Touvia b.1980 

Naftali Touvia Besanson was born in France in 1980 and moved with his family to Jerusalem in 1994, where he found his earliest artistic inspiration. His father, Yisrael Yitzhak Besanson, an accomplished artist and respected Judaic scholar, played a pivotal role in shaping his artistic vision and spiritual outlook.

While Touvia's early works reveal the influence of Wassily Kandinsky's abstract spirituality, he gradually developed a distinctive visual language of his own. Today, he is recognized for his bold experimentation with materials, combining acrylic paint, gold leaf, and found objects in richly layered compositions. For Touvia, no material is insignificant; each element is viewed as part of creation, carrying the potential to be rediscovered, elevated, and transformed through art.

His creative process is deeply intuitive and driven by moments of inspiration that can lead to hours, or even days, of uninterrupted work. Rather than beginning with a predetermined composition, Touvia allows each work to evolve organically, translating inner vision into expressive form. Rooted in Jewish spirituality and symbolism, his paintings seek to bridge the physical and the metaphysical, inviting viewers into contemplative spaces where abstraction becomes a language of faith, emotion, and transcendence.