Basmat: Portraits and Installations Bridging Cultures
Basmat, an artist hailing from Jerusalem, currently lives in New York City after a 15-year stint in Shanghai. She focuses on creating large installations and portraits that explore cultural connections among people. Her unique style blends painting, abstraction, and immersive patterns, using materials like metal, wood, wallpaper, and recycled fabrics. One of her notable works transformed the lobby, elevators, and restrooms of a 42-story office building at 1410 Broadway in Times Square. Her art has appeared in films such as 'Dinner Rush' and 'The Upside,' and has been exhibited in multiple cities, including New York, Shanghai, and Miami. Basmat has also received the Charles Revson Fellowship, with her pieces displayed in private collections in various locations.
Key facts
- Basmat is an artist born in Jerusalem, based in New York City after 15 years in Shanghai.
- She maintains a studio in the M50 Art District in Shanghai.
- Her practice includes portraiture, abstraction, pattern, and large-scale installations.
- Installation materials include metal, wood, wallpaper, canvas prints, and recycled fabrics.
- A major installation at 1410 Broadway in Times Square covered the lobby, seven elevators, and 42 bathrooms.
- Her paintings have appeared in films: Dinner Rush, Suburban Girl, Morning Glory, Wonderstruck, The Upside, and A Journal for Jordan.
- Exhibition venues include KuBe Art Center (Beacon), ZAZ10TS (NYC), MOCA Museum Pavilion, Pujiang Country Park, The Glam Bar (Shanghai), Yi Ou Lai Village (Suzhou), Zhujiajiao Water Town, Madam Fu (Hong Kong), Art Stage Singapore, Tel Aviv Opera House, and Juan Santamaría International Airport (Costa Rica).
- She studied at New York Studio School, International School of Art in Todi, FIT, SVA, and Center for the Media Arts, and received the Charles Revson Fellowship.
Entities
Artists
- Basmat
Institutions
- New York Studio School of Drawing and Painting
- International School of Art in Todi
- Fashion Institute of Technology
- School of Visual Arts
- Center for the Media Arts
- Charles Revson Fellowship
- M50 Art District
- KuBe Art Center
- ZAZ10TS
- MOCA Museum Pavilion
- Pujiang Country Park
- The Glam Bar
- Yi Ou Lai Village
- Zhujiajiao Water Town
- Madam Fu
- Art Stage Singapore
- Tel Aviv Opera House
- Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Dunhill Twin Villa
- AATONAU
Locations
- Jerusalem
- New York City
- Shanghai
- China
- Italy
- Todi
- Times Square
- New York
- Beacon
- Miami
- Hong Kong
- Beijing
- Tel Aviv
- Singapore
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
- Suzhou
- Israel
Sources
- AATONAU —