Moshe Newhouse

Moshe Newhouse, a Fine Art graduate from Montclair State University in New Jersey, is a contemporary abstract painter whose work is rooted in the material curiosities and playfulness of oil paint.

His work is based on old masters paintings, rendered in a characteristic chiaroscuro style. Then, he takes on these images in a somewhat violent but ingenious manner by pinching, puncturing, scratching or mutilating the surface using knifes, scalpels, heavy impasto paint and other means. As a result, what once looked like an old master painting becomes an eclectic but strong contemporary artwork.

Moshe Newhouse is a contemporary iconoclast towards Old Master painting. His oeuvre features a darker atmosphere and a certain intensity. The artist takes on different topics, such as reinterpretations of religious pieces, primarily focusing on martyrs and saints, but also portraits, still lifes, history painting and sculpture.

The main theme of his paintings is the body and physicality. Our paintings, sculptures, and other artworks are meant to reveal new freshness and intensity in contrast to the standard outer tones. By exposing the inside of the paint, Moshe Newhouse intends to unveil a freshness and an intensity in contrast to the standard sincere representation of this image.