Sea Comes Alive in NYC; New Gallery Now Open in Soho

Israeli Artist Yosef "Jojo" Ohayon recently opened his first gallery in the United States, located at 456 W. Broadway in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan. This gallery is Jojo's second gallery location, with the first being in Tel Aviv, which has been welcoming clients from around the world for approximately 10 years.

The gallery, named after the artist himself, features a variety of works created utilizing techniques that Jojo cultivated while working as a farmer near the Dead Sea in Israel for more than 20 years. His most intriguing technique is a method called "water-pressure-inflation," where he uses water pressure to manipulate pieces of metal into beautiful art. Using this technique, Jojo creates wall sculptures, as well as chairs, coffee tables and other pieces of furniture that truly make a "statement piece" in every room.

In addition to the chairs, coffee tables and other pieces of furniture, Jojo creates expressive paintings, with each work characterized by its own personality. The paintings are known to transmit spontaneity, warmth, and passion. With his paintings, Jojo creates abstract pieces that showcase a unique, fast-paced "action-painting" method, where his swift hand enables an exuberant and captivating self-expression. By using bottles with a tiny hole cut from the end, Jojo is able to distribute paint in uniform patterns across large canvases, to create signature pieces that portray women figures, flowers, forms of nature and more.

As an artist who chose to live in near the Dead Sea, Jojo creates his works in the serene, powerful and enchanted desert. The art works draw inspiration from a variety of origins, while combining Ethnical design approaches with contemporary and Western ones.

Jojo's art is world-renowned. His pieces are exhibited in dozens of galleries across the world with items being sold to buyers in Israel, the United States, Europe, Australia, China, and more. For more information on Jojo Gallery, visit: www.Jojo-art.com

About Jojo Gallery

Colorful, cheerful, and original - these are the key words that best describe the world of artist, Jojo (Josef Ohayon). In JoJo's gallery, located in Soho, New York you'll find an array of modernized art, ranging from vibrant abstract paintings and wall sculptures, to metal based furnishings and standing sculptures - all created in Israel, near the Dead Sea. Jojo creates his pieces of art in the serenity of the desert, where he draws inspiration from a variety of origins, incorporating elements taken from his native Moroccan roots and combining them with more modern, Western features.